PL officials taking it to a whole new level: twitter.com/liddellpool/st…
@LFC 1-2
johngibbonsblog See this analogy would have worked pre-VAR. Now it’s the equivalent of a striker missing a sitter and everyone sayi..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Yj
@refsupportuk Such a poor take.
The difference is that the PL referees have a second chance to get their decision..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…O4
Spot on 🎯 twitter.com/partedbeard/st…
Good, now have the referees (on field + VAR) explain the reason for their atrocious decision. Then suspend them for..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ML
Anyway, rant over.
Just a shame that ‘the best league in the world’ is far from having the best match officials
Above all, it’s the lack of accountability and transparency what bothers the most. Sure, referees are humans, but t..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…a8
As for the Liverpool penalties, check out @paul_tomkins analysis: tomkinstimes.substack.com/p/facts-lfc-ra…
(“why Liverpool get so fe..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…aI
See the initial ‘Brighton robbed at Spurs’ story about how foreign players struggle to get a penalty while the refs..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9f
Long story about the complicated lives of PL referees, but conveniently leaving aside hard truths such as the favor..twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Xt
But sure, the media make it look like they have “an impossible job”:
theguardian.com/football/2023/…
The state of the PL referees: bbc.co.uk/sport/football…