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Absolutely. Even by the usual low standards, some of the VAR non-interventions this weekend have been beyond comprehension.

It has to be a red card. I can understand it not being given on the field, but for VAR not to deem it a clear and obvious error is just bizarre.

What are people‘s thoughts on the City penalty? I think it’s soft, but Hanley doesn’t play the ball and there is contact with Delap. Maybe one of those that will stick with the on field decision as it’s not a C&O error? Clip at 2:38.

Whilst I agree with the general point, I think there‘s an element of needing to be wider than in general open play. In my games I’m also trying to judge the offside if a corner goes short, which is almost impossible from that near side position. No ideal solution of course, but it’s another...

Absolutely the correct decision. Well done MO. The reaction to the decision sums up why we have so many issues. Refs get (rightly) destroyed for not enforcing the LotG correctly, then get destroyed for doing the job properly. Just this morning we've had Mark Halsey accusing Oliver of "going...

In an ideal world the CARs would be in line, but even when asked in my pre-match/reminded at HT/during the game etc very few actually get into position. I'll take whatever help I can get most of the time, which is throw ins and not much more. Yes, that's right (clearly better IT skills than me...

Had an incident in my U16 match at the weekend which got me thinking about positioning. To give some background, for corners I usually stand inside the box on the corner(ish) opposite the taker; it means that I can see enough of the line to judge whether the ball has gone out (only ever have...

Both of my youth leagues ditched team sheets when they returned following the first lockdown, so I have to rely on the name that's given to me by the player. Cautioned "Michael Mouse" last season - his coach insisted that it was his real name, so I had no choice but to report and leave the FA to...

High of 3 degress with a feels like temp of 0 and sleet for my game tomorrow AM. Spring certainly isn't in the air in this part of Greater Manchester!

There's actually a wider issue here and it isn't a new one. In the PL you HAVE to go down to get the decision - if Bernardo tried to play on there or simply stopped, I guarantee no penalty would have been given. This is a recent example I can think of (clip 1:17 onwards) - Foden was wiped out...

To echo what the others have said, report what you heard and let the FA decide whether any action is needed. There’s still an option to select “not sure” when reporting misconduct on whole game isn’t there?

I’m completely with you on the second point. If you need that many angles it ceases to be a clear and obvious error and shouldn’t be subject to a pitch side review. I’ve seen angles where it looks stonewall and others where it looks like Ederson takes the ball cleanly (which I don’t think he...

Arsenal fan by any chance?

Saka just booked. Didn’t he go into the crowd when he scored? I’m actually alright with that not being a yellow, but it’s usually an automatic one!

Gabriel competing with Jiminez for the most brainless red card of the season there.

To add to this, swimming is also a very good low impact alternative. Worked wonders for me when I was recovering from a minor knee injury.

I’d be going yellow for both. Fernandinho doing what Fernandinho does and Toney responding in kind. Childish from both, but definitely not VC. Coote setting a very high bar for the cards too tonight, which probably explains both.

Called the player over and explained that the challenge was careless, bordering on reckless, and that he needed to be more careful when challenging for the ball.

We all tend to be pretty negative on this section of the forum, so I thought I'd start a positive thread to end the year. What's the best refereeing performance (either live or on TV) that you've seen this year? I'll start and for me it has to be Jarred Gillett in the Brentford v Bournemouth...