And yet the argument has often been raised that referees are left

with next to no discretion in applying the strict letter of the law in football these days.

You and I would call it applying common sense to a situation, but there are many examples of where that could and should be applied, but the ref either feels, or has been instructed that his decisions must apply the strict laws of the game.

Posted By: Jim Nasium on October 27th 2013 at 11:38:48

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Mike Jones should get clobbered for his handling of the end of the game (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Oct 27, 10:43:29
- and kamara praises the ref for using common sense (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:14:19
  - Apparently he stopped play before the goal (Other Football) - Waddockhunt, Oct 27, 11:16:22
    - But was that what he was doing? (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Oct 27, 11:21:25
      - If you look at a replay they showed on MotD (not one that Sky showed) (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Oct 27, 11:33:08
      - how about this? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:26:13
        
        And yet the argument has often been raised that referees are left (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Oct 27, 11:38:48
        
        yes i agree with that (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:44:33
    - yes he used common sense (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:19:53
- all irrelevant as Hughton said to Mackay he would let them score if the goal stood (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Oct 27, 10:55:09
  - Not irrelevant at all as that wasn't my point. (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Oct 27, 11:03:49
    - Or indeed the FA's running of the game. (Other Football) - phrankin, Oct 27, 11:05:46
      - Indeed, great/effective leadership comes from the very top. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Oct 27, 11:09:14
  - Off course its not irrelevant (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 27, 11:02:05
    - irrelevant to yesterdays result anyway. (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Oct 27, 11:04:21
    - strange how all parties were fine with the decision... (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:03:49
      - it is irrelevant what Norwich and Cardiff thought (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 27, 11:14:13
      - to gobb (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:04:03
        
        ok now the post has moved to where it should! (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:04:26
- i really can't understand the criticism (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 10:51:16
  - You can't understand criticism of inadequate officiating? (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Oct 27, 11:05:15
    - sorry i didn't see it as inadequate (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:08:35
      - It was inadequate, the goal was legitimate. It was not the referee's place to disallow it. (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Oct 27, 11:09:31
        
        which is why we were going to let them walk the ball in! (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:10:35
        
        BUt under the rules of the game, we wouldn't have to. Stoke wouldn't. (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Oct 27, 11:12:24
        
        of course we wouldn't have to (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:17:46
        
        so what? villified for a few weeks, then forgotten. (Other Football) - phrankin, Oct 27, 11:22:30
        
        you certainly learn about people from this incident! (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Oct 27, 11:26:53
  - The game should have played on normally. (Other Football) - phrankin, Oct 27, 10:56:16
    - to allow Cardiff to score would have been idiotic (Other Football) - colincanary, Oct 27, 11:05:37
      - It has happened in a few games... Hell, Arsenal even agreed to replay a game. (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Oct 27, 11:06:20
- I think we have to... (Other Football) - yellowman, Oct 27, 10:48:50
  - I'm trying to illustrate (using the example of that incident) (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Oct 27, 11:08:20
    - Ok... (n/m) (Other Football) - yellowman, Oct 27, 11:21:14

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