Been great up until tonight

 

Ref was out of his depth with all the cunts giving him the run around, he ended up completely losing the plot with it all

 

How he blew for full time as well, was barely into 6 minutes, they should still be playing now with all that VAR

 

The players fucked that game up, the ref wasn’t good enough to control them or the game

Pepe shouldn't be allowed on the pitch, makes El Hadji look like Jimmy Armfield

Football died long before var

What the fcuk are you on about

 

In the last few months I've seen the greatest ending to a game in my life and we are in the middle of what could be described in years to come as the best WC ever

 

Football dead?

 

My arse, it's dead

Var.

 

Huuuuuh,

 

What is it good for ?

Even with var weak as piss refs have shown they can fuck up the game

Edited June 26, 20188 yr by mickbrown

What the fcuk are you on about

 

In the last few months I've seen the greatest ending to a game in my life and we are in the middle of what could be described in years to come as the best WC ever

 

Football dead?

 

My arse, it's dead

I think he means when he gave up watching bolton to watch some pot bellied blokes in odd socks boot a ball about a ploughed field

What the fcuk are you on about

 

In the last few months I've seen the greatest ending to a game in my life and we are in the middle of what could be described in years to come as the best WC ever

 

Football dead?

 

My arse, it's dead

 

don't get out of your pram about it

 

i should have said at domestic level

 

i'm loving the world cup fwiw

The ref last night was totally out of his depth - and ruined the game.

 

1st penalty - Ronaldo - really close to it, either penalty or booked for diving - gave nothing

2nd penalty - really close to it, never handball - didn't give it initially

Conduct in general - he was getting shoved, players in his face etc - should have been multiple yellow and red cards

 

He was complained about, after the first game he did - send him home, never to referee at that level again.

 

Rant over

does anyone think Ronaldo should have been sent off?

 

I think it would have been very very harsh imo

does anyone think Ronaldo should have been sent off?

 

I think it would have been very very harsh imo

 

 

Not for me - bit of intent to get their player back and perhaps fortunate he didn't really connect.  But he was getting dogs abuse from most of their team 

Not for me - bit of intent to get their player back and perhaps fortunate he didn't really connect.  

 

Think that's what saved him.

does anyone think Ronaldo should have been sent off?

 

I think it would have been very very harsh imo

 

No but given what constitutes a sending off these days he probably should have gone.

 

I'd say it was deliberate and worse than Beckham's fanny tap against the Argies . . .

Edited June 26, 20188 yr by madthatter

Any pissing decision now you get players fucking meithering the refs.

Any pissing decision now you get players fucking meithering the refs.

Horrible isn't it. One day a ref will snap and chin one.

Horrible isn't it. One day a ref will snap and chin one.

All these refs are fucking making it worse not handling it though.

 

Firmly tell em to fuck off and if they don't book the fuckers.

Horrible isn't it. One day a ref will snap and chin one.

 

Who else laughed at this, thanks

Think there's a youtube clip of this happening, could have been an amateur game though.

All these refs are fucking making it worse not handling it though.

 

Firmly tell em to fuck off and if they don't book the fuckers.

Agree entirely. Flash about 6 cards when half the team gaggle round making tv signs.

Anyone that moans; give them another

We needed VAR because at times the referees and assistants were often poor, inconsistant, and prone to influence.

We put VAR in the hands of the same people, and are somehow surprised that we are still seeing poor, inconsistant & potentialy influenced decisions.

 

Scrap it after the group games, keep GLT and re-think VAR.

Agree entirely. Flash about 6 cards when half the team gaggle round making tv signs.

Anyone that moans; give them another

 

Tell you what should be a booking - any player asking the ref to give a card.

We needed VAR because at times the referees and assistants were often poor, inconsistant, and prone to influence.

We put VAR in the hands of the same people, and are somehow surprised that we are still seeing poor, inconsistant & potentialy influenced decisions.

 

Scrap it after the group games, keep GLT and re-think VAR.

 

This with massive bells on

 

I'm not 100% sure how it should be working but I always liked the idea of only a captain being able to challenge decisions (say 3 a half) and then have them referred, a bit like tennis.

 

I think VAR is showing that football is played and ref'd by humans and we make mistakes and have differing opinions - even with 5 different camera angles

Edited June 27, 20188 yr by madthatter

Tell you what should be a booking - any player asking the ref to give a card.

Especially if he's lying on the floor after doing a triple salchow with toe loop following an innocuous challenge.

I reckon it's a qualified success, so far

 

Once again we get the right decision

I reckon it's a qualified success, so far

 

Once again we get the right decision

Which one, the German backpass or the Mexican handball ?

 

I beg to differ that its been a success, it has corrected some wrongs, overrulled some rights and added uncertainty.

It has got more right than wrong but far from the finished product.