Anthony Taylor

[beejay]

That's the 2nd time out of 3 away league games we've had that manc twat. The other was Jon Moss-side.

Both of them have done their best to fuck us over together with their shithouse assistants who can't spot blatant fouls on the goalie and off-side goals.

Really hope this doesn't turn into a trend. Taylor was ridiculously biased against us the cheating manc cunt.

 

[Judge Jules]

Taylor and his cronies were poor, but it affected both sides. In the same way, while we admittedly suffered more than Citeh from Moss' uselessness I've seen him do equally badly in games in which we weren't involved.

Poor refereeing is becoming an epidemic now and I can't help wondering if the sheer pace of the game is getting beyond them these days. Dunno what the alternative is though.

 

[Modo]

Cameras are the way to go imo.

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

Yep I have to agree.

Part of the beauty of the game is that stoppages do not ruin the flow of play. Beyond fan frustration however, the importance of outcomes on where a club finishes in the table and the impact this has on finances cannot be understated. Its easy to extrapolate how poor refereeing in one game may directly cost a club millions of pounds in lost revenue, and perhaps lost opportunity costs too.

The accountability equilibrium is also totally off - since there are no apparent lasting consequences to the ref for fucking shit up. You can't even implicate their influence on the outcome without the possibility of incurring more financial loss.

Enter cameras. I'd rather suffer delays and have defining moments reviewed (like NFL challenges or similar) and know that the outcome was fair. The review itself can also create drama so why the hesitancy? Finally, don't talk to me about swings and roundabouts bollocks - because I don't think that it evens itself out during a season at all. Why suffer any injustice with the hope that you can inflict on on another team somewhere down the line? It's nonsense.

 

[Actonian]

I accept that Taylor had a poor game on Saturday (I didn't see the Watford game) but he is one of our better officials. If I see that he's reffing us I'm never worried about it, which is never the case if any of Roger East, Kevin Friend or Lee Mason are doing our games. I'd agree that the overall standard is not good enough but I'd lay that squarely on Mike Riley, who was a poor, weak ref in his day.

 

[gkmacca]

I thought he played a couple of good advantages during the game. And while he didn't have a good game overall, I think it was his assistants who really messed up - and indeed I'd argue that it's been the assistants who've really been dire so far this season.

But in terms of refereeing, it doesn't help that new polices keep getting introduced, such as penalising holding in the box, which are then quietly abandoned because the refs are afraid to enforce them consistently, and confusion reigns. They really need to be absolutely transparent about the rules and enforce them no matter what.

 

[jexykrodic]

I thought that missing the foul on Mignolet for the first goal was poor. The officials should be pulled up on that during their review.

 

[Frogfish]

Yep I have to agree.

Part of the beauty of the game is that stoppages do not ruin the flow of play. Beyond fan frustration however, the importance of outcomes on where a club finishes in the table and the impact this has on finances cannot be understated. Its easy to extrapolate how poor refereeing in one game may directly cost a club millions of pounds in lost revenue, and perhaps lost opportunity costs too.

The accountability equilibrium is also totally off - since there are no apparent lasting consequences to the ref for fucking shit up. You can't even implicate their influence on the outcome without the possibility of incurring more financial loss.

Enter cameras. I'd rather suffer delays and have defining moments reviewed (like NFL challenges or similar) and know that the outcome was fair. The review itself can also create drama so why the hesitancy? Finally, don't talk to me about swings and roundabouts bollocks - because I don't think that it evens itself out during a season at all. Why suffer any injustice with the hope that you can inflict on on another team somewhere down the line? It's nonsense.

I'd like to give this post 100 likes. Thank you.

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

I thought that missing the foul on Mignolet for the first goal was poor. The officials should be pulled up on that during their review.

This is part of my earlier comment.

On one hand, a team that has a refereeing error go against it may end up losing 2 or 3 points, and have their goal difference negatively affected. Ultimately this might mean that the team finishes a place or two below where they would have otherwise finished. This is equivalent to millions of pounds lost in prize money paid by the league, million(s) lost in TV revenue next season when fewer games are broadcast, and, where a team is really struggling, could potentially lead to unwarranted relegation. (Which in financial terms is hard to quantify.)

On the other hand, a referee has a poor review.

 

[RedStar]

They are trialling the video ref system in Seire A this season and it's just a matter of time til it becomes common across the European game.

Can any Italian footy watchers comment on the impacts positive or negative? Do the refs only use it for contentious incidents or is it now like rugby where every 50/50 decision is reviewed and it breaks up the play constantly going back to review earlier incidents.