Quote from: nrico2006 on April 01, 2024, 02:13:11 PMQuote from: Derryman forever on April 01, 2024, 02:00:38 PMQuote from: cornerback on April 01, 2024, 01:48:27 PMQuote from: Derryman forever on April 01, 2024, 01:33:43 PMQuote from: cornerback on April 01, 2024, 01:20:29 PMhttps://x.com/so_92/status/1774758687636070636?s=46&t=F_sQ_3viFZ6zidQYNagDEA
Good angle to show that Lane didn't see the incident at the time. Turn round due to the crowd's reaction
So he turned around, observed a player lying on the ground and an opponent standing over him, but didn't think to stop play to adjudicate.
That seems like good refereeing.
So are you saying you want the referee to stop play every time that situation arises?
So a team on the attack in the final minutes of a game, a player on the defending hits the ground, the crowd reacts, referee stops play, consults all his other officials, nobody seen anything. Play restarts with a free to the attacking team which they aren't allowed to score from and the defending team are now set with everyone back and marking their opponents.
Fair point.
But is he not in communication with his supporting officials, i.e. when a linesman witnesses an actual legitimate assault/incident and informs the referee of the incident. It seemed like the linesman saw that happen yesterday.
My thoughts are that the next break in play is the time to discuss these incidents. Linesman sees something and notifies ref, umpire sees same incident from a different angle and has a different opinion.
The ref referees the game as he sees it, if he doesn't see an off the ball incident he can't keep stopping play to consult his officials. He also can't be in ongoing discussions with the other officials as there is a game to referee!