Ref Watch

[spacecadet]

There was the Mahrez goal against them lot last season, given offside but over-ruled by VAR. But that made it 4-1 instead of 3-1, so hardly game-changing

Stand corrected, it's the vital decisions we aren't getting is more the problem Blue.

 

[Paladin]

The problem I have is that the liner has to be 100% sure the Mitomo goal was handball and I am not sure how he can from 35 yards away. Even looking in slow motion I am not sure either way. I suspect in real time liner thought it was handball and if he was wrong VAR would bail him out. Question to be asked though is if the goal had been awarded would VAR have overturned it. The other disallowed goal I am struggling to see where it hit his arm as in my mind it has hit his hip. As for the two penalties not being awarded that was a joke. Would like to hear the conversations that took place between VAR and ref. The system if used correctly is an addition to the game but the people responsible plus how it is used is all wrong.

Darren Cann was the linesman. He's the one who flagged Rashford offside against us, and then said something to put a smile on the face of Fernandez. He is very experienced, and I think he is taking that too far by in effect usurping the referee. He is usually teamed with Attwell. Attwell has demonstrated his gross incompetence loads of times this season. Both of them need binning off IMO.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Darren Cann was the linesman. He's the one who flagged Rashford offside against us, and then said something to put a smile on the face of Fernandez. He is very experienced, and I think he is taking that too far by in effect usurping the referee. He is usually teamed with Attwell. Attwell has demonstrated his gross incompetence loads of times this season. Both of them need binning off IMO.

Cann is also a Palace fan.

 

[pudge]

Cann is also a Palace fan.

Also was on Pointless

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Nothing wrong with VAR. Just the cretins that operate it. It’s an interesting debate around corruption vs incompetence. I do tend towards it’s both as POGMOL seem resistant to implement improvements like miking up the refs and being transparent about the dialogue with the VAR official. There is no way it will be withdrawn, we can only hope that someone sees the light and demands the changes that will drive improvements.

The technology itself has an unacceptable margin of error where offside decisions are concerned which is blindly ignored, so I'm not sure you can say there is 'nothing wrong' with VAR.

 

[Akira]

It's amazing how a ref like Stuart Atwell, who makes mistakes after mistakes, is still allowed to stay in a league as prestigious as the English Premier League.

Remember the obvious penalty on Sterling against Chelsea years ago that was not given? Yeah, that was Stuart Atwell on VAR, incapable of doing his job even with monitors and replays inches from his face.

 

[manimanc]

Arsenal blunder ref on shortlist for Qatar World Cup

Stuart Attwell has been involved in some of the most controversial decisions this season and his reward is to be one of three officials from the Premier League to be considered for World Cup action in Qatar.

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Why Was Referee Stuart Attwell Brought Back Into The EPL After Many Controversies In His Career?

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Attwell should be 'sacked' for missing 'worst tackle in years' by Man Utd player - Crooks

Garth Crooks has called for Stuart Attwell to be sacked after he failed to send off Marcel Sabitzer for "the worst tackle I have seen in years".

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Referee Stuart Attwell Charged with Yet Another Foul-Up

Uriah Rennie used to be the worst referee in English football. No longer. That dishonor is now all Stuart Attwell’s, and once again the young referee (just 26), who was fast-tracked by ...

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Take your pick, the list is endless.

The guy is a fraud.

 

[Saddleworth2]

It hasn't affected the clowns one iota. They were incompetent/corrupt before var and continue to be so with it. Therefore you may as well get rid as it simply hides how shite they are.

You have to hope that at some point the endless apologies will transform into some kind of action. Either that or there will be a breadth of noise that makes them change. No VAR they can do as they please. VAR makes the errors far more obvious and statistically rarer according to the few studies that have been carried out.

 

[Saddleworth2]

The technology itself has an unacceptable margin of error where offside decisions are concerned which is blindly ignored, so I'm not sure you can say there is 'nothing wrong' with VAR.

Still more accurate than the yards margin of error some Lino’s use to give mate.

 

[Saddleworth2]

But thats what they are doing now. Theres no difference.

See my response to bluemist mate.
at the end of the day the clubs who make up the PL committee have the power to do something about Var. Mike up the refs and Var officials and let their dialogue be broadcast. Make sure that every PL ground has consistent implementation of Var. Implement some form of accountability on POGMOL for ‘error’.