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Just saw this come up on my news feed, former PL referee Rodger Gifford banned for making a "joke" comment to a colleague whilst working as an observer for the PGMOL! :eek: Gifford banned for insulting colleague Reading through the article, he hasn't been used by the PGMOL since the incident...

In a week where VAR and how it's used in the Premier League is under the microscope again, along with a couple of players suffering serious concussion injuries, the main topic of discussion in the forum is the raised Old Trafford pitch :confused:

Pick the bones out of that one! 14 minutes added on time in the 2nd half, bucket loads of unpunished dissent, Real goal disallowed after VAR review for a push in the face, Real goal flagged for offside then given after another VAR review, players crowding referee to see VAR screen, cards shown...

Forget Gillett's cam footage, best thing to come from this match was that I am still crying with laughter after watching Mark Goldbridge's vids of his post-match analysis and epic meltdown about Man Utd's disallowed goal! :)

Is it just me or is the wording of the highlighted section of the law badly written?

Can't see that happening, especially if it shows players abusing Gillett and it going unpunished...unless it's heavily edited and muted as I doubt the Premier League would want a repeat of the absolute cluster f that was Millwall Vs Arsenal in the '80s! Ref mic'd up!

Never a foul on Havertz, I called dive in real time and highly questionable "foul" on Raya for the disallowed Bournemouth goal as far greater contact has been ignored throughout the season, including the North London derby last week. Christie should have been in the book in the first half after...

It was messy to watch and it's even messier to read about it in here! :eek:

The guy could start an argument in an empty room!

Michael Oliver sent to the screen to review his non-penalty decision, doesn't happen very often. Should he have seen that in real time?

Was going to say the same thing. Guaranteed if that happened in a Burnley Vs Brentford game kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday, the referee wouldn't hesitate in dishing out a yellow card! Prime example of the inconsistent application the laws and supposed clamp down depending on who the referee...

Here's a question though regarding the Luis/Caicedo incident. Luis held back Caicedo and was clearly going to get a yellow card for the foul. Caicedo annoyed by the foul on him, the 2 players then square up to each other with Luis grabbing Caicedo's shirt and both players receive a yellow card...

It was a shove and surprised it wasn't given in real time by Craig Pawson. However it's just frustrating that VAR has been turning a blind eye all season to similar incidents and worse including a rugby tackle in mid-week. Despite what some on here want everyone to think, refereeing standards...

I hear people suggesting challenge type systems for football, yet I don't believe it would work or would benefit the game positively. I suspect teams would abuse it, especially late in the game if they still had their allowed reviews available to gain an advantage, slow down a game and it would...

Would love to know what guidelines actually constitute "clear and obvious", seriously FFS, that is about as clear and obvious a foul as you are likely to see! :mad:

Ok, I'll go there .. Awful "challenge" by Jackson, who yet again with baffles with a mixed bag of sublime & pub league player. Cucurella must have the brains of a rocking horse, hanging onto the ball to protest a decision minutes after getting let off with a lecture for giving the AR an earful!

Nothing surprises me anymore, the FA Cup has lost a bit of spark and it starts at the top. The FA and the media have been watering down the world's oldest cup competition for years. Started with doing away with replays of the final, then semi finals, moving the traditional 3pm kick off time of...

It was reported in the aftermath and Hawkeye's statement and apology on why their cameras failed to pick it up. A PGMOL statement read: “Under IFAB protocol, the VAR is able to check goal situations, however due to the fact that the on-field match officials did not receive a signal, and the...

Chesterfield Vs Middlesbrough 1997 FA Cup semi final a notable absenty from that list! One thing that always baffled me about the Watford Vs Reading ghost goal was it was a Reading goal awarded and yet it's a Reading player who was the one stopping the ball from going out of play, so what on...

Offside by a toe! :eek: