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       Re: Decisions - weekend 1/2 February
   DIR By: Readingfan
       Date: February 3, 2020, 11:24 am
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       I don't understand how the incident in the Bournemouth V Aston
       Villa game isn't a penalty - the goalkeeper has completely
       missed the ball and punched the attacker! They very rarely seem
       to be given.
       #Post#: 15353--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Decisions - weekend 1/2 February
   DIR By: ajb95
       Date: February 3, 2020, 12:06 pm
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       --- Quote from: Readingfan link ---
       >
       > I don't understand how the incident in the Bournemouth V Aston
       Villa game isn't a penalty - the goalkeeper has completely
       missed the ball and punched the attacker! They very rarely seem
       to be given.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Agreed and Dermot Gallagher on ref watch saying that no referee
       has given this incident and never will. If that was a defender
       on an attacker he would be saying penalty!
       #Post#: 15361--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Decisions - weekend 1/2 February
   DIR By: QuoCob
       Date: February 3, 2020, 2:46 pm
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       --- Quote from: TundeP link ---
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       > [quote author=dave26 link=topic=1352.msg15317#msg15317
       date=1580727961]
       > For me Pawson is extremely weak he is very easily swayed by
       players and also by their reactions
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       To me it seemed as he was taking the advice of the AR, Richard
       West, who had a good view of the incident.
       To anyone who thinks Pawson is extremely weak: watch the Ajax -
       PAOK game Champions League qualifier.
       On a different note: I am sure a large number of people here
       won't agree, but the more I read this forum, the more I"m
       getting the impression that, apart from the language, it is not
       all that different from what one gets on Twitter. Constant
       criticism of referees, sometimes for good reason, sometimes for
       no better reason than the poster likes / doesn't like the
       referee in question. Judgements based on looks and impressions
       (e.g. "he looks uninterested"). One or two favourites who can do
       no wrong, and if they do, that is part of their "personality".
       Well, my impression is that there are too many people on here
       who are deeply envious of the referees they criticise.   I don't
       mean the criticism when they have a bad game, that is only fair.
       But all too often a kind of jealousy mixed with contempt comes
       through. The posters on here should be better than that.
       [/quote]
       I said very similar in my earlier post in this thread... ;)
       #Post#: 15373--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Decisions - weekend 1/2 February
   DIR By: Ref Fan
       Date: February 3, 2020, 4:52 pm
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       Re Sterling's foul v Spurs, I see Clattenburg as well as Hackett
       and I think Halsey have all said it should have been a RC and
       that Dean should have been advised to look at the monitor. The
       YC did have 1 supporter among the ex FIFA refs on tv, the Press
       or social media - yep, dear old Dermot.  No surprise there!
       #Post#: 15375--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Decisions - weekend 1/2 February
   DIR By: bruntyboy
       Date: February 3, 2020, 6:08 pm
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       --- Quote from: Ref Fan link ---
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       > It did occur to me whether Sterling was genuinely concerned
       for the welfare of his opponent or feared what colour card might
       be coming his way.
       > Players stretching or lunging forward like that at pace will
       always create a potential problem if they miss the ball and get
       the man.  Personally, I felt it was more than just an easy
       yellow.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       From his reaction Sterling seemed to be surprised that he was
       even getting a yellow card!
       #Post#: 15376--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Decisions - weekend 1/2 February
   DIR By: bruntyboy
       Date: February 3, 2020, 6:19 pm
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       Isn't one VAR solution to have ex-referees making the Stockley
       Park decisions as they won't be thinking the on field referee
       might be at the controls when they next referee? There might
       also then be some consistency with decisions if a small team was
       doing the job regularly.
       #Post#: 15378--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Decisions - weekend 1/2 February
   DIR By: JohnCoyle
       Date: February 4, 2020, 3:57 am
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       --- Quote from: bruntyboy link ---
       >
       > Isn't one VAR solution to have ex-referees making the Stockley
       Park decisions as they won't be thinking the on field referee
       might be at the controls when they next referee? There might
       also then be some consistency with decisions if a small team was
       doing the job regularly.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I've thought this from the outset. Really, it's a specialised
       job and would be ideal for recently retired referees. Also
       there's a shortage of top referees anyway- let them do the job
       out on the pitch.
       #Post#: 15379--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Decisions - weekend 1/2 February
   DIR By: Readingfan
       Date: February 4, 2020, 4:39 am
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       The idea of using former referees could be considered but I'm
       not sure the problems lie in that area and that suddenly
       everything will be working well.
       You can say there's a shortage of top referees but in the main
       the major difference it's made to SG1 referees is they're now
       VARs rather than Fourth Officials. UEFA/FIFA also seem to prefer
       using current referees so you'd need at least some to be doing
       PL VAR regularly.
       Who are these former officials who are going to come back and do
       it? Are they really going to be any better than those who've had
       training and seminars on it for the last 3 years? Are they going
       to be in touch with current laws and interpretations?
       #Post#: 15380--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Decisions - weekend 1/2 February
   DIR By: Microscopist
       Date: February 4, 2020, 4:56 am
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       Re Sterling, I don't doubt that had Dean showed a red card it
       would not have been changed by VAR.  However, the issue is that
       from my observations and from debates on here there is a massive
       overlap between the different levels of sanction for similar
       challenges - in the extreme there are some challenges that go
       unpunished by one referee where an equivalent (in my eyes)
       challenge receives a red card from another.  Hence how to define
       a clear and obvious error?  Given my preferences folk won't be
       surprised that I relate back to the challenge by Besic on
       Laporte in the game against Sheffield United.  Far, far worse in
       my view than the Sterling challenge - I've obviously missed the
       extensive debate on here concerning that.  Add that Besic
       appeared to be congratulated for his challenge by his team mates
       .....
       I'd also relate to Madley's reversed Red card to Yellow after
       viewing on the monitor - this seemed to me broadly comparable
       to the Sterling challenge.
       Mitigating factors - Sterling and Alli approached the ball at,
       roughly, right angles to each other - had the challenge been
       head on I think it would have more likely have been a red card.
       So as Sterling committed to play the ball Alli's leg was not in
       line with with Sterling's trajectory and Sterling had reasonable
       prospects of getting the ball.  In the end Sterling was slightly
       late.  In the Besic challenge Besic was nowhere near getting the
       ball.  In the Sterling Alli challenge whichever player got to
       the ball first was likely to get caught and the timing was
       close.
       #Post#: 15385--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Decisions - weekend 1/2 February
   DIR By: JohnCoyle
       Date: February 4, 2020, 6:49 am
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       --- Quote from: Readingfan link ---
       >
       > The idea of using former referees could be considered but I'm
       not sure the problems lie in that area and that suddenly
       everything will be working well.
       >
       > You can say there's a shortage of top referees but in the main
       the major difference it's made to SG1 referees is they're now
       VARs rather than Fourth Officials. UEFA/FIFA also seem to prefer
       using current referees so you'd need at least some to be doing
       PL VAR regularly.
       >
       > Who are these former officials who are going to come back and
       do it? Are they really going to be any better than those who've
       had training and seminars on it for the last 3 years? Are they
       going to be in touch with current laws and interpretations?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Surely former referees who become observers/ coaches/ assessors
       must remain conversant with the current laws etc? It's just one
       step further to bring them up to speed with the VAR protocols.
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