Standard of Refereeing

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The PMGOL are accountable to nobody, they'll always defend their own and there's far too many bad refs out there stealing a living, the worst with FIFA badges, though yesterdays was as bad as they come. It's reached the stage where I no longer have any confidence in the referee and the PMGOL.

A thought crossed my mind last night on how to resolve the piss take that is the PMGOL, bring in Pierluigi Collina to run it and get the house in order. If people think they're doing their best and it is what it is, stop complaining, we'll never resolve the poor state of referees in the country.

[Exeter 77]

I have long said OGMOL should be disbanded and overseas referees brought in until a new association can be established with a completely new set of officials.

[lovejoy]

I wouldn’t worry too much about changing for overseas refs. You should see the penalty Inter just got vs Napoli.

[Flamingo Lane]

I wouldn’t worry too much about changing for overseas refs. You should see the penalty Inter just got vs Napoli.

The referee had a great view of the penalty incident in real time, and gave no penalty. The penalty was effectively imposed by VAR. Up until that point, for 70 mins or so, the game had been refereed very well.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I have long said OGMOL should be disbanded and overseas referees brought in until a new association can be established with a completely new set of officials.

It's a limited company and completely self serving starting at the top. If we can't cancel the PL contract, though I understand referees are all self employed or at least that's what OGMOL told HMRC, at least get the bloody thing to work.

[Stu]

PL’s Key Match Incidents Panel have told Villa that Andre and Merino should have been given second yellow cards in the Wolves and Arsenal (a) matches respectively.

[Toronto Villa]

Fat lot of good it does for us now. All while the national football media waxed lyrical about Arsenal’s win, it might have been different if we played the rest of the way against 10 men. Those are massive decisions that a ref, his assistants and VAR have to get right. And this one wasn’t even close.

[jwarry]

Fat lot of good it does for us now. All while the national football media waxed lyrical about Arsenal’s win, it might have been different if we played the rest of the way against 10 men. Those are massive decisions that a ref, his assistants and VAR have to get right. And this one wasn’t even close.

So @Bosey1982 you let the cat out of the bag there with your copying and pasting  😂

[Villa in Denmark]

Fat lot of good it does for us now. All while the national football media waxed lyrical about Arsenal’s win, it might have been different if we played the rest of the way against 10 men. Those are massive decisions that a ref, his assistants and VAR have to get right. And this one wasn’t even close.

VAR couldn't intervene for a second yellow could it, only direct reds?

[Brend'Watkins]

Like I said elsewhere, it took him 85 mins to book Palinha but books Garcia two minutes after he came on. Fucking laughable really.

Same with Forest and Bogarde last week.

I get the feeling we've had enough, both the players and management, and the gloves are coming off.

Yep.  About time too. 

If they are not going to do their jobs properly then we have little choice but to do what needs to be done to protect ourselves.

It was very clear that on Sunday that the Tottenham instruction was to leave a little bit on our players with tackles as there’d be no punishment with VAR not utilised. That the ref, I can’t remember his name and I no wish to know it either chose to let things go for the benefit of making it a full blooded cup tie is a dereliction of his duty. Do your fucking job when it’s clear what’s happening on the pitch. To then start waving cards at Villa players for tackles but no way bookable in comparison to what went before is laughable. Surely he knew that Palinha is a dirty player if most fans clearly know he is?

[Toronto Villa]

Fat lot of good it does for us now. All while the national football media waxed lyrical about Arsenal’s win, it might have been different if we played the rest of the way against 10 men. Those are massive decisions that a ref, his assistants and VAR have to get right. And this one wasn’t even close.

So @Bosey1982 you let the cat out of the bag there with your copying and pasting  😂

Haha I’m busted 

[The Edge]

A blind man on a galloping horse could see the Merino one. It doesn't mention the two blatant bookings that Saka got away with either. I don't remember the Andre one. Another startling statistic was that of all the decisions that the panel say were wrong FORTY per cent were against us. Yes that's right FORTY per cent.

[lovejoy]

That’s not true is it?
13 errors 0 involving us
5 missed yellows 2 involving us
15 other errors, 1 in our favour.
So 3 of 33, 9%.
I’d say that’s par.

[The Edge]

That’s not true is it?
13 errors 0 involving us
5 missed yellows 2 involving us
15 other errors, 1 in our favour.
So 3 of 33, 9%.
I’d say that’s par.

Ok I've re-read the article. It actually focuses specifically on incidents where a player should of recieved a second yellow but didn't. They highlighted five incidents so far this season. Two out of five involved Aston Villa. Merino and Andre who they said both escaped the second yellow.