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Anthony Taylor - BBC interview
DIR By: greeny
Date: October 10, 2025, 12:14 am
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An abbreviated version of the interview and accompanying
article.
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c2dn9lkp0e5o
If you have a BBC iPlayer account - the full interview is here:
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002kt6c/premier-league-abuse-stopped-my-family-coming-to-games-anthony-taylor
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Re: Anthony Taylor - BBC interview
DIR By: Beacon
Date: October 10, 2025, 2:14 am
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He spoke really eloquently and just seemed a really decent
person. Well done to Anthony Taylor.
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Re: Anthony Taylor - BBC interview
DIR By: Failed Ref
Date: October 10, 2025, 2:54 am
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It won't surprise those like me who saw him on MNF. He comes
over as a lovely man who cares about his job.
The expectation of referees is too high. Players never make
mistakes, coaches never make wrong decisions, club owners always
get it right.
I doubt things will change though.
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Re: Anthony Taylor - BBC interview
DIR By: DublinRef
Date: October 10, 2025, 5:12 am
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I always think Anthony Taylor comes across a thoroughly kind,
decent and fair person. I hope his family can return to games he
officiates soon and feel safe and welcome.
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Re: Anthony Taylor - BBC interview
DIR By: ROVERS461
Date: October 10, 2025, 9:42 am
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Utterly depressing that a man of his quality has been treated
the way he has been.
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Re: Anthony Taylor - BBC interview
DIR By: Scally Bob
Date: October 10, 2025, 11:24 am
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It’s utterly ridiculous to expect perfection when the vast
majority of decisions and non-decisions officials make are
subjective. The introduction of VAR made this unrealistic
expectation worse because it virtually guaranteed there would be
no more mistakes.
However the lack of respect bordering on contempt for match
officials is the real problem. Half-witted “experts” who
frequently don’t know the Laws of the Game are free to criticise
beyond what many consider reasonable comment and they do it with
impunity. I rarely listen to TalkSport but a friend of mine has
it on in his car and when we’re coming home from games the
ignorance of the presenters is breathtaking. I also see Keys and
Gray on occasion and they’re equally poor. Perhaps someone needs
to remind them “their day” is long gone and the LOTG have been
updated.
I’m a Liverpool supporter so Anthony Taylor frequently referees
our games and I think he’s excellent: anyone who has never made
a refereeing mistake has never refereed. Friends of mine accuse
him of Manchester bias and there are many who claim his
allegiance to Altrincham is false and he supports whichever
Manchester team we’re playing. No doubt the cesspit that is
social media is sticking the knife in too. It’s pathetic.
The Premier League and PGMOL should be more robust regarding the
way officials are constantly unreasonably criticised and call
these broadcasters to account.
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Re: Anthony Taylor - BBC interview
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: October 10, 2025, 1:11 pm
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Anthony was on the BBC 6 o'clock News this evening and he came
across very well. His understandably veiled criticism of past
referees wading in was particularly well-voiced.
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Re: Anthony Taylor - BBC interview
DIR By: TA_Ref
Date: October 10, 2025, 1:50 pm
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He’s just a normal human being, like all of us and has a genuine
love for the game. He mainly gets things right but sometimes
gets one wrong
We can’t ask for much more from any official.
What we can ask for (and hope) is that football fans treat our
officials with respect but that concept remains a million miles
away.
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