No, that’s true but it’s not the main issue. The main issue is that the refs make bad decisions. It’s easy to pinpoint some and call it bias but the majority don’t fall into that category, they’re just bad.
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This is a genuine question - what happens to a referee who makes a glaring and obvious error? What happens if it happens frequently? Is there a sanction?
Which comes back to the accountability issues. If there's no process to deal with referees who are making the wrong calls, the standard will never rise.
It's like a player who has no competition for their position: will they ever really push on? People make mistakes, it's natural, but repeatedly is not acceptable.
Until there's accountability, refereeing in this country will not improve as the closed shop (the PGMOL runs by ex-referees) will maintain the status quo.
Goal disallowed because you can score with your shoulder and his shoulder was offside. The ball was played along the ground, so how could he have scored with his shoulder, what a nonsense
I know the answer but i really wonder why the Premier league teams aren't pushing for independent VAR people. These lot are way too chummy with each other. It's refs having refs backs. You need 14 votes to change something in the league, no? There really has to come a point where everyone else is sick of the whole Scab 6.
Charlie Sweet
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The farce of a delay today is in danger of ruining football. Can't be having a stunted celebration every single time the Blues score!
Oddball
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so the referees and decision makers are "just bad" and "crap"
we`ve had nailed-on easy to call decisions go against us for how long now? -
Anthony Gordon (vs C. Palace) could`ve had his career ended and Ayew only got booked. Van-Dijk today was an easy sending off call.
there`s too many to recall - i`d say that consistency from referees.
- are LFC calling Taylor "crap" today?
how come our neighbours don`t suffer from "bad" refereeing decisions?
street end
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The West Ham one was even worse, ref even looked at it on the screen, then just runs off when he’s made his decision, absolutely shocking.
everton1953
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The officials on the pitch used to be responsible. Now invisible people make decisions and are not held to account.
Scrap VAR.
Scrap VAR.
helpimonfire
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In my opinion, it was off side
Dic Van Dyke should have been sent off
Mic up the officials.
Dic Van Dyke should have been sent off
Mic up the officials.
brettangellnightporter
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They have, and have said they'd release the audio.......which they havent
No. It’s offside.
helpimonfire
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Mic them up live during games. When they talk, let everyone hear it.... Like they do in non corrupt sports
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