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Long throws in being treated as de facto corners by officials is the one EFL should stamp out.

 

And I'm the same vein, how do you decide a keeper shouldn't fall over when catching the ball?

I agree with the sentiment but it's not the answer as it's subjective. The answer is to stop the clock when the ball is dead and add the time the ball is in the keepers arms as dead.

 

A linesman only marks half of the field. They could be 40 yards away from the throw in and the ref could be 70 yards away if it's a big hoof?

 

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they could. But most of the time they might not be. But it should stop all the messing at the throw in

 

That is correct that all league 1 and 2 officials are part time with and referee alongside a normal weekday job. Tom Neild is an NHS nurse as well as a referee. If players were part time they wouldn't be at the standard they are. It also doesn't help that fans now have access to iFollow which gives an immediate replay that they can watch over and over when the referee get 1 look. At all levels what doesn't change is that referees get used as a scapegoat for teams losing as shown in the Europa League final. Extra assistant referees is a long way off as there is already a shortage of officials so where are they coming from and who's paying for them?

If you give 1 foul for shirt pulling you can guarantee there are 4 or 5 other players pulling shirts, there's only so much the officials can see and if both teams are pulling you are better off letting it go. When 1 is given you can guarantee people will pop up with "if you give a penalty for that you'll be giving 10 a game". It's a common theme around the world that every fan think's their referees are the worst but the reality is they aren't, fans just focus on mistakes and ignore good decisions which there are plenty more of.

 

Currently referees in league 1 and 2 are paid a match fee plus expenses only. If they go full time it's got to be worth it for them. Premier League referees are on between £35,000-£45,000 retainer plus £1,200 per match as referee (4th official and VAR are on less). Championship referees are on the same retainer but only £600 per match, in the Championship only referees are full time, the assistant's are part time still. Realistically to convince referees to give up their full time job they would be needing a retainer fee similar, there are approximately 40 National List referees so you would be looking at £1.2mil at least per season on referee retainer fees alone then added to that you need the assistant referees then there's the cost of extra training camps like the select group 1 and 2 official have every other week. If clubs really wanted full time referees I think there would have been a lot more noise about it.