Seen Them Given

Violent conduct, penalty run-ups and why referees need to be stronger

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:40:34 GMT

This week: why penalty takers can stop during, but not at the end of a run-up, violent conduct goes unpunished, and how should a referee deal with Atletico Madrid?

Running Order:

00:00 Intro

00:49 Penalty run-ups

05:21 Tottenham 0-1 Brighton

14:47 Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace

17:08 Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool

24:58 Newcastle 2-1 Leicester

28:46 How to handle Atletico Madrid

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Taylor & Oliver at the top of their game

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:50:05 GMT

This week: Anthony Taylor helps Manchester City v Liverpool deliver, semi-automated offside can't come soon enough and why has it taken Tony Harrington until mid-April to get a second Premier League appointment?

Running Order;

00:00 Intro

00:43 IFAB tweaks the laws

03:56 Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool

12:48 Norwich 2-0 Burnley

19:17 Arsenal 1-2 Brighton

24:58 Leicester 2-1 Crystal Palace

27:18 Ronaldo, Southampton 1-2 Chelsea, Wayne Rooney

35:30 Tony Harrington gets a second PL game

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Does VAR favour big clubs?

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 23:43:18 GMT

This week we look and VAR interventions, or the lack thereof, does it favour 'big' clubs? Plus, how do you deal with laser pens? And there's praise for refereeing performances in the Old Firm Derby and the EFL Trophy Final.

Running Order

00:00 Intro

01:16 Dealing with laser pens

04:20 Rangers 1-2 Celtic

09:42 Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City

14:02 Liverpool 2-0 Watford

18:00 VAR doesn't get involved at Turf Moor, Elland Road and the London Stadium

21:26 Does VAR favour 'big' clubs?

24:54 Tottenham 5-1 Newcastle United

26:43 Preparing referees for the run-in

31:06 Praise for Seb Stockbridge

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Farewell, Mike Dean

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:42 GMT

This week; Mike Dean bids farewell to the Premier League, is there any room in the game for 50/50 challenges, and with so much time-wasting going on are fans getting value for money?

Running order

00:00 Intro

00:44 Mike Dean retires

14:17 50/50 challenges

20:04 Allan yellow card upgraded to red by VAR

24:23 Praise for Craig Pawson

27:04 Time-wasting and delays

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Long grass and lazy refereeing

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:25:17 GMT

This week, Newcastle are left seeing red when decisions aren't forthcoming at Stamford Bridge, what does a goalkeeper have to do to get sent off, and what are the rules about stadium replays?

Running Order

00:00 Intro

00:45 Fulham complain about long grass at Oakwell

04:15 Referee development and scouting

13:57 Controversies at Chelsea and Brighton

18:40 Protection for goalkeepers

21:55 Goal-line technology in the WSL

24:54 Stadium replays and stadium announcers

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Are professional referees better?

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:08:56 GMT

This week: how much better are professional referees at getting key decisions right, and are managers and coaches getting away with too much in the technical area?

Running Order

00:00 Intro

01:35 Policing the technical area

12:56 A good weekend in the Premier League

15:38 Are professional referees better?

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Decision fatigue and the t-shirt line

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:30:43 GMT

This week - the t-shirt line becomes all important in helping decide the fate of the League Cup and perhaps the Premier League title too. We get into why and how that happened. Also, what referees in MLS will be clamping down on this season.

Running Order

00:00 Intro

06:18 Everton 0-1 Manchester City

19:41 Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (Liverpool win EFL Cup 11-10 on penalties)

25:26 Clampdowns in MLS

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'Bodycams are an absolute must'

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:48:09 GMT

This week; persistent fouling, the merits of VAR-lite, the benefits of bodycams, and Southampton are accused of engineering drinks breaks.

Running order;

00:00 Intro

05:00 Persistent fouling

13:07 Concussion

18:28 Gabriel Martinelli and second yellows

23:46 Bodycams

37:05 VAR-lite

46:38 Engineering drinks breaks

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Should football consider penalty goals?

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:51:05 GMT

This week; the handball law is applied correctly (but nobody likes it), more pitch invaders spoil matches, does a goalkeepers rushed clearance justify offside, and should football consider awarding penalty goals for handball on the line?

Running Order

00:00 Intro

04:50 Praise

07:27 Accidental Handball (Manchester United 1-1 Middlesbrough)

12:48 Offside and interfering with play (Birmingham City 1-2 Sheffield United)

20:58 Racist abuse leads to players taken off the pitch (Morecambe 1-1 Bolton)

23:45 Pitch invasions

26:17 Penalty goals? (Rotherham 1-0 Accrington Stanley)

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Protecting and promoting referees

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:23:44 GMT

As referees come under attack, how does the game protect them? And who could be next in line to referee in the Premier League?

