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<blockquote data-quote="TRF Mr Fish" data-source="post: 527664" data-attributes="member: 20892"><p>I sometimes wonder whether ARs are afraid to chime in on the action. Note you only very rarely hear calls from the ARs about anything other than a foot in touch or foul play - surely the ARs should be picking up things the referee doesn't see - even if it is only offside calls etc. I think they go into the match with the wrong mindset, to be honest.</p><p></p><p>The forwards passes aren't a major thing for me, honestly, unless they directly contribute to a team gaining an advantage that wouldn't have been gained unless the forward pass had been made (hate to use it as an example, but 07 WC) - this is because it's so hard to tell sometimes, and the actual ruling (forward throw, as you say) makes it even more difficult to judge. General play knock ons, however, are being missed far too much for my liking. Surely ARs should be picking up on this?</p><p></p><p>Obviously you can't expect a referee to make a call when he doesn't see a knock on, but I think you can fault a refereeing team if they are all in such positions that the sum of their vision doesn't trump the vision of the primary referee.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF Mr Fish, post: 527664, member: 20892"] I sometimes wonder whether ARs are afraid to chime in on the action. Note you only very rarely hear calls from the ARs about anything other than a foot in touch or foul play - surely the ARs should be picking up things the referee doesn't see - even if it is only offside calls etc. I think they go into the match with the wrong mindset, to be honest. The forwards passes aren't a major thing for me, honestly, unless they directly contribute to a team gaining an advantage that wouldn't have been gained unless the forward pass had been made (hate to use it as an example, but 07 WC) - this is because it's so hard to tell sometimes, and the actual ruling (forward throw, as you say) makes it even more difficult to judge. General play knock ons, however, are being missed far too much for my liking. Surely ARs should be picking up on this? Obviously you can't expect a referee to make a call when he doesn't see a knock on, but I think you can fault a refereeing team if they are all in such positions that the sum of their vision doesn't trump the vision of the primary referee. [/QUOTE]
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