Ideas for making football more exciting like it used to be

Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
The refs with or without VAR are the equivalent of a cesspit or sewage farm. That guy on Saturday didn't know a foul from a corner flag, and I was just on the edge of my seat to see whether he would book Steffen for timewasting when we were four up! Steffen did get into a bit of a trot on occasion of a goal kick and I thought he would produce the card for pointless hurrying!
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No pundit ever points out the unfairness of refereeing bigger games differently. There was a BT Sports documentary a few years ago where Michael Oliver (supposedly the best they have) said he'll let more go in a derby. Utter nonsense.

Imagine this scenario - Liverpool, City and Newcastle are in a three way title race. The penultimate round of fixtures sees City play United, Liverpool play Everton and Newcastle (who don't currently have a derby in the league) play Ipswich. Haaland, Salah and Isak all make identical challenges in the first 10 minutes, all are one booking away from a suspension. Haaland and Salah are let off with their challenges because the refs are "managing the occasion" but Isak is carded because it's only Ipswich. Isak then misses the last game of the season because Sunderland are in the Championship.

Just referee each game according to the rules.
 
Paying on the gate would be very welcome, as would a turnstile that lets in those of us a "few" pounds over our ideal weight! Football rattles are long overdue a comeback too.

Be nice if all cards were referred to var, gives more onus on the idiot in the middle to make better decisions.

Independent timekeeping and mik'ed up officials for public awareness, all long overdue.

Card playacting and especially time wasters, looking at you, arsenal.
 
Cellarite said:
No pundit ever points out the unfairness of refereeing bigger games differently. There was a BT Sports documentary a few years ago where Michael Oliver (supposedly the best they have) said he'll let more go in a derby. Utter nonsense.

Imagine this scenario - Liverpool, City and Newcastle are in a three way title race. The penultimate round of fixtures sees City play United, Liverpool play Everton and Newcastle (who don't currently have a derby in the league) play Ipswich. Haaland, Salah and Isak all make identical challenges in the first 10 minutes, all are one booking away from a suspension. Haaland and Salah are let off with their challenges because the refs are "managing the occasion" but Isak is carded because it's only Ipswich. Isak then misses the last game of the season because Sunderland are in the Championship.

Just referee each game according to the rules.
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Yeah, would any other player outside the Dipper/Rag/Arse trinity get a red card for the yellow card that Nunez got yesterday. It's not just the big occasions that refs 'massage' the LotG. I see it every fuckin' game at The Etihad.
 
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