Referees/Officials 2017/18 performances

[rugbyblue]

Who is tonight’s fair and impartial referree?

Lee Mason

 

[BringBackSwales]

Lee Mason

Seriously? Only altrincham anthony is worse. Shit

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

No they don't. They can't even review it unless the penalty is converted. It's a shit rule.

You’re not right there as scoring the penalty is neither here nor there. The charge is deceiving a match official and then being given a penalty and/or an opponent being given a red card.
They’ve reviewed it and decided that there isn’t enough evidence to conclude he dived. The implication from that is, that even with VAR, the penalty would have stood!

 

[ChicagoBlue]

You’re not right there as scoring the penalty is neither here nor there. The charge is deceiving a match official and then being given a penalty and/or an opponent being given a red card.
They’ve reviewed it and decided that there isn’t enough evidence to conclude he dived. The implication from that is, that even with VAR, the penalty would have stood!

That is an incorrect implication, IMHO. VAR and the current anonymous 3 person panel are vastly different things.

 

[Leveblue]

Just noticed this, apologies if posted previously.



Just refreshing to see a decent referee for a change ;)

 

[MillionMilesAway]

That is an incorrect implication, IMHO. VAR and the current anonymous 3 person panel are vastly different things.

Correct. VAR overturning it is an awkward one - difficult to know how often it can overturn it, and probably requires a ref with a spine.

The diving panel only have limited use, but aren't quite anonymous. The list they are drawn from was published at the start of the season, and I think social media numptiness all but requires the selected three to be unnamed.

 

[SWP's back]

You’re not right there as scoring the penalty is neither here nor there. The charge is deceiving a match official and then being given a penalty and/or an opponent being given a red card.
They’ve reviewed it and decided that there isn’t enough evidence to conclude he dived. The implication from that is, that even with VAR, the penalty would have stood!

Ah cheers.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Which is standard for the rule-making machine that is the FArce! Everything they do appears to be shit! They haven't the faintest idea of what 'justice' is about! They can no more be even-handed nor fair-minded than they can kick Wembley into Bromley! I am beginning to think that they deliberately put together a package that clearly displays a total lack of fairness!

I have thought this to be the case for years. The introduction of VAR will make no difference either as it's operation will be wrapped in corrupt practices.

 

[BlueAnorak]

You’re not right there as scoring the penalty is neither here nor there. The charge is deceiving a match official and then being given a penalty and/or an opponent being given a red card.
They’ve reviewed it and decided that there isn’t enough evidence to conclude he dived. The implication from that is, that even with VAR, the penalty would have stood!

Kind of depends what the VAR feferal system question is. I.e. "Was that a penalty?" (no) or "Is their any reason to reverse the decision on the field?" (probably no).
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[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Kind of depends what the VAR feferal system question is. I.e. "Was that a penalty?" (no) or "Is their any reason to reverse the decision on the field?" (probably no).

I rather suspect the latter so it would still be a penalty! You’d hope that Kane, Alle and Puncheon would have seen red under VAR but who knows?