Wow! I'm having a blast reading this thread! Pretty interesting conversation!
I remember the senior official in our refs association mentioned us this situation and told us it was NOT a violation. I think both opinions discussed here have good points but Mick's arguments make me go toward the "no call" side.
Oh! and by the way guys,
votre français n'est pas si mal!!
(head to
Google's translation tool if you don't understand!
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