The Bald Ref

@Prell88 @refsupportuk It depends how you judge no impact, the keeper was way off his line, guessed right way, & it can make a kicker drag the shot wide like this. No impact for me would be just come off the line a bit, but the kicker has skyed it from a miss kick. Could easily sell that as a retake

@refsupportuk No impact, no retake, no need for the ASSISTANT to flag. Do keep up with the LOTG if you’re gonna post, makes us all look bad otherwise.

Yes Lino should have told the ref the keeper was off his line there. 👍 How did you get on? Did you win ?

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@muff5 I agree hands look inside the box from the video, but AR would have had best angle, the full clip in the link shows the afters and the referee played on until the crowd shouted to signal AR was flagging.

@TheBaldRef The ball has left the keepers hand here and looking at the position of his feet in relation to the line, then even his hands look well inside. Granted the video makes it far easier to see but I don’t think the AR can be certain that he’s outside the box there for such a big call

Surely a free kick hasn’t been given for that ?

@GKTwentyThree @muff5 This is not a rule, if they release inside the box and are no longer handling beyond the line, they can volley outside the box.

@muff5 This (only ever been seen enforced once, until now) law that it's deemed 'handball' if the GK tosses the ball forward outside the 18 yard box and kicks the ball on the volley. Happens regularly, especially in professional football, YET only ever been penalised in grassroots games

Do you think the change to drop the ball for the team that would’ve gained possession (if clear) instead of the last team to touch it is a fairer rule?

Explanation: Sometimes it's clear the ball would’ve gone to the other team, not the one who last touched it. To keep things fair, the drop now goes to the team who would’ve gained possession, if clear to the ref. Outside the box, the ball is dropped where play stopped.

Law 8. The Start and Restart of Play - Dropped ball change for 25/26 season 🧵