Change in disciplinary punishments

[ramAnag]

I think mista and MA above have just had a nail on the head moment. Kane ‘felt contact so he went down’ and ultimately won a penalty by cheating. Compare and contrast with Jerome who, having had his ankles kicked from beneath him by fifteen stone of Flint, made sure the generally unobservant ref noticed it and not only didn’t get the penalty but also got booked. Where’s the justice and consistency?
Agree with MoP too about goalkeepers...one of these days one of them will pay the price...hope it’s not our Frank.

[Romanis]

Slightly off topic but what bugs me is when a goalkeeper has the ball in his hands runs to the edge of the box to kick the ball into play. I reckon at least 50% of the time the ball is still in his hands outside the box when he kicks it. All Refs and linesmen seem to turn a blind eye to this. I can't understand why the keeper holding the ball outside the box is never spotted with ball in hand/hands on the field of play! I've noticed it for years!

Precisely. This was something I used to pull up when I was a linesman.
If I was 'supporting a team' all these things the opponent did I'd raise my flag.
Another common one was not standing before/on the line for throw ins. Most would take a step in