Are professional referees better?

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 Intro00:49 Penalty run-ups05:21 Tottenham 0-1 Brighton14:47 Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace 17:08 Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool24:58 Newcastle 2-1 Leicester28:46 How to handle Atletico MadridContact the show.Email: [email protected]: @seen_them_given Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Intro00:43 IFAB tweaks the laws03:56 Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool12:48 Norwich 2-0 Burnley19:17 Arsenal 1-2 Brighton24:58 Leicester 2-1 Crystal Palace27:18 Ronaldo, Southampton 1-2 Chelsea, Wayne Rooney35:30 Tony Harrington gets a second PL gameContact the show.Email: [email protected]: @seen_them_given Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Order00:00 Intro01:16 Dealing with laser pens04:20 Rangers 1-2 Celtic09:42 Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City14:02 Liverpool 2-0 Watford18:00 VAR doesn't get involved at Turf Moor, Elland Road and the London Stadium21:26 Does VAR favour 'big' clubs?24:54 Tottenham 5-1 Newcastle United26:43 Preparing referees for the run-in31:06 Praise for Seb StockbridgeContact the show.Email: [email protected]: @seen_them_given Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 order00:00 Intro00:44 Mike Dean retires14:17 50/50 challenges20:04 Allan yellow card upgraded to red by VAR24:23 Praise for Craig Pawson27:04 Time-wasting and delaysContact the show.Email: [email protected]: @seen_them_given Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Order00:00 Intro00:45 Fulham complain about long grass at Oakwell04:15 Referee development and scouting13:57 Controversies at Chelsea and Brighton18:40 Protection for goalkeepers21:55 Goal-line technology in the WSL24:54 Stadium replays and stadium announcersContact the show.Email: [email protected]: @seen_them_given Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Order00:00 Intro01:35 Policing the technical area12:56 A good weekend in the Premier League15:38 Are professional referees better?Contact the show.Email: [email protected]: @seen_them_given Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Order00:00 Intro06:18 Everton 0-1 Manchester City19:41 Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (Liverpool win EFL Cup 11-10 on penalties)25:26 Clampdowns in MLSContact the show.Email: [email protected]: @seen_them_given Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Intro05:00 Persistent fouling13:07 Concussion18:28 Gabriel Martinelli and second yellows23:46 Bodycams37:05 VAR-lite46:38 Engineering drinks breaksContact the show.Email: [email protected]: @seen_them_given Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Order00:00 Intro04:50 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 invasions26:17 Penalty goals? (Rotherham 1-0 Accrington Stanley)Contact the show.Email: [email protected]: @seen_them_given Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 order00:00 Intro02:02 Referee hit with missile at Crewe v Rotherham14:09 Derby County 2-2 Birmingham City26:09 Huddersfield Town 1-1 Stoke City28:50 Promoting refereesContact the show.Email: [email protected]: @seen_them_given Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.