Originally Posted by
chris lee
ideally yes you judge everyone the same, but referee's have the autonomy to and do use leniency as and when they see fit. I do believe there are occasions when leniency should be used, for example a slightly high foot that could arguably be a yellow or red.. in the first 5 minutes of the world cup final, then imo you should always give yellow, I believe the instance above is a similar circumstance, if your not 100% about sending off the player everyone is their to see right at the start of the game then don't do it