All day long!25th minute - Are we showing a red to Ayling?
There's no excuse. The entire ground winced. It stunk of SFP. I've no time for excuses. They've done this 'caution first' approach all seasonEasy Red card. I can forgive the referee for giving a yellow there as based on the cross field switch and being right in the corner, he’s likely to be caught viewing the challenge from being Ayling but once you’ve seen the replay, no question it’s a red.
Would have loved to have seen Raphina go as well
100%. I refuse to believe SG1 officials are this poor at making on field decisions. Not just this one, this can be put down to isolated incident, but all season this has been the case.What was I saying yesterday? Anyone doubting who is actually refereeing the games needs the blinkers removing. KMD... just leave it to VAR
Otherwise, It's an appalling decision to caution and CK would not have made such a fool of himself if he wasn't acting as a 'junior referee' to the VAR
CK had a great reputation and was a very promising Ref until Mike Riley and Co got hold of him. The instructions these Refs are working to are making elite individuals look like idiots100%. I refuse to believe SG1 officials are this poor at making on field decisions. Not just this one, this can be put down to isolated incident, but all season this has been the case.
Either it’s VAR re-refereeing or PL officials are at an appalling standard
This is bang on. We can talk about reactions around the ground and saying referees are poor but none of us know what it’s like to chase a premier league winger sprinting 100 yards up the pitch and try and make a quick decision looking through the back of the player. This is exactly what VAR is intended for, to help.In fairness to Kavanagh, he is behind Ayling as he makes the challenge and that is the worst possible view you can have for an SFP challenge. He then pulls the yellow very quickly to try and defuse the situation, which means that none of his colleagues who have better angles can help him out.
For me that is what VAR is for. Referee has made a mistake and VAR has corrected it.
If that were true you’ll never see a referee issue a red card without VAR againWhat was I saying yesterday? Anyone doubting who is actually refereeing the games needs the blinkers removing. KMD... just leave it to VAR
Otherwise, It's an appalling decision to caution and CK would not have made such a fool of himself if he wasn't acting as a 'junior referee' to the VAR
Last season, there were 33 straight red cards awarded in the Prem. VAR awarded 17 of those.If that were true you’ll never see a referee issue a red card without VAR again
Why? Whether people like VAR or not, it is there to fix refereeing mistakes. Going back to pre-VAR days I've seen plenty of red cards incorrectly given for SFP, now there is a safety net.Last season, there were 33 straight red cards awarded in the Prem. VAR awarded 17 of those.
Over 50% of red cards were originally given yellow or nothing by referees. All of these were deemed clear and obvious errors. If a Premier League referee has a less than 50% success rate without technology we need to be seriously concerned
Let’s be clear, the referee gave those decisions and not VAR. VAR making decisions is twitter feed talk. Also, the ‘without technology’ quote is pointless as we have technology, therefore we have the safety net and ultimately the referee on the day is making the correct decision come the end of it. Yes, maybe it still has issues and things to be ironed out but ultimately, we shouldn’t be here saying things like ‘we need to be seriously concerned’ or ‘referees are at an appalling standard’ because they are getting the correct outcomes.Last season, there were 33 straight red cards awarded in the Prem. VAR awarded 17 of those.
Over 50% of red cards were originally given yellow or nothing by referees. All of these were deemed clear and obvious errors. If a Premier League referee has a less than 50% success rate without technology we need to be seriously concerned
Last season only 2 red cards were overturned, so of the 18 (16 correct, 2 incorrect) red cards shown by the ref, 88.89% were deemed to not be clear and obvious errors. This is a good percentageWhy? Whether people like VAR or not, it is there to fix refereeing mistakes. Going back to pre-VAR days I've seen plenty of red cards incorrectly given for SFP, now there is a safety net.
I’m not arguing about whether Var is good or not, I’m stating that in my opinion, referees have become less likely to show red cards since the introduction of VAR. I remember watching a ref give a straight ref card the other week on TV and thinking “it’s been a long time since I saw that”Let’s be clear, the referee gave those decisions and not VAR. VAR making decisions is twitter feed talk. Also, the ‘without technology’ quote is pointless as we have technology, therefore we have the safety net and ultimately the referee on the day is making the correct decision come the end of it. Yes, maybe it still has issues and things to be ironed out but ultimately, we shouldn’t be here saying things like ‘we need to be seriously concerned’ or ‘referees are at an appalling standard’ because they are getting the correct outcomes.
I'm not dishing the RThis is bang on. We can talk about reactions around the ground and saying referees are poor but none of us know what it’s like to chase a premier league winger sprinting 100 yards up the pitch and try and make a quick decision looking through the back of the player. This is exactly what VAR is intended for, to help.
Quite rareIf that were true you’ll never see a referee issue a red card without VAR again
Honestly, you need to get your head out the sand. This is down to Mike Riley and the presence of VARLet’s be clear, the referee gave those decisions and not VAR. VAR making decisions is twitter feed talk. Also, the ‘without technology’ quote is pointless as we have technology, therefore we have the safety net and ultimately the referee on the day is making the correct decision come the end of it. Yes, maybe it still has issues and things to be ironed out but ultimately, we shouldn’t be here saying things like ‘we need to be seriously concerned’ or ‘referees are at an appalling standard’ because they are getting the correct outcomes.