uncle fester
Referees in Ireland
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You know those situations where a penalty offense is committed but play is still continuing and you hold out the arm to signal the advantage? You see refs doing it on the telly and I can't really see the reasoning behind it.
Most of the time, no real advantage accrues (and often because of the penalty offense itself) so the two teams batter away fruitlessly on the gainline until you call a halt to proceedings. Time has been wasted. There is the possibility of the penalty getting reversed. 90% of the time, there is no advantage to be gained and if the advantage isn't gained quickly, it's not going to be gained at all so why do refs bother playing it?
Most of the time, no real advantage accrues (and often because of the penalty offense itself) so the two teams batter away fruitlessly on the gainline until you call a halt to proceedings. Time has been wasted. There is the possibility of the penalty getting reversed. 90% of the time, there is no advantage to be gained and if the advantage isn't gained quickly, it's not going to be gained at all so why do refs bother playing it?