Ref Watch

[charlie smudgeboots]

Whe Scudamore accidentally said the quiet part out loud and mentioned his 'strategic plan', and also his comments on 'a strong M@#£ster U":ted' being 'good for the brand' I absolutely knew that the PL had corrup intentions.

 

[charlie smudgeboots]

Webb was allowed to hand pick the decisions and apart from the absolute obvious left us learning the square root of fuck all. Instead telling us its all subjective, despite the fact the chosen ones discuss the game from start to finish.

It doesn't deflect from the bias we have all seen for many years. In fact the Brentford penalty showed clearly its corrupt or they are hopeless, either way its massively wrong.

Webb basically told us some unpalatable decisions will be made in the future but hey ho that's life!

It remains extremely 'murky' imho

 

[TinFoilHat]

Good eye for the one with Ben white holding the goalies hand.

White was rehearsing for his special guest appearance on Danni Minouges new reality show on the BBC

 

[TinFoilHat]

No one thought that giving to job to someone who used to work for SYP might not be a good idea?

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Howrd's been on all the right media training - put him out there - someone susceptible will buy into it.
The "acceptable face of corruption approach" imo.

 

[fierydan]

I thought it was great and has increased my trust in them somewhat.

That should be a weekly one hour programme. Make the referees accountable for their decisions but, more importantly, gain greater trust between the fans and the referees.

I personally do not think the refs are corrupt. I just think they are doing an incredibly hard job, not well enough.

But even then, if they just showed us how they came to decisions, even if they’re wrong, I’d trust them so much more. I would totally accept wrong decisions if they were honest and made accountable.

Get that on Sky every week as a programme!

Agree but with the proviso that every game should be mentioned briefly,even if there are no contentious events.At the moment Gallagher does his spot on Ref Watch and they just ignore games where they can't dream up an explanation.

 

[RobinHood]

If we are following FIFA VAR guidelines (e.g. audio not transmitted live), how come we don't get the offside VAR graphic used in the Champs League, but instead, get the schoolboy-drawn lines? Surely we should all benefit from the 'better' (IMO) system.

 

[Stephen230]

If we are following FIFA VAR guidelines (e.g. audio not transmitted live), how come we don't get the offside VAR graphic used in the Champs League, but instead, get the schoolboy-drawn lines? Surely we should all benefit from the 'better' (IMO) system.

Because in UEFA competitions they use the semi automated system that doesn’t require lines to be physically drawn.

There was an assumption earlier on in the season that the Premier League would be announcing they would be switching to that system for 23/24. But none as been forthcoming yet so who knows?

 

[hertsblue]

Be the usual playing 12 v Chelsea as we have Oliver so expect bookings, free kicks etc to go one way ( not for us) yet see Rags have their mate Attwell again v Chelsea

 

[FantasyIreland]

Be the usual playing 12 v Chelsea as we have Oliver so expect bookings, free kicks etc to go one way ( not for us) yet see Rags have their mate Attwell again v Chelsea

Oliver is just about the worst out there,his ability to infuriate is next level.