Graham Scott

If this MP @OliverRyanUK had any sense at all, our parliament would be a better place. Fuelling hatred against referees is unnecessary and unhelpful. Our job is tough enough as it is without politicians joining the pile-on

Spoke to @Refsplaining @ChristinaUnkel @kapkap42 about what will and won’t stick from the super-sized robot-heavy mind-blowingly expensive World Cup frontofficesports.com/how-this-world…

Some background on World Cup final referee Slavko Vinčić. He once went holiday to Spain, spending a week in Mallorca when he was 11. While on the holiday island, Vinčić was spotted eating at an Argentinian steakhouse. He chose the Malvinas Medley. I predict a draw and penalties

@Ch04176561James @TheAthleticFC Well, he tried the same tactic for six seasons at Spurs. I suppose it’s possible that despite adopting the same demeanour and body language he was saying something completely different last night

@Refsplaining @TheAthleticFC In the England v Argentina game?

"Harry Kane in the referee's ear as usual. He's very bad at it though - he just asks sarcastic leading questions. "It often has the opposite effect because the ref just gets fed up with him." - Graham Scott, former Premier League referee (@refsplaining) England vs Argentina live blog: nyti.ms/4fin1tJ

@Ch04176561James @TheAthleticFC I’ve reffed him

@Refsplaining @TheAthleticFC How on earth do you know what he says. Captains are allowed to speak to the ref. If it’s doing what works then the team should surround the ref as Argentina did on numerous occasions.

@Ch04176561James @TheAthleticFC It’s how he does it and what he says. Approaching the ref is fine, but do what works, don’t do it for the sake of it

@TheAthleticFC @Refsplaining He’s the captain. What’s the whole Argentinian teams excuse to approaching the ref?

@FootballCliches @CDEccleshare @D_C_W The best example of ‘Well, it had been coming’ in the history of the game?

Recording FOOTBALL CLICHES with @CDEccleshare & @D_C_W in a bit... Let's have your questions, observations, football-linguistic recriminations, footballers' names in things & anything else at all for the World Cup Adjudication Panel. Cheers!

@chippy_the_guv @TheAthleticFC None taken

@TheAthleticFC @Refsplaining Graham Scott was a miserably poor referee.

Graham Scott (@Refsplaining), former Premier League referee, offers his thoughts on the performance so far of referee Ismail Elfath... “Elfath is a long way from play at times - looks like he's saving himself for extra time already.” Follow live: nyti.ms/4fin1tJ

Before VAR, refs got most decisions right, some wrong. There were others people didn't like but tolerated. Everyone assumed VAR would always give decisions they like. Now VAR corrects most errors. But there are still decisions people do not like. And they find that intolerable

@McMort Refs are told to believe the tech regardless. That may be wrong but it’s how it works

@Refsplaining But you agree that we can’t put ourselves in a situation where we choose to believe i tech when we can see with our own eyes what happens?

‘Pretty clear’ is not ‘clear and obvious’. Sorry

@McMort As a referee, I am always on the losing side

@Refsplaining You know, comments like these is why every European country hope you guys loose.

That’s not what his club manager says

Former Premier League referee Graham Scott (@refsplaining) on the controversy surrounding Jude Bellingham's first goal against Norway: "The Skycam attached to cables that hovers above the pitch may have played an unwitting part in Jude Bellingham’s goal just before half-time. "The on-field team would only spot such contact if the ball’s trajectory was affected dramatically. The VAR could intervene if there was evidence one of the teams suffered an obvious disadvantage, but that has to be clear and obvious. "Strictly speaking, you can make a case for outside interference, which means there should be a dropped ball. But in practice there has to be some evidence of impact. "You would allow play to continue if the ball hit a paper cup or small piece of debris on the pitch if it made no difference to the play. It’s hard to be sure here, but in any event it’s unlikely the VAR would even consider checking a camera angle up in the gods when reviewing the attacking phase. "He would have been focusing on the actions of the players in the build-up, and there was no obvious reason to dig so deep, especially given the pressure on all video officials not to be too forensic, nor to delay the game in an apparent quest to find something wrong with what appeared to be a perfectly valid goal." Norway 1-2 England reaction 🔗 bit.ly/4w3RvXy

@camsell59 I’d have been up for that

Why don't we get hear the VAR officials explaining what they see like we do the third umpire in the cricket and the video referee in rugby?

Jarell Quansah has been given a two-match ban following the red card he received during England’s round-of-16 win over Mexico. It is the right decision and should not be controversial. FIFA's complete lack of consistency and conduct around Folarin Balogun's red card has made it controversial. 📝 @OliverKay 🔗 nyti.ms/4vjocPu

There have been 13 red cards at this World Cup, nine of which were awarded after VAR reviews. Were they the right calls? From violent conduct to the new law that has caught out two players, former Premier League referee @Refsplaining analyses each decision. 🔗 nyti.ms/44l8nNf

@EmmettKeane @FootballCliches @YouTube Always happy to watch that goal again but I don’t see any nestling!

@FootballCliches @Refsplaining For crucial evidence, we go to Marco Van Basten's volley in Euro 88. Van Basten Goal vs Soviet Union | Euro 1988 youtu.be/q3af4QIh1oc?si… via @YouTube

@FootballCliches Matthew Upson just suggested in #USABEL that without an impressive save the ball would have 'nestled' in the top corner. I don't see how that is possible - the ball can only nestle in the bottom corner, surely

@Wagonwheelsuk @FootballCliches That undoubtedly nestled in the stanchion. It was a wonderful sight that I have never forgotten. But it didn’t nestle in the net

@FootballCliches @Refsplaining What about Trevor Brooking , Hungary v England 1981