Running order

00:00 Intro

02:02 Referee hit with missile at Crewe v Rotherham

14:09 Derby County 2-2 Birmingham City

26:09 Huddersfield Town 1-1 Stoke City

28:50 Promoting referees

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An appalling piece of officiating

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:13:39 GMT

This week how a VAR review managed to turn a good decision into a bad one, dangerous challenges and how to define them, and could referees be better positioned at corners?

Running Order;

00:00 Intro

01:38 Pre-match chats

06:06 Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool

14:27 Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham

18:40 Southampton 1-1 Manchester City

22:52 Manchester City Women 1-1 Arsenal Women

27:05 Refereeing positions at corners

33:33 Sin-bins

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'Common sense' offside?

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:35:25 GMT

This week Leeds United feel aggrieved at another offside decision at the London Stadium, there's a collision at Molineux but was it really worth a penalty, and how should referees address the captains before kick-off?

Running Order

00:00 Intro

00:48 West Ham 2-3 Leeds United

08:37 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Southampton

13:35 Brighton 1-1 Crystal Palace

17:39 Pre-match chats with the captains (example)

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Major shocks, any shocking decisions?

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:57:31 GMT

This week the FA Cup third round brings some major shocks, interesting edge cases in the offside law, handball controversy and referees getting big calls correct without the help of technology.

Running Order:

00:00 Intro

01:20 Playing advantage for longer

05:21 Offside (Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United, West Ham United 2-0 Leeds United)

08:25 VAR and goal-line technology in the FA Cup (Kidderminster Harriers 2-1 Reading)

14:34 Handball (Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury Town, Cardiff City 2-1 Preston North End)

17:49 Grappling (Nottingham Forest 1-0 Arsenal, Leicester City 4-1 Watford)

21:39 Bottle throwing

26:42 Rebecca Welch becomes first woman to take charge of a men's FA Cup third-round tie (Birmingham City 0-1 Plymouth Argyle)

29:02 Real Bettis attack refereeing decisions on social media

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How do we fix VAR?

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 23:28:00 GMT

As VAR strikes yet more controversy in the Premier League, what can be done to make it better?

Mike McCarthy and Keith Hackett discuss the options with your suggestions live on Twitter.

Highlights

Arsenal 1-2 Manchester City

Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool

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One of the worst weekends of the season

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:51:42 GMT

A Premier League weekend is littered with errors, Keith Hackett has his say. Plus, how foggy does it need to be for a game to be called off?

Highlights:

Leeds 1-4 Arsenal

Newcastle 0-4 Manchester City

Wolves 0-0 Chelsea

Tottenham 2-2 Liverpool

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"I've always known I wanted to be an assistant referee."

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 01:58:04 GMT

This week, Manchester City are awarded a dubious penalty, we discuss the engineering of contact and Danny Guest tells us about life as an assistant referee.

Running order:

00:00 Intro

01:30 Sam Kerr pushes a pitch invader

03:23 Manchester City 1-0 Wolves

09:34 Chelsea 3-2 Leeds United

10:40 Engineering contact (Burnley 0-0 West Ham, Leicester City 4-0 Newcastle United)

22:52 Danny Guest interview

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Protection for goalkeepers and bodycams for referees

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 23:10:47 GMT

This week, a favourite of football pundits, do goalkeepers get too much protection? Plus, should referees in grassroots football be allowed to wear bodycams to help prevent abuse?

Running Order:

00:00 Intro

01:24 What's the hardest sport to referee?

03:52 Tributes to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes

07:09 Do goalkeepers get too much protection?

19:43 Praise for Simon Hooper

23:35 Women's FA Cup Final

28:13 Should referee's be allowed to wear bodycams?

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The most red cards, the worst dive ever, and refereeing in the snow

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 23:54:53 GMT

This week; why 1997 saw the most red cards in an English game (twice), the Copa Libertadores produces the worst dive of all time, we review the weekend's Premier League action and find out what it's like refereeing in the snow.

Running Order

00:00 Intro

00:50 Referee has to stop game to move his car

04:30 Refereeing in the snow (Manchester City 2-1 West Ham, Leicester City 4-2 Watford)

13:38 Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United

17:04 Brentford 1-0 Everton

18:29 Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle United

20:43 The best/worst dive of all time

21:55 Match abandoned with too few players / most red cards

26:22 Crystal Palace 1-2 Aston Villa

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Grassroots offside, retaken penalties, and officiating in Europe

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:55:42 GMT

This week: How should you judge offsides when you don't have any assistants? How should you handle players going into the crowd? Did Simon Hooper miss an easy red card at Turf Moor? When should a penalty be retaken? And what's it like to referee in Europe?

