MobileBlade
Well-Known Member
Think it is basically to confirm that the referee in the middle is making the decision to award a penalty not the one at Stockley Park. A bit like when a linesman flags the referee is the one who takes on board what the linesman is awarding and decides whether to give it or not.The referee checks the monitor because last season everyone complained that they didn't and reckoned it would somehow be an improvement. It appears to have made no difference other than to make the process even longer. Why people thought it would be different is still a mystery to me.