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The correct terminology is "small club", according to the head of the Premier League, Richard Masters.
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The correct terminology is "small club", according to the head of the Premier League, Richard Masters.
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First Team Squad
I heard yesterday that the pgmol had accepted an error had been made but I can’t find any evidence of it?
Well you answered my tongue in cheek question
Eddie Yates
Steve Chettle
Oh, it was tongue in cheek was it
It was because Nidk de Marco brought a friend-of-a-friend to the hearing. Just to stand there and wave at them, you know.
It was Giant from Gladiators.
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
I constantly fascinated by trying to think up the different ways the refs can cock it up and stop us getting points.
Every game, it seems, at the moment, they find ways to muzzle the laws of the game so we are left open-mouthed at the sheer brilliance of their interpretation of those laws.
Every game, it seems, at the moment, they find ways to muzzle the laws of the game so we are left open-mouthed at the sheer brilliance of their interpretation of those laws.
donny
Grenville Morris
I was talking to a former work colleague the other day, who is involved in refereeing at a local level. He seems to be of the opinion that there is high level corruption within the PGMOL, as, the sheer number of 'mistakes' that are occurring is bordering on negligent, and that Howard Webb isn't aware of it. He didn't say who he thought was involved, but, he said it would have to be someone within the PL management structure, so they can create a 'narrative story'..
It’s funny, yesterday I went to watch my local side against 1. FC Union Berlin, and the match was officiated by Robert Schröder, who at 38, is one of the younger officials in the Bundesliga, but he just got on with his job, and you didn’t really notice him.
He let the game flow, not an easy task against a Union side out to spoil, and the one controversial event in the match - a straight-red card to Union‘s Andras Schäfer for a ridiculous studs-up challenge - was absolutely correct (VAR, manned yesterday by the currently-injured Dr. Felix Brych, who is one of Germany‘s top officials, agreed).
And the guys officiating in the Bundesliga are amateurs.
I can’t get my head around how the full-time, professional officials in the Premier League are so consistently rubbish. Something doesn’t ring right.
He let the game flow, not an easy task against a Union side out to spoil, and the one controversial event in the match - a straight-red card to Union‘s Andras Schäfer for a ridiculous studs-up challenge - was absolutely correct (VAR, manned yesterday by the currently-injured Dr. Felix Brych, who is one of Germany‘s top officials, agreed).
And the guys officiating in the Bundesliga are amateurs.
I can’t get my head around how the full-time, professional officials in the Premier League are so consistently rubbish. Something doesn’t ring right.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Because they work for an organisation who's KPI is ensuring top six hegemony.
donny
Grenville Morris
Its why I love watching the Bundesliga. The standard of officiating is a level above what we see in the Premier League, and, the level of respect there is for the decision making is on another level. Watched the Koln - Leverkusen match last Sunday, and there was an early red card where VAR intervened, and the way the players stood and allowed the ref to explain his decision (which, at an early part of a local derby, could be influential) was something to behold.
People go on about the standard of the game in England, but, the standards other nations hold their players to is far better than anything we can put out over here.
Yeah, I watched that game on the telly. And afterwards - as is customary here - the Referee was interviewed and explained why he made the decision he did (and he was absolutely correct)
Statto
Free Kick Specialist
There's a certain irony that the best PL official is the only one who didn't come through as a referee in England, but on the other side of the world.
Red Ray's Redlist
Viv Anderson
This is so true. The cult of former players excusing the diving and play acting that proliferate as being clever, or professional, and at the same time blaming referee's for falling for it, is a huge part of the problem. They shouldn't be given the platform to excuse their own past poor behaviour.
Today I saw Clinton Morrison on one hand slate Bobby Madeley for sending off the Norwich lad, and on the other hand says Jonny Howson was right to exaggerate the incident.
We're being screwed over by refs without a doubt but that doesn't change the fact that players make it much more difficult for the officials, and supposed experts then excuse their behaviour.
donny
Grenville Morris
I love watching matches from other countries, the fact I can go on Youtube most Friday nights and get a free Bundesliga match to watch is a great thing, and, watching games as a neutral (admittedly, I do like Dortmund, mainly due to the old fluorescent yellow kits), gives an entirely different view on things.
Even the likes of Italian and French football, which is oft derided over here, holds everyone to a different level.
The best treatment of a ref I've seen in recent times, was the Spanish ref in his last match, who was given a guard of honour off the pitch at full time, and a standing ovation from the crowd. You would never get that over here.
Rubics
Bin VAR!
When refs are signing autographs coming out for the second half of a prem match, it gives you an idea of what they think their role is. Can’t believe I’ve just witnessed that!
Rubics
Bin VAR!
Also add that I don’t know who the ref and linesmen were for the bristol v Forest game— but they were all excellent without all the var nonsense.
ARedChester
First Team Squad
Wasn't sure we could class any of our Refs as being best .... of what sort of bunch.
I think Rebecca Welch could quite quickly become one of the best.
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Did anyone get to see the Bournemouth v SUFC game?
From the radio commentator, the disallowing of Solanke's goal for handball sounded like another catastrophic VAR cock-up...
From the radio commentator, the disallowing of Solanke's goal for handball sounded like another catastrophic VAR cock-up...
donny
Grenville Morris
Anthony Taylor was the ref, VAR Michael Salisbury, and AVAR Sian Massey-Ellis..
Steve B
Jack Armstrong
Only thing they’d be signing for me is a court summons
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
...but was VAR right... was it handball?
Red Ray's Redlist
Viv Anderson
Not if you add them together.
A Rob Jones added to a Paul Tierney just equals 2 egotistical biased c@*t$.