I received an email this morning from Fra Conway asking about an incident during the Portsmouth vs Liverpool game last night.
Crouch’s back pass to James. It appeared that David James deliberately handled the ball. As Kuyt was clean through and the keeper was the last man. Was it not a professional foul that prevented a [...]
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8 Feb
Law Question – Pass Back
4 Aug
2008/09 Select Group Ref’s
Here is a handy guide to this years Select Group Officials, courtesy of EPL Talk.
22 Jul
How far?
I always remember reading when i first started out that Referee could cover up to 6 miles during a game. Ive always wondered how accurate this is. It cant be the easiest thing to measure as you dont run in straight lines, the same distance or laps of a pitch.
However the PGMOL with the power [...]
16 Apr
What is a red card worth
So apparently the Premier League Chairman will meet tomorrow and one of the things they are discussing is a proposal to review the suspension received for a red card. The proposal is to sit after each game and discuss what they feel is fair. The current system roughly gives you a game ban for a [...]
11 Apr
English vs Italian Referee’s
I discovered a few weeks back an excellent website called pitchinvasion. There are some excellent artccles on the site and very insitful view points. The latest post talks about the perception of Referee’s in Italy & England by the media.

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