Running Order

00:00 Intro

03:22 Offside in grassroots football

10:51 Funso Ojo is pushed by a fan, Dimitri Payet hit by a bottle

16:08 A clear red card at Turf Moor?

20:26 A retaken penalty between Watford and Manchester United

23:10 Arteta and Klopp altercation, policing the technical area

26:45 What's it like refereeing in Europe?

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Do football journalists know the laws?

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:04:32 GMT

He reports on football for a living, but how well does Mike McCarthy know the laws of the game? Keith Hackett puts him to the test.

Also this week we're joined by Simon Hall, Secretary of the Steel City Referee Association, to discuss refereeing in the women's game and some of the first things grassroots referees need to learn.

Running Order;

00:00 Intro

00:58 Advantage and penalty kicks

05:48 Playing advantage at grassroots level

12:15 Refereeing development in the women's game

29:07 Laws of the game quiz

43:24 The cost of becoming a referee, and referee training

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Getting the ball, unwritten rules, and red card music

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 01:37:51 GMT

This week

why 'getting the ball' won't save a player who makes a poor challenge
Can referee's enforce unwritten laws?
'Lazy' refereeing in the Premier League
Why don't clubs seek the advice of former officials?

Running Order;

00:00 Intro

00:47 'Getting the ball' (West Ham 3-2 Liverpool, Everton 0-0 Tottenham)

08:10 Unwritten rules (Arsenal 1-0 Watford)

11:08 'Lazy' refereeing (Brighton 1-1 Newcastle, Crystal Palace 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers)

21:22 Praise for Jarred Gillet (Brentford 1-2 Norwich)

24:35 Upper body fouls

31:08 Clubs and referees

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Goldilocks and the three DOGSOs

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:51:57 GMT

This week three Premier League matches produce three different outcomes when referees are asked to decide if there has been a denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO). One has too many red cards, one has too few, and one was just right.

Also this week, what happened in League Two when a referee forgot to add on stoppage time at the end of the first half, and how much can we read into the number of red and yellow cards handed to each Premier League side?

Running Order

00:00 Intro

00:43 Leyton Orient 5-0 Hartlepool United

07:53 Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham United

17:08 Leicester City 0-2 Arsenal

19:34 Manchester City 0-2 Crystal Palace

24:11 Good weekend in the Premier League for officials?

27:00 Fulham 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

30:20 Card counting in the Premier League

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When a referee is wrong in law

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 23:02:03 GMT

This week a referee gets the law wrong, forcing a match in the USA to be partially replayed. We discuss why Paul Pogba was sent-off, but Ronaldo survived as Manchester United were hammered by Liverpool, plus the rest of the weekend's big incidents in the Premier League, and an official in the National League catches Keith Hackett's eye.

Running Order;

00:00 Intro

01:00 Miami FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

06:24 Manchester United 0-5 Liverpool

14:39 Leeds United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

15:48 Brighton & Hove Albion 1-4 Manchester City

19:02 Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle United

22:38 Chelsea 7-0 Norwich City

24:49 Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa

26:45 West Ham 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur

28:56 Sunderland 0-1 Charlton

31:12 Chesterfield 2-1 Boreham Wood

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Playing advantage and rewriting the offside law

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:19:39 GMT

This week; a match is abandoned when a player/manager refuses to leave the pitch, Craig Pawson plays advantage to perfection, the offside law comes into question, and why you have to be ready to make a big call early in a big game.

Running Order;

00:00 Intro

02:21 What to do when a player is sent off but refuses to leave the pitch

06:34 A medical emergency at St James' Park

10:16 Playing advantage (Leicester City 4-2 Manchester United)

21:57 Re-writing the offside law (Watford 0-5 Liverpool)

28:48 Making a big decision early (Swansea 3-0 Cardiff City)

35:14 Goalkeeper attacks teammate

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The Referee Shortage

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 23:34:07 GMT

With reports of referee numbers down from 15-40% Simon Hall, Secretary of the Steel City Referee Association, joins Mike McCarthy and Keith Hackett to discuss the referee shortage.

Also this week; a team of female officials oversee England's World Cup Qualifier in Andorra, Northern Ireland's Jamal Lewis sees red after taking too long over a throw-in, and when is a high boot not a high boot? We discuss Scotland's crucial 3-2 victory over Israel.

Running order;

00:00 Intro

02:10 Andorra 0-5 England

11:44 Switzerland 2-0 Northern Ireland

17:27 Scotland 3-2 Israel

21:23 The Referee Shortage

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You don't guess at this level

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 23:34:42 GMT

This week; how far back in the build-up can VAR go for a check, what can goalkeepers get away with, and just how bad does a pitch have to get before a referee can call the game off?

