Sep 24, 2026 · 47 min · 13 segments
Join hosts Jon Moss and Alan Shortall as they discuss all things refereeing, reviewing a variety of interesting incidents and talking points from across the world of football
Jon MossHost
Alan ShortallHost
But one thing you can't do, and we know in the laws of the game, is even if it's not intentional handball, non-deliberate handball, it touches the arm and you score directly from that, then the goal has to be disallowed.
One thing I'd say about, because we always try to offer some coaching here as well, when we first look at the referee's position, an incredible viewing position as the ball's played out wide, comes round and then the ball is then whipped in.
My suggestion would be, could he possibly, as the ball comes back to him there, he knows primarily that the ball's going to come into the area.
Could you start moving at that point to be in the dropping zone? Talk about reading a player.
I mean, we're being hypercritical there, but would that give you a better opportunity to see a potential handball?
Well, my question for you, Mossy, I'm looking at, just I've looked straight at him as the ball's heading into the drop zone, right? And he keeps moving and moving and moving and doesn't ever take a position to actually view what's happened in the drop zone.
And the further he pushes towards it, that actually in my, what I can see is the reality is he's probably putting himself further and further away.
away in front of that, no, I can't see that number there, but you see the middle of the box there.
Yeah, that player there putting himself in a position where he's actually going to potentially put him in his line of sight of that drop zone.
Referee, in his opinion, a non-deliberate handball, the ball ends up in the back of the net.
But one thing you can't do, and we know in the laws of the game, is even if it's not intentional handball, non-deliberate handball, it touches the arm and you score directly from that, then the goal has to be disallowed.
One thing I'd say about, because we always try to offer some coaching here as well, when we first look at the referee's position, an incredible viewing position as the ball's played out wide, comes round and then the ball is then whipped in.
My suggestion would be, could he possibly, as the ball comes back to him there, he knows primarily that the ball's going to come into the area.
Could you start moving at that point to be in the dropping zone? Talk about reading a player.
I mean, we're being hypercritical there, but would that give you a better opportunity to see a potential handball?
Well, my question for you, Mossy, I'm looking at, just I've looked straight at him as the ball's heading into the drop zone, right? And he keeps moving and moving and moving and doesn't ever take a position to actually view what's happened in the drop zone.
And the further he pushes towards it, that actually in my, what I can see is the reality is he's probably putting himself further and further away.
away in front of that, no, I can't see that number there, but you see the middle of the box there.
Yeah, that player there putting himself in a position where he's actually going to potentially put him in his line of sight of that drop zone.
Referee, in his opinion, a non-deliberate handball, the ball ends up in the back of the net.
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