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       John Busby: Stoke v Sheffield Utd
   DIR By: MKRef
       Date: December 29, 2025, 7:02 pm
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       Second time I've seen Mr Busby this season and I've left unsure
       what is and isn't a foul. He seems willing to allow a high
       degree of contact but borders on inconsistent foul detection.
       There were several queries about this performance. Firstly,
       there are times that he fails to signal and you're left guessing
       the restart, especially when balls are being contested.
       How many times do you need to warn a GK before actually
       cautioning them for time wasting? There were three clear
       warnings for Cooper - one in the first half and two after the
       break - to hurry the game up. Instead of issuing the caution he
       stood waving his arm & pointing at his watch.
       And a similar point - do referee's actually enforce the 8
       seconds for holding onto the ball when in play? There were a
       couple of occasions I counted 10-12 seconds while it was in
       Cooper's hands when set, yet watching Busby, he seemed to count
       down to 1 & 2 seconds then would freeze allowing more than the
       eight seconds to accrue.
       On the red card, I've seen both sets of fans calling it harsh.
       However, I think it'd be really good to hear the official's
       audio for this decision for a couple of reasons. From my seat I
       saw Busby do a couple of things that suggested he was only going
       to caution Pearson.
       His right hand to right side pocket & he pointed to Rigo,
       suggesting that he was the covering defender. But then reached
       for his top pocket to brandish the straight red. So, either he's
       taken advice from AR1 for the red card or swayed after 3/4 Sheff
       Utd players surrounded him. In real time, the lingering doubt I
       had was around 'was it an obvious goal-scoring opportunity?' I
       haven't seen a replay and feel it's in the orange category -
       some refs would go yellow, while others go red.
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