Referees’ Performances | 2024/2025

[spacecadet]

Every 50/50 went their way, all early clogging went unpunished. Absolutely awful from the Aussie, Twatwell and VAR.

 

[charlie smudgeboots]

I always try and watch whichever game has Raggy officiating. Wow this guy is inept, it's not the odd one or two errors it's every week

 

[Gordyola]

Watched the Madrid derby the ref was superb he was up with play actually look fit gave his decisions without any reaction from the players who clearly respected him and knew they couldn’t argue with him, didn’t fall for play acting as wel. Athletic score an equaliser right at the end of time added on which he disallowed, Tv showed replay and couldn’t understand his reason, camera went to the ref and within seconds he did the air square and pointed to centre spot to give a goal No drama and it took seconds Total contrast to the farcical way the PiGMOL deal with things

 

[salfordbluetrue]

The ref cheated, giving red cards or penalties has a higher threshold of accuracy, than normal fouls, within seconds he had blown and given Ederson a yellow, if he had asked VAR, they would most likely told him to go to the monitor, he would have seen his mistake.
As for VAR, PGMOL intend to break VAR, before an independent, regulator puts right their cheat card we can expect even more extraordinary incidents before the end of the season.

 

[halfcenturyup]

The ref cheated, giving red cards or penalties has a higher threshold of accuracy, than normal fouls, within seconds he had blown and given Ederson a yellow, if he had asked VAR, they would most likely told him to go to the monitor, he would have seen his mistake.
As for VAR, PGMOL intend to break VAR, before an independent, regulator puts right their cheat card we can expect even more extraordinary incidents before the end of the season.

A bit unfair, I think. The referee has to make a call before VAR looks at it. He could have called no penalty and then I don't VAR would have overturned it. But with the new "on-field decision stays" guidelines, VAR wouldn't overturn the penalty call unless it was clear there was no contact.

It is what it is.

I can't criticise the system, I want referees to be left alone as much as possible. But he fell for Gordon's performance. He could have been smarter.

 

[Eds]

The amount of niggly fouls from Newcastle he allowed as we kept possession was ridiculous. Played the advantage and allowed them to continue to leave a foot in when in reality if he had blown for a foul and then started booking players I suspect the impact of players such as Joelinton would have been limited. For the 'penalty' I actually thought he was going to book Gordon for diving. Keepers have to be allowed to challenge for the ball and in the old days the forward would have hurdled the keeper and tapped into an empty net. Now they can push the ball wide as Gordon did and basically run into an onrushing keeper and win the penalty. Had he booked Gordon would VAR have overturned the decision?

 

[thismeansfour]

I haven't seen it back, at the game it looked a nailed on pen. Even if he doesn't touch him I still am of the opinion of that. If Gordon doesn't go over then Ederson clatters him anyway? Clumsy from Ederson

 

[salfordbluetrue]

A bit unfair, I think. The referee has to make a call before VAR looks at it. He could have called no penalty and then I don't VAR would have overturned it. But with the new "on-field decision stays" guidelines, VAR wouldn't overturn the penalty call unless it was clear there was no contact.

It is what it is.

I can't criticise the system, I want referees to be left alone as much as possible. But he fell for Gordon's performance. He could have been smarter.

On our penalty the ref did nothing, VAR told him to go to the monitor, which is the case on all dubious penalties,even if ours were nailed on, we have 2 yellows for dives where there is more contact.
VAR was brought in to stop cheating, it has not been used for that, if fact it has been used for the opposite. I am all for VAR ruling being to be final and used on yellows if a ref makes a mistake it is a mistake when the regulator steps in.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

A bit unfair, I think. The referee has to make a call before VAR looks at it. He could have called no penalty and then I don't VAR would have overturned it. But with the new "on-field decision stays" guidelines, VAR wouldn't overturn the penalty call unless it was clear there was no contact.

It is what it is.

I can't criticise the system, I want referees to be left alone as much as possible. But he fell for Gordon's performance. He could have been smarter.

If they were smart VAR could be a tool for refs. “I’m not sure you know, let me take a look”. But no…..

 

[TinFoilHat]

Dermot sitting down today. Big script from Howard to remember.