The interpretation of football's rules has become so skewed that even the clever people are getting confused.
On Saturday afternoon on BT Sport, Martin Keown was agitated that Aston Villa's late penalty against Brighton had been overturned by VAR.
'That is unbelievable,' said Keown.
Once a defender for Arsenal and England, Keown knew how to tackle and is now one of the game's shrewdest and most conscientious analysts.
That he should get this so wrong tells us much. Football baffles us all these days.