Seen Them Given

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

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 …

Taylor & Oliver at the top of their game

This week: Anthony Taylor helps Manchester City v Liverpool deliver, semi-automated offside can't come soon enough and why has it take Tony Harrington until mid-April to get a second Premier League appointment?Running Order;00:00…

Does VAR favour big clubs?

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…

Farewell, Mike Dean

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 …

Long grass and lazy refereeing

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 …

Are professional referees better?

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 area

Decision fatigue and the t-shirt line

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.

'Bodycams are an absolute must'

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…

Should football consider penalty goals?

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?

Protecting and promoting referees

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