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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 Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 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 Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 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 Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 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 Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 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 Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 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? Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 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 Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 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 Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 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) Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 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 Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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) Contact the show. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @seen_them_given See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.