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The laws aren’t quite as black and white as you think but we’re deliberately written to be interpreted.
As much of a problem as one ref interpreting an incident differently than another are supporters/players/managers/pundits interpreting them differently too. That’s why you can have 5 different people viewing an incident with 5 different interpretations
In addition, a massive part of a referees involvement is match control – part of that is controlling dissent etc. but part of it is not blowing the whistle for every infringement. If they did rigidly enforce all the laws 100% of the time, the game would be ruined – how many times have we all moaned about a busy body ref?Fans will always think their side have been hard done by no matter what.
Interpretation is the annoying thing from my perspective.
The rule (or law however they are referred to) will be written down in black and white but each individual referee will then add to their own interpretation to it so you end up with matches that appear to be officiated under completely different rules to the one the week before based on the ref and either how card happy he is or which parts of rules he chooses to apply when and where.
For example, you can commit the same foul on half way as you do in the box and not be penalised for the one in the box because the referee doesn’t want to give a penalty for it. The following week, a nothing challenge in the box will be given by that ref who basically blows every time someone falls over (depending on who they play for).
Their antics, coupled with the ref, meant that I would probably have celebrated a late equaliser more than I would a winner at Bolton I was getting that p***** off.
I actually felt we were doing ok until the sending off (yellow at best imo) and then we managed to hold on when they tried to blow us away. 2nd half we could have nicked something and probably should really.
A red isn’t mandatory no but the players Lostock refers to were not even cautioned.
The Bolton player, fair enough as Grigg was going away from goal but Rodwell should have been, and I would imagine would have been had he not already been on a yellow.
The ref yesterday was awful and bought into all the ‘big club’ BS from Frank Lampard’s Derby County.
