by Snowflake Royal »
23 Jan 2021 09:53
Sanguine I don't want to see officials berated. That being said, Smith said he could be quoted as 'did you get juggling balls for Xmas?'
Adding to the player sent off last week when a frustrated hand waved knocked a yellow card out of a ref's hand, and it's not difficult to think that there is a level of pettiness in refereeing in general.
I'd also be far happier to see a 'crackdown' on behaviour towards referees if I felt that their decision-making was subject to the same scrutiny as managers and players. Instead every time something contentious happens the wagons circle and we're left with Dermot Gallagher to explain why officials are getting stuff wrong.
There should be a fukton more pettiness in referring.
If you put Nigel Owens in charge of a football match it'd be 5 a side within 30 minutes, the amount of shit referees tolerate.
Also with Nameless that there's no issue with the rule.
If Rhodri is interfering with play the rule works and he should be offside. If Rhodri isn't interfering with play he is onside and the rule works.
The issue is whether he's interfering, which you disagree on, and therefore the ref's interpretation. The rule doesn't need changing, just the ref's interpretation if Sangers is right rather than Nameless.
For my view of the actual incident, I'm with Nameless. Rhodri is making no move to interfere with play until after Mings controls the ball, he bends his run slightly. Rhodri is miles away from Mings when he decides to play the ball, and out of his eyeline the entire time he's going for it.
If Mings backheads it for the keeper and it goes straight to a Rhodri standing still and watching, there's no question it's a goal. I don't see why this would be different
Don't agree with any argument that Mings can choose to not play the ball either. It's straight up and down. There's no way that's going through to the keeper. There are far too many onside City players in reasonable proximity and the action is far too far from the keeper.
Definite goal and right decision IMO