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Re: D Webb - Leicester v Southampton
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: May 4, 2025, 7:15 am
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Vardy has been a very good player but not the most charming
individual ever to pull on a football jersey going by his public
persona. In private he might be delightful but I would take some
convincing about that.
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Re: D Webb - Leicester v Southampton
DIR By: Ryanellis
Date: May 4, 2025, 10:15 am
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Saw this just before
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Re: D Webb - Leicester v Southampton
DIR By: jad
Date: May 5, 2025, 5:13 am
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In one of the very first football matches I saw (a Third
Division North (!) game between Bradford (Park Avenue) and
Accrington Stanley) the referee was felled by the ball. On that
occasion play didn't stop; instead Avenue continued upfield and
put the ball in the net, the 'goal' being disallowed when the
official returned to the fray. At the time (August 1957) the
matter caused some controversy, and over the years I have from
time to time wondered whether the absence of a procedure for
stopping play when a referee becomes temporarily incapacitated
is a gap in the laws. Though if the issue arises only once in
every 68 years or so, perhaps it shouldn't be considered a
priority.
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Re: D Webb - Leicester v Southampton
DIR By: aaa
Date: May 5, 2025, 9:10 am
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--- Quote from: jad link ---
>
> In one of the very first football matches I saw (a Third
Division North (!) game between Bradford (Park Avenue) and
Accrington Stanley) the referee was felled by the ball. On that
occasion play didn't stop; instead Avenue continued upfield and
put the ball in the net, the 'goal' being disallowed when the
official returned to the fray. At the time (August 1957) the
matter caused some controversy, and over the years I have from
time to time wondered whether the absence of a procedure for
stopping play when a referee becomes temporarily incapacitated
is a gap in the laws. Though if the issue arises only once in
every 68 years or so, perhaps it shouldn't be considered a
priority.
>
--- End Quote ---
According to Law 5.3 - If a referee is incapacitated, play may
continue under the supervision of the other match officials
until the ball is next out of play.
However, I don't think taking discipline action against Mr Vardy
would be welcomed by everyone including the FA and PGMOL, so its
best to look away.
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Re: D Webb - Leicester v Southampton
DIR By: bmb
Date: May 5, 2025, 10:19 am
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Hope he is recovering well. One filed in his games rather
forgotten list. Poor guy.
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Re: D Webb - Leicester v Southampton
DIR By: jad
Date: May 6, 2025, 8:58 am
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Many thanks, aaa, for your clarification. My interpretation of
law 5.3 is that Bradford PA's goal should have stood after all
(not that I'm bitter … ). But I think that there is a serious
problem about that law and its implementation. Ideally one
might want the fourth official (or, failing that, the first
assistant) to come onto the field of play to bring proceedings
to an immediate halt, not so much to avoid potentially
controversial decisions, as to ensure that the referee receives
prompt medical attention. Perhaps after Saturday's incident the
powers that be will consider whether the law needs to be
reconsidered and what protocols might help its effective
application, so that in 68 years time the next such incident is
handled in a better fashion..
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Re: D Webb - Leicester v Southampton
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: May 6, 2025, 11:15 am
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In my days of officiating, linesmen, as we called then, were
always told to carry a whistle in their shorts pocket and employ
it with a loud blast if the referee went down. I mean, it's
hardly rocket science, just plain common sense.
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Re: D Webb - Leicester v Southampton
DIR By: Ashington46
Date: May 6, 2025, 2:53 pm
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
>
> In my days of officiating, linesmen, as we called then, were
always told to carry a whistle in their shorts pocket and employ
it with a loud blast if the referee went down. I mean, it's
hardly rocket science, just plain common sense.
>
--- End Quote ---
Ah, common sense, that used to apply to so much in life as well
as football, however, these
days.......................................
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Re: D Webb - Leicester v Southampton
DIR By: RCG
Date: May 6, 2025, 4:04 pm
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And had to once. Referee was watching over an injured player and
game was continuing. So I blew my whistle to stop the game.
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Re: D Webb - Leicester v Southampton
DIR By: Ref Watcher
Date: May 7, 2025, 3:51 am
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
>
> In my days of officiating, linesmen, as we called then, were
always told to carry a whistle in their shorts pocket and employ
it with a loud blast if the referee went down. I mean, it's
hardly rocket science, just plain common sense.
>
--- End Quote ---
Absolutely and I still carry a whistle with me on the line for
exactly that reason regardless of whether I am designated as the
person to take over in the event that the referee needs to
replaced. I have only needed it twice. Once when the referee
forgot to take his whistle out for the start of the game and
once when a different referee forgot to take his whistle out for
the second half. Oddly these events occurred in consecutive
matches.
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