http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html en-gb 30 Wed 16 Dec 2009 09:35:33 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html?page=18#comment9 9. it would stand as a goal as it's not written in the laws that the ball must be returned.It happened once in an FA cup tie with Arsenal i think it was scoring a goal from the ball bein put out because of injury.The game was replayed if i remember rightly because of the uproar it caused Tue 01 Jul 2008 21:55:51 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html?page=16#comment8 Ive always wondered what action thte ref can take for this senario:In a local derby match, for example Liverpool and Everton, a midfielder, Alonso, goes down with an injury, sportingly Everton kick the ball out of play so that he can recive treatment. when play is resumed instead of returning the ball to Everton, liverpool go on the attack and score.What, if anything can the ref do? Is it unsporting behavior?Can he bring play back to the throw in? Tue 01 Jul 2008 09:41:44 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html?page=14#comment7 Just a quick note to say thanks for this feature BBC, Trevillion and Keith Hackett.Kept a few of us busy over Euro tourny and hopefully can be repeated over the season.Cheers Mon 30 Jun 2008 11:16:11 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html?page=12#comment6 bcfcblock17 - post #6Clarification is not needed if you read ALL of Keith Hackett's answer.May I refer you to his third paragraph where he states:'At Euro 2008 each game has a fifth official and it is likely he would take over running the line'. Mon 30 Jun 2008 10:58:32 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html?page=10#comment5 The context of this question was the Euro 2008 final - Surely the 5th Official would be used - FIFA have stated the different skill sets - by have specific Asst Ref's..And the availablity of the 5th official was demostrated last night - as 5 collected their medals last night.Understand the points of the premier league made above... Can the BBC provide some clarification to this matter? Mon 30 Jun 2008 07:26:08 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html?page=8#comment4 well, you remove the awful linesman from the game, replacing him with the 4th official (bout time he done something useful), and sending the linesman to the changing room where he can no longer influence the game. following the events, you have a word with him in the changing room as to why you removed him. then include it in your report that the official may have had a biased opinion towards one team. and if UEFA or FIFA pull their fingers out, they should investigate and find a suitable punishment rather than listening to complaints from Manchester Utd that they believe that their player is being tapped up, yet request that their past of tapping up players is kept off the record. its stupid, surely there are more important things happening in the football world other than C.Ronaldo's future at either Man Utd or Real Madrid, such as Luton Town's current problems. Mon 30 Jun 2008 07:24:14 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html?page=6#comment3 Here is a scenario I've been wondering about since the missile-throwing incidents in the League Cup semi-final between Dundee United and Aberdeen at Tynecastle:Appologies for the cliché but it's the final few minutes of an important Scottish Cup game when, unseen by any officials, a coin is thrown at the goalkeeper, striking him on the back of the head. Instead of going down in a fit of agony, the keeper, now in full view of the assistant referee, decides to turn round and mouth off to the crowd, making offensive gestures and using foul language towards the opposition fans. Seeing that the goalkeeper is now facing the other direction, an opposing player hits the ball from all of 60 yards into essentially an open goal, the ball hitting the net before any action is taken by the referee.The striker automatically assumes it is a legitamite goal and proceeds to celebrate at the other end of the pitch. Now realising what has happened, the goalkeeper protests that this could not possibly be a goal as a forign object had entered the field of play. Although no officials saw the coin throwing incident, there is a £2 coin lying in the six yard box which has obviously been launched onto the pitch.Does the goal stand, or is it ruled out as the goalkeeper was clearly hindered by it's arrival on the pitch and what action does the referee take against the goalkeeper for reacting in an inappropriate, but somewhat justifiable fasion? Mon 30 Jun 2008 01:55:55 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html?page=4#comment2 Further to my submission, would this removal of the shirt even contravene the law/directive as it's given? Sun 29 Jun 2008 23:13:49 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html?page=2#comment1 Here's a scenario I've wondered about over the last couple of years: a player scores a goal, and celebrates by removing his shirt. However, underneath this shirt is a second shirt, identical to the shirt he's removed, with correct name and number and conforming to all the relevant laws. Would the referee be forced to apply the letter of the law absolutely and book the player, or would he be able to use his discretion and realise that the removal of the shirt revealed nothing whatsoever? Sun 29 Jun 2008 23:11:03 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/you_are_the_ref_answer_3.html?page=0#comment0 This post has been Removed Sun 29 Jun 2008 23:01:43 GMT+1