by RoyalBlue »
21 Dec 2006 13:38
Warfield Royal RoyalBlue It's no longer that simple, as anyone who saw the lengthy interview with the ref who postponed the Liverpool V Arsenal game will know. Lots of factors taken into account including importance of game, whether supporters can actually see the game they've paid a lot of money to see, and whether his assistants can see well enough to make offside decisions.
If the Ref can see both ends from the centre spot then it is likely that the assistants can see across the pitch.
Likely maybe, but not always the case as you'd have found out had you seen the interview with the ref the other night. Yes, he could see both goals but pointed out that the fog was worse on one side of the ground and therefore he felt his assistants might not be able to see sufficiently well to make offside judgements. Also don't forget that, unless they rely totally on sound, the assistants also have to be able to see when the ball was last played in order to make judgements on offside.
susieroyal Tony Le Mesmer Warfield Royal When the Liverpool v Arsenal match was postponed was it solely down to the Referee?
Does anyone know of any rules are guidelines for a match to be postponed due to fog and does the Premier League have their own rules?
How bad should visibility be before YOU as a spectator would want the match postponed?
For a one off match affected by fog I would be happy as long as I could see 1 goal and half the pitch.
For fog the ref has to be able to see both goals from the Centre Spot.
I was at Tranmere in 1990 when you couldnt see the other end. It was great fun convinving the fans at the other end we were 1 0 up! It finished 0-0 apparentlly
I was at that game! A bizarre watching football when you cant see the whole pitch!
Reminds me of that incident when a game was abandoned due to fog and one of the keepers stayed out on the pitch because he didn't realise the game had been called off!
