WOW-- Did I miss something?

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Originally Posted by meaubry

Did you miss something?

Yep, the ref's decision is final AND we don't always understand them. Sometimes the gray areas are difficult for everyone to agree on. Making the call is a tough job, most the time the ref's are right - sometimes they make mistakes (they are human), and often the results won't make everyone very happy.

Time to move on.

You are correct, nothing will change and all rules are final.

You are also correct that the call could have gone either way. The reason for this thread is to find out why the call was made in the first place. What rules were used? It is also to determine whether a mistake was made so that we can learn from it. If we make mistakes and learn from them, then we become better for it. If, however, mistakes are never brought out and discussed—what have we learned?

Was it a good call? I truly believe that the official felt it was. After watching hundreds of matches – I’m not sure all would agree. There were many calls during the year that lack consistency. This in it self is a great lesson. As part of our scouting reports we should take into consideration who the officials are and how they call the game.

As long as we stick to a serious discussion this thread can help us all.