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Already pre-registered for tickets guys. Have never been to LA before so looking forward to it.

Well I am going to put my Referee Instructor hat back on, JIMNNINA, because your message rather confused me. As the referee, you decided a foul had been committed, so you stop play. Then you decide what the restart should be, and, thinking that the foul had been committed inside the penalty...

Perhaps mate, but with two defenders and a goalkeeper to beat, and Christie not having complete control of the ball, litigates against SPA - in my opinion. I mention the second caution possibility only to understand whether a second caution here would have resulted in a Send-Off. Law 12 goes...

Now that is a very good question RedHarry, and I agree with you. I thought it was holding, and suspect that the later admission of a Trip was to justify the non-award of a penalty kick. Conspiracy abounds! No, not necessarily so, JIMNNINA. If it was deemed a, CARELESS foul,, that is not a...

As you may recall I was a National List referee for many years, and it is clear to me that there is some mis-understanding amongst members on this forum. It is easily remedied by looking at Law 12 - Fouls and Infringements though. Offenses committed outside the penalty area result in a free...

It was awesome! Not the first total one I've experienced but certainly the most memorable. Toronto John, I drove down to the Royal Botanical Gardens, more in hope than anything because of the cloud cover. But suddenly the clouds parted and for the next hour it was a magnificent experience. Glad...

I thought that we had already spent 20 mm to sign him, just after the January transfer window. He is a Bournemouth player already. Did I miss something?

You are correct Matt. The key is that your handball is not deemed deliberate. Under no circumstance can you score from the ball hitting your own arm or hand. It would be best to avoid saying, if the ball is handled, as that suggests a sense of being deliberate. Maybe better to say that the ball...

As most of us understand, there is no conspiracy against "smaller" clubs and certainly not against AFCB. Referees are human and make mistakes - I certainly have made my share when officiating. Because there was confusion over handling the ball, IFAB has tried to simplify the Law. Regrettably...

Being 4,000 miles away from the game adds a little more objectivity to any analysis of it. I was able to watch the game thanks to the magic of some technology, and like most of you I swayed from angry disappointment to elation. Yes, we won the game and that is always important but the second...

Actually the Law has just been refined guys Any line is part of the area it surrounds. In this case ANY part of the ball MUST be on or over the line or within that Quadrant.

I confess that I was there also. A different atmosphere on the terraces in those days. Given the business that the game has become today, I sometimes pine for the honesty and integrity and simplicity of the game and the players of yesteryear. Saturday afternoon at Dean Court and the floodlit...

Yes, just finished it although it took five tries - much longer than it usually takes me. Good word today!

Thanks TJ, an interesting discussion topic. I will and do post when I have something to add to a conversation, but by and large the forum has changed, and not for the better frankly. I don't know anyone on here, have never met anyone and so am not party to "inside" jokes and comments. As a...

With my sales and marketing background, I say that the more "sponsors" and independent companies which brand themselves alongside the local football club, the better. They each want to do well in their own business of course, and they see that being affiliated with AFCB as a positive contributor...

Actually USCherry, the goalkeeper can dive forward, but one foot must be on or behind the goal line when the ball is kicked. Minor point I do admit, but in fairness to the Laws of the Game it was designed to reduce cheating by the goalkeeper.

I'm sure that you know this already, but referees face the same challenges. We run as far and often farther than most players, we engage in short and long distance sprints, and have to be calm, collected and objective at the end of that when making decisions[ this requires match fitness...

Steady, Derek bowled for England at age 40, one of my favourite bowlers. Hants are the only cricket team I have a rooting interest in.

Me too! The cake shop next door sold penny farthing cakes... I crave those now!

Agreed that we don't need or want four more years of Trump... that is for sure. Be careful what you wish for with DeSantis though. He doesn't build consensus to get his results, he bullies people and organisations to conform to his value system. He uses State legislation to get his way even...