Ref Watch

[ancoats]

Right, so what good is saying we got it wrong and mistakes were made ? SORRY ? you should not be making mistakes with VAR because you sold it to football clubs and fans that it will clear up the (clear and obvious error) that could lead to relegation or winning the title or places for Europe,

we are not just talking about BIG money here, managers, players, owners' futures are on the line here,
then you have the fan's emotions, it's not a game of FIFA football you can just start again,

SO PGMOL how are you going to clear this mess up ? Give Brighton a couple of soft calls in the next game, sorry you can not do that, change the result, again you are not going to do that, replay the game again you're not going to do that,

I know just come out and say sorry and everything will be ok,
Funny how it's never in games that you have to answer to United or Liverpool, I Wonder why

PGMOL is Bent to the core and we know who controls them

 

[BlueHammer85]

@Stephen230 @BlueHammer85 where are you

After months and months of debating fairly and rationally , constantly stating the pros AND cons , pointing out where it needs massive improvement and ways to improve VAR but standing by that I would rather VAR in place in the game than without it

It was clear the only opinion your allowed on here is ‘It’s all corrupt , football is finished ‘

So I bowed out this thread much to delight of many posters including yourself - and it’s amusing you all tag me whenever there’s controversy, so basically hounded out for debating fairly yet you lot want my opinions when it suits

For what it’s worth - there’s no defending the decisions yesterday against Brighton, utter shambles

 

[SebastianBlue]

 

[domalino]

I think they’re going to have to ban the linesman.

For this to happen the week Mitrovic gets banned and for nothing to happen to the official would really, really piss off the players. PFA is a shit Union but even they would manage something.

He literally elbows him, and it’s pretty much unprovoked.

 

[SebastianBlue]

I think they’re going to have to ban the linesman.

Very likely. I wonder if there is a better (closer) angle of the incident, though, as it looks as like there is a possibility Robertson grabbed the linesman’s arm. Could have jerked toward his own face. Or it could just be that the linesman shot out his elbow when he was grabbed, which he still shouldn’t do.

Hard to say off that video, to be honest.

 

[domalino]

Very likely. I wonder if there is a better (closer) angle of the incident, though, as it looks as like there is a possibility Robertson grabbed the linesman’s arm. Could have jerked toward his own face. Or it could just be that the linesman shot out his elbow when he was grabbed, which he still shouldn’t do.

Hard to say off that video, to be honest.

This angle is mad (this might be the one you posted, it’s been taken down already)

Video - 36eed206

Video was uploaded to Streamin.me on Apr 09, 2023.

streamin.me

 

[SebastianBlue]

This angle is mad (this might be the one you posted, it’s been taken down already)

Video - 36eed206

Video was uploaded to Streamin.me on Apr 09, 2023.

streamin.me

Oh, no, that’s the closer view I was looking for (the one I posted was from the tactical camera, so pretty far away).

Based on that the linesman has to be suspended.

I would be surprised if he ever officiates a PL game again.

That said, I would be very interested to hear what Robertson was saying to him to see if he needs to be charged for abusing an official, as well.

 

[waspish]

This angle is mad (this might be the one you posted, it’s been taken down already)

Video - 36eed206

Video was uploaded to Streamin.me on Apr 09, 2023.

streamin.me

Haha this referee don’t like scousers

 

[TinFoilHat]

Haha this referee don’t like scousers

Sadly his name isn't the best to work with for a chant.

 

[Colin Bell (genuine name)]

VAR was introduced so that PGMOL should never have to apologise. How can these so called professionals get things so wrong consistently?

The clear and obvious ruling is a cloak to hide behind and provides the officiating with a huge margin of error to influence the result in games.

The Spurs Brighton game where the two handball goals were disallowed, one was an on field decision and one was an overturn by VAR, which of the decisions was a clear and obvious error because if one of them was then the other one couldn’t be, because neither was clear and obvious.

The penalty decisions however was clear and obvious, every pundit and every football supporter watching and I am probably including Spurs supporters in this could see that they were clear penalties.

What possible reason could Kavanagh come up with to justify his decision to not tell Atwell to award a penalty in either case or to even look at the monitor when the whole footballing world can see that both were definite penalties.

An apology does not go any way to recompense Brighton and the only way to sort this out is to give VAR operators a fine and a 3 match ban with no pay and then they might start making correct decisions.

Hit the fuckers where it hurts, in their pockets!