State of the refs in this country

[Roger]

Marriner needs to be put down to League One after this. That was undescribably bad.

He needs to be out down!

 

[Adam-Utd]

Marriner is consistently the worst ref in the league

 

[Charles Miller]

Its not only in this game. Did you see the "penalty" that gave their 1 x 0 victory against West Ham?

 

[Untd55]

Honestly, I do not see why they have not got something that automatically detects offsides by now. I cannot believe that it is impossible to do with the technology that exists.

I don't think that VAR should even be needed for that.

 

[Hephaestus]

That isnt a good reason why it isnt used in all FA Cup games. Its fecking stupid.

Wasn't saying it was a good reason, just saying it was the FA's reason.

 

[FlawlessThaw]

Biggest argument for VAR is the refs themselves

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Honestly, I do not see why they have not got something that automatically detects offsides by now. I cannot believe that it is impossible to do with the technology that exists.

I don't think that VAR should even be needed for that.

My point exactly. No excuse for it. The FA are arrogant and pathetic. I think they saw City winning easily and decided that VAR would not be needed

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Its not only in this game. Did you see the "penalty" that gave their 1 x 0 victory against West Ham?

I saw a player fall over. Didn't see a penalty

 

[montpelier]

Apparently it's too expensive for non-PL clubs.

Is it? Not totally unreasonable then, on paper.

And I don't have a very strong opinion really, but it isn't solving the having it/not having it, inconsistency much.

I'd downgrade 'corrupt' to 'asking for problems to occur' I think.

 

[freeurmind]

Mike Dean was awful in the Newcastle game earlier too.

 

[Camilo]

I honestly don't give a shit about how good or bad the referees are, it's all part of the game. Our team of professionals have been paid tens of millions to play shite football for years now, don't see why people think referees should be any better.

Also, bin all the VAR rubbish and get on with it. It's a fecking game.

 

[Samid]

Shambles.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

PL desperately need VAR next season. To many teams get robbed.

 

[Member 90887]

It's really a disgrace isn't it!

 

[redmanc]

Simply abysmal.

 

[Zlatan 7]

Disgusting officials in this cardiff match

 

[VeevaVee]

This is potentially huge as well

 

[11101]

And for those who say the decisions even out... that's 3 points that could influence the top 4 and 3 points missed that could well relegate Cardiff.

 

[Mister_Stubbs]

So, how does this even itself out? Never understood that argument.

 

[Aloysius's Back 3]

Football matches lasting 120 mins instead of 90 due to VAR is a blessing. More football at the end of the day and less time spent with the kids and wife.

VAR helps nearly every team that needs it.

 

[Beachryan]

About 9/10 marginal decisions that refs get berated for I think are ridiculous given the pace of the game, how big a pitch is and so forth.

But that Chelsea offside goal is an absolute shambles from the linesman. For all the talk of how tough a job it is, that took place from a corner! He was standing in the perfect position.

I know strikers miss sitters, but that's who we're paying to watch.

 

[breakout67]

So, how does this even itself out? Never understood that argument.

It doesn't, that's just a cliche fans use to bury their heads in the sand. Big teams consistently get favourable treatment from referees, and in big games the home crowd plays a big factor in decisions.

 

[mancan92]

The premier league has the worst standard of reffing in any of the top leagues. We desperately need VAR

 

[Adisa]

Quite possible that game gets Cardiff relegated. The way they are unaccountable is a disgrace.

 

[MackRobinson]

I honestly don't give a shit about how good or bad the referees are, it's all part of the game. Our team of professionals have been paid tens of millions to play shite football for years now, don't see why people think referees should be any better.

Also, bin all the VAR rubbish and get on with it. It's a fecking game.

Tell that to the people who all make a living from this "game"

 

[kouroux]

Still makes no sense as to why VAR wasn't implemented in the richest league in the world already

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Terrible decision.... and the worst thing that happens is the officials get 'punished' by being given a week off or dumped on t Championship.

Roll on VAR.

 

[Red Stone]

That has to be the worst call made by a linesman so far this season, even without accounting for the fact that it could play a huge part in both relegating Cardiff and giving Chelsea CL qualification over us, Arse or Spurs.

That's two teams potentially missing out on millions upon millions of pounds because of one call by a typically inept ref. Fecking hell.

 

[Kostov]

Disgraceful performance by this twats. How can you not see that offside? I understand that sometimes it's difficult for them, but this was not one of those situations. Abysmal incompetence and they should be held accountable.

 

[awop]

Still makes no sense as to why VAR wasn't implemented in the richest league in the world already

Because emotions and stuff.

 

[Ian Reus]

Clubs which get run like a business should be able to sue the ref association for loss of earnings.

 

[Judas]

Don't think its ever been worse than it currently is. It feels like they're purposefully being bad so people welcome in VAR.

 

[Mb194dc]

Said it earlier in the thread. Referee's are awful in England. Not complaining though today. The real question is if they'll even be able to use VAR properly.

 

[settembrini]

Said it before and I'll say it again, watching games without var now is rubbish. It's the best thing to happen to football in my lifetime and the people that grow up watching football with it will forever laugh at the idea that we spent literally decades putting up with unnecessary blunders from officials because old men were scared of change.

 

[kouroux]

Said it earlier in the thread. Referee's are awful in England. Not complaining though today. The real question is if they'll even be able to use VAR properly.

You can be sure they won't. Technology doesn't cure incompetence

 

[horsechoker]

Said it earlier in the thread. Referee's are awful in England. Not complaining though today. The real question is if they'll even be able to use VAR properly.

The proof was there when no English refs were taken to the World Cup. Other than VAR, not sure what else can be done to improve the standards. If there's a country that excels in refereeing we could look at what they do and copy.

 

[Reddy Rederson]

Corruption. Theres no other way to explain that poor a decision. And i can help but laugh at the sky presenter desperately trying to justify it.

 

[Berbaclass]

Corruption. Theres no other way to explain that poor a decision. And i can help but laugh at the sky presenter desperately trying to justify it.

Well Willian was stood directly in front of him.

 

[JB08]

Yet people still don't want VAR?

 

[Shane88]

Clubs which get run like a business should be able to sue the ref association for loss of earnings.

After watching the Sunderland Netflix documentary you see how many people are let go from jobs too due to relegation. Imagine worrying about the dole because of shit refs?