Graham Scott

@The92Bible I got a free ticket and still felt like I’d been ripped off

1. Luton (0.54) 0-0 (0.04) Rotherham - 0.58 xG

WORST GAMES OF THE SEASON 🥱🔥 Here are the 𝙏𝙊𝙋 🔟 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙎𝙏 games in the Premier League and EFL this season based on the lowest expected goals (xG) in 0-0 draws… Fair play if you witnessed any of these games! 😅 10. Shrewsbury (0.25) 0-0 (0.68) Bromley - 0.93 xG

@IvoGraham Great show at the Playhouse last night. Brilliant stuff about #stfc I hope you made it home down the A420 OK - roll on Satuday

Swindon Town Forever

🤦‍♂️ "Martin will only see things from one perspective!" 😡 "To suggest because you kick a ball that you have more character than the ref is relatively insulting!" Simon Jordan hits back at Gerrard and Keown for their criticism of the referee during Atleti vs #AFC! 😡

@TheRefereeForum Panellists are educated on the laws and take the role seriously. The panel offers a ‘football insight’ into refereeing decisions, which usually is reasonable and sensible. They’re not always right, but then neither are refs, obviously

@Refsplaining Do the ex players and coaches have to prove their competence and understanding regarding the laws of the game and their practical applications? Or do they just look at an incident and go with their gut?

There have been five refereeing errors in Everton matches according to the PL’s independent panel, which comprises four ex-players and one ref. Everton benefited from four, against Wolves (a), Villa (a), Arsenal (a) and Chelsea (h) 1/2

@EFC_FansForum Correction 2. Tarkowski pen decision was supported 3-2. VAR not intervening was 5-0. Apologies

@EFC_FansForum 1. KDH penalty verdict will be out this week, but don't get your hopes up. 2. Tarkowski pen decision was supported 4-1. 3. Yes, but I wouldn't have here. 4. No. I'm not sticking up for anyone. You've made public claims, I have given you the findings, publicly

@Bjarne147 I didn't defend anything, just pointed to the nearest we have to evidence rather than supposition. I don't agree with all the verdicts, but this is how referees are judged officially, so everyone may as well know these outcomes

@Refsplaining Shock, Graham defends kangaroo panel cherry picking specific incidents

@Bullens_Blue The PL rep is an ex-player too

@Refsplaining You can’t even get the make up of the panel correct 3 ex players or coaches 1 League Rep 1 PGMO Rep They ruled that there has only been 1 VAR error in Everton’s favour all season and that was in their win at Wolves.

There was another goalkeeper injury flashpoint during Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Leeds United. But why are the injury timeouts controversial? @reallycerys and @PJBuckingham explore: ■ The problem ■ The referee viewpoint ■ The trials to combat it 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/72345…

More idle speculation from uninformed pundits about the VAR process, waffle about ‘seeing them given’ and ‘he’s lucky’, no attempt to make the ex-players commit to an opinion, and no interest in providing editorial balance with a ref’s viewpoint. Otherwise I thought this was ok

@wharton_john @BBCMOTD Only the ‘mistakes’?

@Refsplaining @BBCMOTD The mistakes that are made. Managers and players come out and explain their decisions. Referees get people like you, Dermot Gallagher, and Howard Webb performing a whitewash

Once again @BBCMOTD fails its audience and makes no attempt to deliver editorial balance by only offering one side of the story. It gives interviewees free rein to criticise referees but does not offer any right of reply. It’s not good enough and has got to stop

@wharton_john @BBCMOTD Explain what?

@Refsplaining @BBCMOTD Why are referees the only ones who don’t have to explain themselves publicly? You can’t say about editorial balance. When referees don’t come out post game and explain their decisions. I’ve watched football for over forty years and the standard of referees is the lowest ever

"I think it's a fair outcome" 🤝 Dermot Gallagher believes the referee made the right call in not sending off Gabriel during Man City's win over Arsenal 🗣️

Should Gabriel have seen red? Former Premier League referee Graham Scott doesn't think so.. “The Brazil international’s late flourish looked like a potential headbutt on Erling Haaland, but he was stepping away and there was no contact that would have looked like violent conduct to referee Anthony Taylor. “VAR John Brooks would have been aware that his colleague had a good view of the incident and would have had scant evidence to justify recommending an upgrade to red.” FREE TO READ: bit.ly/4mBvHi2

"In my last encounter with Pep Guardiola, he received a yellow card for going ballistic when I didn't fall for Erling Haaland’s decision to collapse in a heap when clean through on goal. "‘Why would he go down?’ Pep asked me. "Good question, but you would be better addressing it to Haaland than me. "As for Arteta, my first 11 Arsenal matches after he rejoined the club were behind closed doors because of Covid. Only when the crowds returned did he transform into the animated livewire we are used to seeing, which rather suggests many of the antics are for the benefit of the crowd and the cameras." Graham Scott takes us inside the mind of a Premier League referee preparing for the biggest game of the season and explains how to deal with the characters and the pressure. 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/72014…

@SportSJA How can I join the SJA? I wrote in last year but have heard nothing

This year’s Sports Journalists’ Association Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 7 May. Do you have a role in U.K. #sportsmedia and are interested in potentially joining the SJA Committee? Perhaps you’d like to suggest a relevant motion for the Agenda? All the info here ⬇️ sportsjournalists.co.uk/members-news/s…

Anthony Taylor's support of Altrincham "is genuine, not convenient", says a former colleague of the ref 🗣️ He's been appointed to oversee Man City vs Arsenal 👇 mirror.co.uk/sport/football…

@WhistleBlowerDK @abdimfarah12 @DaleJohnsonBBC For a deflection to negate a handball offence, it must lead to a significant change in the trajectory of the ball. I thought this was a penalty, but the decision was widely accepted at the time, including by Newcastle btw. The PL KMI panel backed it too

@abdimfarah12 @DaleJohnsonBBC It’s not about covering the ref. It’s about trying to compartmentalize things. That’s what considerations are for.

@DaleJohnsonBBC this is coming your way, but todays PK for Arsenal (given correctly) vs the one below not given. Was the below a VAR error?