Somehow we turned the world cup final thread into a thread about MIB's refereeing career. Might be a sign for you MIB.
I’m going into this season with a positive relaxed attitude well i actually refereed a friendly the other day u23’s good standard of football was a pleasure & was the first time I thought Jesus I could get used to this brand of football new ground 4g pitch etc.
Although I did slip back to my old ways slightly, had a fella moan about an offside that the Lino flagged for i blew for it & the player wouldn’t shut up so i took my shirt off well got it half over my head & said swap shirts you ref the rest of the game & I’ll play in Centre mid. He was gobsmacked no ref no ref I was just saying, I smiled and said let’s crack on with the game then.
I promised myself I woudnt share that moment because it ends up in 10 page conversations about what I’ve done wrong & how I’m a disgrace to the badge etc, I’ll not be sharing any of my magical moments this coming season but of course will still ask for advice on the lotg after I’ve researched them myself
Like that style, may have done something similar back in the day.......only guarantee there is I was a better referee than player
Agreed and this goes back to my original concerns with VAR. My opinion is VAR should be full speed and only 2 to 3 views of each angle. If you cant be certain after that the. You should go with what you I initially thought it was
I've said this from the very beginning of when the VAR was introduced into Australia as a trial last season. There needs to be a time limit. If the referee can't decide within x, y or z seconds (lets say 20) then it's neither 'clear' nor 'obvious' and the original decision, whatever it was, should stand.
What??? 99.7% accuracy is not good enough for you?however with that level of investment on technology and manpower I’d of expected fewer feck ups than we got.
Also with VAR it’s pushing the professional game further & further away from the amature game, it’s quite sad really that both lino’s & referee’s in the pro game will eventually be following a different criteria than those at grass roots.
Delayed flags being my biggest concern. Also I’m just waiting for the first player to say ref no way is that a foul or a red, if you had VAR you’d see it yourself.
Also there is going to be sections and pages in the LOTG that won’t apply to grass roots, surely with VAR the book will have to be amended.
And this is just the start what happens in 10yrs time when the next bright idea & piece of tech comes along.
That’s the beauty of football though Ciley no matter where you are who you are with pick up a ball & play.
Grass roots & pro game singing off the same hymn sheet, now one will be alien to the other & it’s a shame.
But you still can and the objective is still the same, to score more than the opponents. Exactly how that process is achieved depends on the level you are playing. Whether its jumpers for goals, school, charity match or WC Final, score more goals, you win