Hilarious that they've only just realised that knocking goals off for a player being a pubic hair offside isn't really the way to go. Clever guys this lot. No doubt they'll find something this coming season to concentrate penalising out of all proportion to its effect on the game so they can justify their existence.
“Referees will look for contact and establish clear contact, then ask themselves the question: does that contact have a consequence?” Riley said. “They will then ask themselves a question: has the player used that contact to actually try and win a foul penalty? So it’s not sufficient just to say: ‘Yes, there’s contact.’ "
Quote from: Scott Nielsen on August 03, 2021, 05:35:46 AM“Referees will look for contact and establish clear contact, then ask themselves the question: does that contact have a consequence?” Riley said. “They will then ask themselves a question: has the player used that contact to actually try and win a foul penalty? So it’s not sufficient just to say: ‘Yes, there’s contact.’ "If the answer to the second question is yes, then the player should be booked.
In-game referee explanations could be introduced for 2022/23 seasonAutomated, immediate offside calls are also in development, with hopes that a system could be ready for the 2022 World CupSource Daily Telegraph:'Referees in England are open to introducing an NFL-style model of direct explanations of key decisions, potentially from as early as next year.Changes to the use of the Video Assistant Referee (Var) this coming season will include a wider margin of error for offside, so as to avoid penalising the most marginal calls, but there is also a recognition that fans want quicker and more transparent decision-making.New automated technology which could assess offside decisions almost immediately is currently being developed, and Fifa hope that it could be ready for the Qatar World Cup from November 2022.This is regarded as a game-changer inside football, with Var decision-time for a close offside potentially being reduced from more than 30 seconds to just a few seconds.There will also be an examination of whether the decision-making process between referees and the Var could be more accessible to fans. Fifa and Ifab, the body which governs the football’s global rules, have resisted making any changes this season but they do have a working group to examine potential changes.Rather than broadcasting the full live dialogue between officials, one option would be some variation on the NFL when the on-field referee can go to a monitor by the side of the pitch and provide a succinct explanation to viewers of a contentious decision once it had been made.Another variation would be to broadcast an audio clip of the relevant discussions between the referee and the Var, potentially during the next break in play or at half-time or full-time.The Premier League have displayed information on screens and also replays of controversial incidents but are mindful of how fans, especially inside stadiums, can be left unsure of how decisions have been made or even what the Var is examining. Leagues must operate within the boundaries of Ifab’s rules but the Professional Game Match Officials' Limited (PGMOL) - the body which oversees professional refereeing - is open to going much further in broadcasting in-game explanations from their officials.