Ref Watch

[BlueFurn]

Dean must be ill or plain stupid to have voluntarily made that admission. It demonstrates clearly what a lot of fans think. VAR is an influence on the game managed by people who have an agenda.
Circumstances should not affect what happens next. Each incident is the whole of the issue. What goes before has gone and shouldn’t be part of the consideration.

 

[TonyM]

I think it is English culture.

I am saddened to say that but it seems to me that in England certain things are accepted as just being what they are (this is probably true in every culture for one thing or another admittedly).

In England the press have been allowed to lie blattently in the back pages - just accepted. Brexit lies - just accepted. Blatent corruption in sport - just accepted.

If anyone cared there would be protests of some sort but even the victims just accept it.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Should Dean keep his new job on Sky bearing in mind that his mates are still reffing and on VAR?. Will his opinions be biased.

Of course they will.

Propaganda arm for PiGMOL

"Mike can you explain why Dias was red carded for dissent but Bruno wasn't. Despite our cameras catching what he said, along with the elbow into Craig Pawson's ribs."

"Well Dave...Bruno is the captain of Manchester United. He's allowed to challenge the referees decisions. Dias should have raised his concerns with his team captain to speak to the referee..."

 

[TinFoilHat]

Dean must be ill or plain stupid to have voluntarily made that admission. It demonstrates clearly what a lot of fans think. VAR is an influence on the game managed by people who have an agenda.
Circumstances should not affect what happens next. Each incident is the whole of the issue. What goes before has gone and shouldn’t be part of the consideration.

Mike Dean loves the lime light. I'm convinced some of his decisions have been made so he spends enough time on camera for him to knock one out when he gets home.

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

Dean must be ill or plain stupid to have voluntarily made that admission. It demonstrates clearly what a lot of fans think. VAR is an influence on the game managed by people who have an agenda.
Circumstances should not affect what happens next. Each incident is the whole of the issue. What goes before has gone and shouldn’t be part of the consideration.

Maybe he didn’t just decide to leave and was getting pushed slightly by Poll to blokes with massive egos and now he’s trying to stir up a bit of trouble for him

 

[Stephen230]

Maybe he didn’t just decide to leave and was getting pushed slightly by Poll to blokes with massive egos and now he’s trying to stir up a bit of trouble for him

I don’t think it’s really up for debate that he was effectively sacked by Webb after high profile errors as a VAR. The one in question here being one of them.

 

[Bandofblues]

Calling @Dodge. Surely now is the perfect time to release that audio of the Rashford offside incident? No?

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Can’t quite put my finger on why but the media aren’t giving this revelation much airtime or column inches.

Don’t kill the golden goose

 

[freshie]

I don’t think Dean is saying he didn’t want to show his mate up as having made a mistake.

He’s saying he’d had a difficult game and thought instigating a review would bring him even more hassle. Which it probably would.

It doesn’t make it ok. Far from it. And was almost certainly one of the major reasons why Webb effectively sacked him from being a VAR.

I’ve never really bought this idea that they won’t show up a mate’s mistake. Because ignoring a blatant mistake and not instigating a review is highlighting the mistake even more. It’s doing him no favours.

If the VAR had told the referee to re-consider at Old Trafford the other week for example. He would have checked the monitor, given the penalty and everyone would be saying, great, that’s exactly what VAR is for.

It’s getting a mate out of jail, not throwing him under the bus.

You’ve had a mare here. Everything you’ve written is the complete opposite of the reality

 

[freshie]

PIGMOB are a shambles and not fit for purpose