Standard of Refereeing

[paul_e]

I disagree on the Tielemans one, I think that's an awful decision, he's not shirt pulling or holding an arm or something, he's got an arm wrapped around him, there's no interpretation of the laws that make that ok. It was a clear penalty for me and could easily have been a 2nd booking for Johnson as well.

[London Villan]

I’d love to know why it wasn’t a foul?

[Nev]

Each decision was subjective but the approach was the issue for me.

Each one was checked and summarily dismissed in a matter of seconds as if clear cut and the game restarted. Compare that with multi angle replays and endless pouring over of the decision in other games Now, I don't want to see that every game but where or what are the parameters? The lines weren't used in the Woolwich offside last week, it was tight but why not? We barely saw a replay to make our own judgement.

I'll come back to my point about the game last week, the officials apply the rules with a subconscious bias and to avoid intense scrutiny. Or in the case of last night, it's only Palace v Villa, who cares?

[garyellis]

We have the best competition in the world, no other leagues come close.
It’s time to ensure the officials are of the necessary standard.
The current PGMOL set up is certainly nowhere near.

[Exeter 77]

The penalty decision, which was given, in the Newcastle v Leeds game looked very similar to one in our game which wasn't. Consistency from game to game is appalling.

[dcdavecollett]

You can wave play on/advantage, by all means; it doesn't mean you can't go back and book a thuggish tackle by Hughes, who would then rightly be 'on watch' for the rest of the game