What appears to have been forgotten is that the referee is linked, with his two assistants and the fourth official, to a communication system that backs up the flag. Reviewing the incident, I've no doubt it would have helped had Paul Norman raised his flag when he saw the incident and then buzzed, rather than just buzz Mike to indicate something was wrong.
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Anything that assists us, all the better. I look at videos after matches and I can look at all sorts of camera angles and see that a player has committed an offence, so retrospective punishment would be a good way of policing the game.
What appears to have been forgotten is that the referee is linked, with his two assistants and the fourth official, to a communication system that backs up the flag. Reviewing the incident, I've no doubt it would have helped had Paul Norman raised his flag when he saw the incident and then buzzed, rather than just buzz Mike to indicate something was wrong.
This quote is just one of 2 total Keith Hackett quotes in our collection. Keith Hackett is known for saying 'What appears to have been forgotten is that the referee is linked, with his two assistants and the fourth official, to a communication system that backs up the flag. Reviewing the incident, I've no doubt it would have helped had Paul Norman raised his flag when he saw the incident and then buzzed, rather than just buzz Mike to indicate something was wrong.' as well as some of the following quotes.