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Re: Darren Drysdale: Rochdale v Scunthorpe
DIR By: Mackem ref
Date: February 19, 2026, 12:03 pm
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And he still appears to be one of the fittest refs doing the
rounds!
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Re: Darren Drysdale: Rochdale v Scunthorpe
DIR By: TVOS
Date: February 19, 2026, 1:10 pm
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I have seen a video filmed by a fan behind that goal. As Mani is
halfway through his run up, a whistle can clearly be heard.
Drysdale didn’t blow it, but someone did and I wonder if that’s
what affected his focus, hence why he didn’t take the kick.
The annoying thing here is that Drysdale seemed perplexed about
what was going on, until Scunthorpe’s keeper ran out and pointed
at the ball.
Having taken many sensible views on board about this, it appears
the referee was wrong in a couple of ways; he should have
apparently cautioned Mani and ordered a retake. The fact such an
experienced National List referee did neither is very
disappointing, but I’ve always found his performances erratic,
and I’ve seen about 25 of them!
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Re: Darren Drysdale: Rochdale v Scunthorpe
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: February 19, 2026, 1:47 pm
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--- Quote from: nemesis link ---
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> I hope you're better soon.
>
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Concussion can often lead to a spell of feinting
I'll get my coat
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Re: Darren Drysdale: Rochdale v Scunthorpe
DIR By: El Referee
Date: February 19, 2026, 1:52 pm
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At the end of the day, it is unacceptable for officials at this
level to be wrong in law. Get a decision wrong by all means, but
by law, no. That goes for all 4 officials.
Incidents like this just cause a larger divide between referees
and the wider public.
#Post#: 101760--------------------------------------------------
Re: Darren Drysdale: Rochdale v Scunthorpe
DIR By: olliebcafc
Date: February 19, 2026, 5:09 pm
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--- Quote from: El Referee link ---
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> At the end of the day, it is unacceptable for officials at
this level to be wrong in law. Get a decision wrong by all
means, but by law, no. That goes for all 4 officials.
>
> Incidents like this just cause a larger divide between
referees and the wider public.
>
--- End Quote ---
I agree. No doubt it’s a scenario even someone as experienced as
Drysdale has probably never witnessed, and will have taken him
and his team by surprise, but they should have been able to work
it out as a collective. I’d be interested to know what Ryan East
was trying to say to Drysdale as he ran away from the scene - it
would not surprise me if he was the only man on the pitch who
knew the law!
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Re: Darren Drysdale: Rochdale v Scunthorpe
DIR By: Claretman
Date: February 20, 2026, 3:52 am
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If the referee was wrong in law, would the authorities not want
the game replayed or is that something only done in other
countries?
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Re: Darren Drysdale: Rochdale v Scunthorpe
DIR By: TVOS
Date: February 20, 2026, 4:04 am
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--- Quote from: olliebcafc link ---
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> [quote author=El Referee link=topic=7729.msg101751#msg101751
date=1771530765]
> At the end of the day, it is unacceptable for officials at
this level to be wrong in law. Get a decision wrong by all
means, but by law, no. That goes for all 4 officials.
>
> Incidents like this just cause a larger divide between
referees and the wider public.
>
--- End Quote ---
I agree. No doubt it’s a scenario even someone as experienced as
Drysdale has probably never witnessed, and will have taken him
and his team by surprise, but they should have been able to work
it out as a collective. I’d be interested to know what Ryan East
was trying to say to Drysdale as he ran away from the scene - it
would not surprise me if he was the only man on the pitch who
knew the law!
[/quote]
He was saying, “Don’t worry, Darren, I’ll save your bacon in a
few minutes’ time.”
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Re: Darren Drysdale: Rochdale v Scunthorpe
DIR By: TVOS
Date: February 20, 2026, 4:06 am
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--- Quote from: Claretman link ---
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> If the referee was wrong in law, would the authorities not
want the game replayed or is that something only done in other
countries?
>
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No thanks, we’ll take our point and move on.
We’ve missed a few penalties this season, but thankfully went on
to win the other games.
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Re: Darren Drysdale: Rochdale v Scunthorpe
DIR By: Ref Watcher
Date: February 20, 2026, 4:14 am
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--- Quote from: Charles1006 link ---
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> One his way back (presumably to try again) a Scunthorpe player
ran into the penalty box and argued that the kick had been
taken.
>
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I am quite impressed that any player had the nous to suggest
this!
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Re: Darren Drysdale: Rochdale v Scunthorpe
DIR By: ShoeRef
Date: February 20, 2026, 8:54 am
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--- Quote from: Ancientref link ---
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> For me it all hinges on defining “feinting”. The player ran up
to the ball but did not kick it. To me this fits the football
definition of feinting, although I can’t guess at his actual
intent. Once I reach this concussion the only criticism is that
DD failed to cation the player involved.
>
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Sadly, regardless of the definition of feinting (and your
concussion), he can't be correct either way. As no contact was
made with the ball, if you determine it to be feinting or
delaying the restart, then the player is cautioned, if it is
neither and it's a genuine misunderstanding then you don't need
to caution, but whichever way you approach it, the kick must be
taken as the restart.
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