Quote: ladyref "Why not, fans are comparing holding down in the tackle with a deliverate delay of a 20m restart and claiming they are exactly the same thing and then complaining about a lack of consistency. I'm sure the irony of such claims goes right over their heads.
As for the "professional foul" claims, there is no such thing. It is a phrase that comes from commentators who don't know any better.'"
Fans are also complaining that in the vast majority of cases referees turn a blind eye to interfering with a 20m restart and that suddenly deciding to sinbin for it in a playoff game, even if that is technically the correct ruling, is inconsistent. Yet strangely the people who consistently defend refereeing inconsistency don't want to touch this point with a barge pole, I wonder if the irony of this goes right over their heads?