Running Order

00:00 Intro

01:39 Kit clashes and teams of officials

09:42 Liverpool v Manchester City

14:01 Chelsea v Southampton

19:45 Burnley v Norwich

24:46 Leeds United v Watford

28:00 Praise for Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor

32:08 Portsmouth v Sunderland

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VAR improves, Gillett shines & dealing with time-wasting

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 23:51:21 GMT

A weekend where VAR goes back in its box with (near perfect) results, new face Jarred Gillett impressed on his Premier League debut and Keith Hackett provides some advice on how to deal with teams attempting to run down the clock.

This week's games;

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City (Rudiger challenge)

Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa

Everton 2-0 Norwich

Leeds United 1-2 West Ham United

Leicester City 2-2 Burnley

Southampton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Watford 1-1 Newcastle United

Brentford 3-3 Liverpool

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Walker reprieved, Ronaldo wronged, Barnes bemused

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:45:37 GMT

A poor weekend in the Premier League. We discuss who can feel hard done by and why.

Plus, why don't stadium clocks go beyond 90 minutes? And is there a way to stop players stealing yards at throw-ins?

Running Order

00:00 Intro

01:21 Manchester City v Southampton

06:25 West Ham United v Manchester United

10:32 Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City

14:04 Liverpool v Crystal Palace

18:03 Why stadium clocks stop at 90 minutes

21:39 Burnley v Arsenal

25:18 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford

27:04 Norwich City v Watford

30:36 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

32:42 Luton Town v Swansea City

36:05 Preston North End v West Brom

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Struijk, second yellows & sin bins

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 22:45:50 GMT

This week, was a red card the right response from Craig Pawson after a sickening injury to Liverpool's Harvey Elliott? How do you handle superstars like Ronaldo? We assess red cards for Japhet Tanganga and Michail Antonio and ask why can't second yellow cards be appealed?

Plus, how much can managers say in their post-match interviews about referees? And should referee's have more options at their disposal than just red and yellow cards?

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Mark Halsey and the 'six-second' law

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 15:19:30 GMT

Former Premier League and FIFA referee Mark Halsey joins Mike and Keith to discuss his career from semi-professional footballer to the top of the game as an official.

Also this week; how do you handle a pitch invasion from government officials? Can you give advantage from a foul-throw? And can more be done to improve transparency in refereeing?

Plus, whatever happened to the 'six-second' law? Mike gets out his stopwatch to ask if we should even bother with it any more.

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Incidents that cannot be ignored

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:06:14 GMT

This week: Why Manchester United benefited from a light-touch a week after Ole Gunnar Solskjær complained about it. Why Chelsea can have no complaints about the officials this weekend, but Arsenal can. Three incidents that "cannot be ignored". An outstanding advantage. And is shielding the ball out for a goal kick legal?

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Taking one for the team

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:05:18 GMT

This week;

Why Southampton's opener against Manchester United should have been ruled out
Why Aston Villa's Emi Martinez should have been dismissed
Why Arsene Wenger didn't want his Arsenal side to be given advantage
How can players 'taking one for the team' be stopped?
And how to deal with Neil Warnock, or similar.

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How long, Ref?

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 22:04:52 GMT

A positive opening weekend for referees in the Premier League but Keith Hackett explains why Burnley's goal against Brighton should have been ruled out, and why West Ham shouldn't have been given a penalty at Newcastle.

Plus;

How should referees do their homework on players before the game starts?
What should you do if a team seem to be taking it in turns to bring down an opponent?
Should we take timekeeping away from the referee?

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When a red card is a failure

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 23:40:42 GMT

Mike McCarthy is joined by former FIFA referee and the former boss of the PGMOL Keith Hackett to debate the big issues of the week.

This week:

Can Manchester City have any complaints about their Community Shield defeat?
Could Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana's broken leg have been prevented?
How three handball claims in the Championship show the new interpretation at work
And why a penalty at Mansfield Town shows players don't need to go down to get a decision.

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New season, new laws, new refs

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:06:05 GMT

It's the last minute of a hotly contested local derby, and with the scores at 1-1 the home side win a stoppage time penalty. The home team's striker, who was booked earlier in the match, cooly slots in what must surely be the winner and celebrates by removing his shirt and giving it to a young fan in the stands. The away team's captain argues that this should be the home striker's second booking, but as you consider the situation you notice the striker is wearing an identical second shirt beneath the one he gave away. What do you do?

Welcome to Seen Them Given where we focus on the laws of the game and those who enforce them.

Mike McCarthy is joined by former FIFA referee and the former boss of the PGMOL Keith Hackett to debate the big issues of the week.

This week:

How to spot a referee who isn't keeping up with play
Why the handball law should be better this season
The new Premier League referee Keith backs to become one of the best
And what's in a referees assessment?

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