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IN REFERENCE to the recent stoppage-time debate, why does football officialdom make such a pigs ear of applying the rules?
Much canbe learnt from rugby union, for instance, with timekeeping taken out of the referees’ remit and a separate timekeeper stopping the clock when the ball goes dead.
A clock for all to see should not be a problem, even at the higher levels of Non-League.
Here are a few exam...