Ref Watch

Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Incorrect.
Tony from Timperley and Michael Oliver were both refs in Qatar.
In fact it's quite impressive when UEFA had just 8 refs from 6 countries and 2 were from England.
No German refs at all.

And from 14 linesman, 4 were English.

UEFA
Referees
1. Michael Oliver (ENG)
2. Anthony Taylor (ENG)
3. Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
4. Stephanie Frappart (FRA)
5. Clement Turpin (FRA)
6. Daniele Orsato (ITA)
7. Danny Makkelie (NED)
8. Szymon Marciniak (POL
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Fair enough, I didn't know that. How many were in Russia?

Also are you implying that our refs are the best and we wouldn't benefit from recruiting the best refs worldwide?
 
I await the linesman's 8 match suspension, with the FA pushing for a longer one, to be announced tomorrow

Consistency, right, Mr. Webb?
 
Churchlawtonblue said:
Fair enough, I didn't know that. How many were in Russia?

Also are you implying that our refs are the best and we wouldn't benefit from recruiting the best refs worldwide?
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Mark Clattenburg was down to ref in Russia but resigned as a ref to work in Saudi Arabia - he was not replaced with another English ref.

No i wasnt saying our refs are the best, just countering your comment about the world cup showing our refs are miles off being world class, when we produced the ref for the final!
 
BlueHammer85 said:
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
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Whilst wishing to play the ball and not the man, you are somewhat glossing your record on VAR with this. You are a massive advocate of it. Fair enough. Even you, given the head of referees is apologising for it ruining games virtually every week, must now be prepared to say it needs to be removed and fully overhauled before reintroduction. Or do we keep letting it ruin games?
 
BerkshireBlue said:
because in Rodri's case the ball hit his arm above the t-shirt line, which was the rule at the time, the rule was then changed to shoulder. Brighton's two goals were correctly ruled out, no arguments there, but they should have had at least one penalty and most likely another one as well. This is the controversial thing about the game as the first one was a nailed on penalty that VAR should be giving in it's sleep.
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Shoulder?

HANDLING THE BALL

"For the purposes of determining handball offences, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit."

(Or top of the armpit if you're doing a bicycle kick? It's a nonsense definition - how far down is "the bottom of the armpit" compared to just "the armpit"?)

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Anyway...

www.thetimes.co.uk

Aleksander Ceferin: We must change incomprehensible handball law

Uefa is to set up a special group in a bid to end the confusing rules around handball, its president Aleksander Ceferin has revealed.Ceferin, due to be re-elect
www.thetimes.co.uk www.thetimes.co.uk
 
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