Ref Watch

[Bandofblues]

Haha. If you mean me, I was a referee. My highlight was running the line at Maine Road, and meeting Francis Lee.

Genuine question. How was that allowed if you support City?
Irrespective of your personal integrity and I have no reason to doubt that you wouldn't officiate 100% honestly for both teams but surely no-one should be allowed to be put in that situation?

 

[Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim]

Who would have taken the pen?

Eddie!!

 

[crazyg]

1894 in action as we speak, if he posts the lie often enough people will believe him.

To paraphrase the late Eric Morecambe, you've got the right numbers - but not necessarily in the right order.

;-)

 

[St.Pauli support]

Obviously a PL ref can't trust his VAR colleague. In that case pitch side monitor checks must be obligatory for a ref to discuss it with the VAR.
Maybe 2 idiots do see more than 1 idiot. In-cre-dee-ble.

Andy Madley HAS to make a public statement so we can find out if he's able to do a VAR job (in obvious cases like this one). I'm still very excited to hear his version. Come on PGMOL, we're waiting!

Btw, Mr Madley will be VAR again next Monday: Wolves vs Liverpool...

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Obviously a PL ref can't trust his VAR colleague. In that case pitch side monitor checks must be obligatory for a ref to discuss it with the VAR.
Maybe 2 idiots do see more than 1 idiot. In-cre-dee-ble.

Andy Madley HAS to make a public statement so we can find out if he's able to do a VAR job (in obvious cases like this one). I'm still very excited to hear his version. Come on PGMOL, we're waiting!

Btw, Mr Madley will be VAR again next Monday: Wolves vs Liverpool...

Don't hold your breath as the last thing the PL, FA and PiGMOL want is transparency.

Losing the opportunity to "influence" results is not what they have in mind.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Surely you'll find a better overview, but I had a look at ref's stats,
only PL matches 20/21:

Ref on field........PL matches....Yellows.....Reds....Penalties

Atkinson....................22............51..........2...........2.....
Oliver.......................21............62..........1...........15....
Taylor.......................19............51..........2...........10....
Dean........................18............62..........5............6....
Marriner....................18............48..........0............7....
Tierney.....................18............70..........2............5....
Friend......................17............37..........2............4....
Moss........................17............37..........0............4....
Attwell.....................16............67..........1............5....
Kavanagh..................16............47...........0............3....
Pawson.....................15............57..........2.............6....

I know it's just this season, but at a quick look I have highlighted some numbers (in relation to matches reffed).
Atkinson is defo cautious with penalties.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Ref stats are meaningless to me nowadays. Its the VAR refs that are changing results and no one knows who they are in general) but the other night it should have been a penalty.. But for all we know that man mioght have given twenty pens to Utd and none to City. It's all turned to cloak and daggers VAR stuff imo and it needs calling out and holding to account.

IE precisly who is making the decisions in the VAR room and what do their season stats look like? Are they awarding an enormous amount to certain teams? wtf, no wonder the PL are pushing VAR so much, it gives them much more control over decision making.

Anyone got those stats for VAR refs?

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

Obviously a PL ref can't trust his VAR colleague. In that case pitch side monitor checks must be obligatory for a ref to discuss it with the VAR.
Maybe 2 idiots do see more than 1 idiot. In-cre-dee-ble.

Andy Madley HAS to make a public statement so we can find out if he's able to do a VAR job (in obvious cases like this one). I'm still very excited to hear his version. Come on PGMOL, we're waiting!

Btw, Mr Madley will be VAR again next Monday: Wolves vs Liverpool...

Sourness summed up this shitshow in one succinct sentence... they make it up as they go along

Doesn’t get more damning than that

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Obviously a PL ref can't trust his VAR colleague. In that case pitch side monitor checks must be obligatory for a ref to discuss it with the VAR.
Maybe 2 idiots do see more than 1 idiot. In-cre-dee-ble.

Andy Madley HAS to make a public statement so we can find out if he's able to do a VAR job (in obvious cases like this one). I'm still very excited to hear his version. Come on PGMOL, we're waiting!

Btw, Mr Madley will be VAR again next Monday: Wolves vs Liverpool...

He'll have a great game, no doubt looking through red mist.

 

[Paladin]

Genuine question. How was that allowed if you support City?
Irrespective of your personal integrity and I have no reason to doubt that you wouldn't officiate 100% honestly for both teams but surely no-one should be allowed to be put in that situation?

It was very low down the football chain. The game was City Youth v Walsall Youth, maybe in the early nineties. City won 2-0. Lee was chairman at the time. He came into our dressing room, introduced himself, and welcomed us to Maine Road. Nice touch.

The appointment was made by Manchester County FA. There are no club allegiance problems at that level.