Standard of Refereeing

[Somniloquism]

Chris Foy defending refs shock. Quite ironic I have an advert for an eye check within the article as well.

[Goldenballs]

https://x.com/i/status/2028176857791672725

Here's another view, if you want to get even more pissed off. Ludicrous.

[LeonW]

Many of us having been calling out these consistent inconsistencies for months. These aren’t just occasional instances; it’s almost every single week; shocking decisions made against non fancied media teams Vs shocking decisions made in favour of fancied media teams. There’s not even the opportunity to start to forget about it because they happen every match week.

[Mister E]

Fucking pathetic.

That is beyond parody - holy fucking moly.

[Mister E]

https://x.com/i/status/2028176857791672725

Here's another view, if you want to get even more pissed off. Ludicrous.

Okay, so Lacroix shouldn't have a hand anywhere near Cunha, but that is - as it looked first time on Sunday - a clear dive, for which a yellow card should have been given and a free kick to CP. End of.

[Drummond]

Webb should be at Stockley Park for every game, supervising every decision, until they start sorting it out.

[Somniloquism]

Fucking pathetic.

That is beyond parody - holy fucking moly.

Well it is just a parody or "fake" isn't it? VAR very rarely release anything these days as the lauded transparency has disappeared along with the review program they used to do, and definitely not within 24 hours after a game. If someone links to a credible source for the comments in the screen shot I might be less cynical about it.

[paul_e]

I've watched that a few times now and I just can't work out how the ref isn't able to see it's a clear dive. I just can't understand how that can happen at the same time that there's wrestling at every corner that's being allowed to go uncontested. Just in our games since Christmas there's 7-8 examples of far more contact being allowed, if you broaden it to all games for all clubs this season there'd have been hundreds of extra free kicks and penalties given if this is the threshold.

This comes back to the problem I've had for ages, there's just no consistency it must be a nightmare for players right now not knowing what is going to be allowed or not.

[eye digress]

Agreed paul_e. I could buy that it was a foul if we were regularly seeing freekicks and penos given for this type of contact.

But what we are seeing instead is mass wrestling at corners and a general encouragement to "let the game flow", together with VAR checks that often seem to dismissed due to "insignificant contact". Because of that general trend, I have been mentally raising the bar on what a peno could be and, as a result, I was shocked at the decision on Sunday.

[Nev]

"not enough contact" is the same as "different phase of play" in that there are no set parameters, so there can be no correct decision - it's a subjective one made by the official. Therefore the decision can be made to suit any set of circumstances.

[Hookeysmith]

Add that level of bullshit (the Chuna challenge) to the constant man handling in the penalty box at corners is becoming a joke. It seems as Arsenal are to win the league with tactics Pulis and Warnock would be fully erect over and the rules are being applied in completely different levels depending on who is playing.

The whole game sucks at the moment

[Toronto Villa]

It’s genuinely incredible just how much Arsenal have got away with this season.

The Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has voted that Brighton should have been awarded a penalty against Arsenal, in their 1-0 defeat.

Michael Salisbury was on VAR for this game.

In December, the KMI Panel voted that Everton should have been awarded a penalty for William Saliba's challenge on Thierno Barry, as Everton also lost 1-0.

Michael Salisbury was on VAR for this fixture, too.