I see Tierney has been suspended from reffing this weekend. I assume this is down to the blunder he made over a single issue at the City Ground.Meanwhile, Oliver is presumably free to resume his job after the serial shit-show that was his performance last Saturday evening.
Referee’s being “stood down” for a weekend due to a bad performance is just counterproductive.
Quote from: PaulWinch again on March 05, 2024, 01:28:17 AMReferee’s being “stood down” for a weekend due to a bad performance is just counterproductive. That's done to protect the officials and nothing else, having a week off doesn't improve their skill set but takes the heat out of a situation.Another awful by product of VAR is the sudden expectation that things would improve when anyone could see it would only pile more pressure on Refs when subjective decisions come up. The ref made a mistake on Saturday but when St Jurgen is stood on the touchline, venerated at every turn, anyone would be nervous about making decisions wouldn't they? ****** like Klopp and Arteta, Wenger and Colin Wanker back in the day are bullies and get away with it all the time, with the full backing of the media amplifying their comments.
"If you weren't a referee, I would punch your f***ing head in."
Quote from: PaulWinch again on March 05, 2024, 01:28:17 AMReferee’s being “stood down” for a weekend due to a bad performance is just counterproductive. And he hasn't even been stood down completely, he's been put on VAR duty. It's just a waste of time.
Someone like Dave Shelley will probably know more but it has always felt to me the refs that make it to the top levels are the ones that do what they are told and don't use any intelligence to interpret what they see.