that's what I thought

There was an agrerment not to contest. Gives the ref a reason not to allow the goal (assuming both captains agree).

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 1st 2014 at 14:15:03

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ref question for today (Other Football) - big al, Jul 1, 14:08:14
- You can't score direct from a drop ball. (Other Football) - andross, Jul 1, 14:32:37
  - Haha! There it is then. (Other Football) - norway, Jul 1, 14:49:36
  - well done. Goal kick it is (n/m) (Other Football) - big al, Jul 1, 14:48:13
  - Good spot (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jul 1, 14:35:02
- Legally it's obviously a goal (Other Football) - Duck, Jul 1, 14:14:53
  - Precisely. (Other Football) - norway, Jul 1, 14:17:09
    - ... (Other Football) - norway, Jul 1, 14:23:14
- Has to give a goal (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jul 1, 14:14:43
- E unless you can make some bs up about a player was less than 10 yards away (n/m) (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jul 1, 14:14:10
- It's a goal. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jul 1, 14:12:51
- E (Other Football) - Surrey Yella, Jul 1, 14:11:37
  - Although the drop ball was uncontested, so between the referee and the 2 players (Other Football) - pants, Jul 1, 14:13:03
    - Stupid agreement though (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 1, 14:26:23
      - Daft thing is, refs ignore rules, then their bosses ignore what they did as well (Other Football) - pants, Jul 1, 14:29:17
    - Do the laws distinguish between contested and uncontested drop balls these days? (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 1, 14:18:03
      - nah, just the done thing innit (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jul 1, 14:23:52
    - that's what I thought (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 1, 14:15:03
      - Doesnt say anything about any agreement (n/m) (Other Football) - Surrey Yella, Jul 1, 14:17:11
        
        I think it will take a very high profile game to have it re written (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jul 1, 14:19:27
      - Agreements don't matter - it was an accident. (Other Football) - norway, Jul 1, 14:16:27
        
        Even in a world cup final!? (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 1, 14:18:58
        
        That's not the question. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jul 1, 14:21:07
        
        That's my question though (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 1, 14:21:53
        
        I don't know the answer (Other Football) - norway, Jul 1, 14:23:56
        
        But it is related to the original question (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 1, 14:26:53
        
        Yes it is. (Other Football) - norway, Jul 1, 14:48:17
- I'd give it to Leroy Fer.... (n/m) (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Jul 1, 14:11:33
- E Goal (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 1, 14:10:46
  - That was a throw in, and Mike Jones shouldn't have referee'd another game (Other Football) - pants, Jul 1, 14:12:02
- D), unless it causes a bad reaction amongst both sides (Other Football) - pants, Jul 1, 14:09:57
- I would go D, personally. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 1, 14:09:40
  - (probably after checking with both captains that they were in agreement.) (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 1, 14:10:27

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