Don’t understand what is so difficult and the problem

is referring. Holding and shirt pulling are fouls. For some reason referees feel they should suddenly ignore both in favour of those dastardly deeds like taking shirts off after a goal is scored. So simply go back to the rules. Award a free kick or penalty for grabbing shirts and wrapping arms round a player and it’ll stop. I’m not certain when both offences stopped being fouls.

Posted By: Chopper on May 11th 2026 at 08:16:05

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Football in general really needs to sort out what it’s doing at corners (Other Football) - Under soil heating, May 11, 08:07:03
- The West Ham v Arsenal one should have been a penalty to West Ham (Other Football) - Jim, May 11, 11:29:19
  - Having done yet another VAR check (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 11, 11:44:31
    - 👍🏼 (n/m) (Other Football) - JD3, May 11, 13:20:27
- UFC (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, May 11, 09:47:54
- Could've killed him (n/m) (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, May 11, 08:59:03
- Former lino, Darren Cann, was on MOTD2 last night (Other Football) - Klobo04, May 11, 08:41:51
  - I don't like this idea (Other Football) - Charles21, May 11, 12:55:08
    - Not sure you're right there Chaz (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 11, 14:08:46
      - Go on then (n/m) (Other Football) - Fenwood Lad, May 11, 14:25:47
    - Could be some keeper deaths (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, May 11, 13:03:22
  - Was about to post this, good idea (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, May 11, 12:05:23
  - That is actually not a bad idea at all. Doesn't completely solve it because we (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, May 11, 12:02:03
    - It also stops people obstructing the keeper anything like as much (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, May 11, 13:58:31
    - The issue doesn't seem quite as bad in the Champ (Other Football) - jamesward, May 11, 12:12:40
    - Not completely but focus is on disrupting the goalie, which it would largely stop (n/m) (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, May 11, 12:08:06
  - That sounds sensible which of course means (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, May 11, 11:12:40
  - Seems like a sensible suggestion. (Other Football) - Snakepit Divorceee, May 11, 10:49:10
  - Local lad from porringland (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, May 11, 09:48:16
  - It’s obvious, for all corners all outfield players should be made to wear zorbs (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, May 11, 09:37:41
  - I like this idea (Other Football) - Old Git, May 11, 09:03:08
    - Yes but it's easier to see away from goal (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, May 11, 12:08:34
    - Exactly (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 11, 12:07:26
  - Imagine the chaos with drawing lines (Other Football) - jamesward, May 11, 08:46:18
    - Well there a big white line on the grass already (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, May 11, 09:56:29
      - 🤣😂😅😂🤣😂😅 (n/m) (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, May 11, 12:05:48
      - Yeah, but you'd probably need eight additional cameras (Other Football) - jamesward, May 11, 11:26:41
        
        Why can't you just use the same tech used for offside? (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, May 11, 12:09:26
        
        Still be delays though (Other Football) - jamesward, May 11, 12:11:23
        
        I was thinking it could actually be an adjustment of the offside rule (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, May 11, 12:20:54
    - I can't help but think it also gives goalkeepers far too much protection (n/m) (Other Football) - Klobo04, May 11, 08:54:27
      - What's wrong with that? (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, May 11, 12:09:36
- Don’t understand what is so difficult and the problem (Other Football) - Chopper, May 11, 08:16:05
  - Refs aren’t suddenly deciding what to let go (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 11, 08:28:14
  - Problem comes when both attackers and defenders (Other Football) - jamesward, May 11, 08:17:54
    - Yes, this is the issue (Other Football) - mr carra, May 11, 08:22:06
      - Yeah this could work. (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, May 11, 08:38:00
- What was VAR doing?! (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 11, 08:09:22
  - Barely touched him. Play on, good goal. (n/m) (Other Football) - Under soil heating, May 11, 08:38:18

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