Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
The whole problem is that referees have always interpreted the laws of the game rather than enforced them. The fact is that the law is very clear and that there is no justification for one player to put his hands on another player at any time and that doing so should always be a foul. Only by introducing these grey areas have referees given themselves a problem.
Once you make football a non-contact sport it opens a new can of something .... you'll have the Proper Football Man community being upset for a start.