Standard of Refereeing

[stevo_st]

Thing I find frustrating is all the stats they give on whether VAR made the correct decision is all bollocks and massively skews the figures they use to assess how well it’s doing.

Two BIG potentially match defining moments that won’t go down as errors on their reporting.

[baddowvillans]

It doesn't matter who replaces Dermot Gallagher they would never come out and openly admit the referee/VAR was wrong.  It's a closed shop and they circle the wagons.  Dermot Gallagher is a nice bloke  btw.

I agree with you that Dermot is a nice guy but how the hell does a professional referee - albeit a former referee - and not see the clear holding and pull back?  It's incredulous that he questions - is it enough?  Of course it fucking is!

[dave shelley]

It doesn't matter who replaces Dermot Gallagher they would never come out and openly admit the referee/VAR was wrong.  It's a closed shop and they circle the wagons.  Dermot Gallagher is a nice bloke  btw.

I agree with you that Dermot is a nice guy but how the hell does a professional referee - albeit a former referee - and not see the clear holding and pull back?  It's incredulous that he questions - is it enough?  Of course it fucking is!

He does see it, it's just as I alluded to, he isn't going to rock the boat.  I think it's possible that I imagined it but felt it was tongue in cheek and he was having trouble keeping a straight face.

[Footy-Vill]

Ref Watch:

INCIDENT: In Aston Villa's win over Brentford, Thomas Frank felt his side should have had at least one penalty.

The first on Kevin Schade he was most convinced about, with Matty Cash and Axel Disasi involved.

There was then another challenge from Disasi on Schade later in the game, which also went unpunished.

Dermot Gallagher says: Because Cash heads the ball [for the first incident], the referee gives a corner. He says he's cleared the ball.
When the second Villa player comes in, he thinks he's slipped into him, and Cash clearly heads the ball out for a corner. He does that before the collision [from Disasi].

"Disasi is lucky [for the second foul] because it's really clumsy.

"Once the forward gets in front, he's very clever. He's gotten across the defender and has the ascendancy. The defender has to back off."

[Footy-Vill]

Ref for Aston Villa vs Club Brugge Daniel Siebert from Germany
15 Yellow Cards in 4 Champions League matches this season.

[aj2k77]

Dermot Gallagher is fucking mental. The over analysed free kick Diving Rat Face scored against Arsenal where the wall was 11.2 yards (who cares), he backed the ref by saying something like '' to be fair the rules only say the wall has to be a minimum 10 yards, it can be any distance the ref wants''. What a load of shit.

[cdbearsfan]

Dermot Gallagher would defend Adolf Hitler if he found out he'd ever been linesman at a Bavarian League Division Three match.

[martin o`who??]

All i know is i'll be surprised if there is even one paying spectator who thinks VAR has improved the game as a spectacle. Referees have been completely undermined by it. At one time we moaned about a decision and then moved on - now the fall-out rumbles on for weeks.

[taylorsworkrate]

Dermot Gallagher is fucking mental. The over analysed free kick Diving Rat Face scored against Arsenal where the wall was 11.2 yards (who cares), he backed the ref by saying something like '' to be fair the rules only say the wall has to be a minimum 10 yards, it can be any distance the ref wants''. What a load of shit.

Way too much has been made of the wall being slightly too far back in my opinion.

[astonvilla82]

Ref Watch:

INCIDENT: In Aston Villa's win over Brentford, Thomas Frank felt his side should have had at least one penalty.

The first on Kevin Schade he was most convinced about, with Matty Cash and Axel Disasi involved.

There was then another challenge from Disasi on Schade later in the game, which also went unpunished.

Dermot Gallagher says: Because Cash heads the ball [for the first incident], the referee gives a corner. He says he's cleared the ball.
When the second Villa player comes in, he thinks he's slipped into him, and Cash clearly heads the ball out for a corner. He does that before the collision [from Disasi].

"Disasi is lucky [for the second foul] because it's really clumsy.

"Once the forward gets in front, he's very clever. He's gotten across the defender and has the ascendancy. The defender has to back off."

So the twat still won't drop his mate in it

[Somniloquism]

Whilst I agree he will defend refs decisions, isn't he stating the ref got the second one wrong? And Cash saved the first one from being one.

[Footy-Vill]

Official for Preston:
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
VAR: Tim Robinson

[Footy-Vill]

In Spain Liga F plans to introduce Football Video Support (FVS) starting next season. FVS allows the head coach to make the referee review major decisions(goals, offsides, penalties, mistaken identity). Teams are allowed 2 wrong challenges per match.

[Brazilian Villain]

In Spain Liga F plans to introduce Football Video Support (FVS) starting next season. FVS allows the head coach to make the referee review major decisions(goals, offsides, penalties, mistaken identity). Teams are allowed 2 wrong challenges per match.

Sounds similar to the system in American Football, except that Real Madrid are allowed 5 wrong challenges per match.