Dean M

Now that PGMOL has released audio from #TOTLIV here are some immediate actions I think should be implemented in order to improve refereeing standards. @RefereeHalsey @no1lino @HACKETTREF

Nailed on red card. Again where was VAR? Asleep?

Starmer - the master of the cover up. He has to go!

@RefereeHalsey @lucy_halsey Happy Birthday Lucy!

Happy 20th birthday to our wonderful daughter @lucy_halsey gosh doesn’t time fly we are so very proud of you,have a great day princess 🎂❤️❤️❤️❤️

"The standards are the worst we’ve seen" ❌ 📺 @alanshearer on how VAR has led to a “terrible” standard of refereeing #BBCFootball

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Wether you think it's a pen or not to say it's a foul by Rodri is absolutely ridiculous, people like him are running/Ruining VAR! 🤷🏼‍♂️🤣

What is Dermot talking about? How has Rodri committed a foul when he is taking the shot? @jaybothroyd is a breath of fresh air and PGMOL wont have him on for much longer as he doesn’t go along with Dermot’s saying whatever he has been told to say. @RefereeHalsey @no1lino

@barst1_paul Paul I am afraid the game is being run for the benefit of the execs & TV companies and not the spectators or game in general. Law changes each year are a farce & VAR and technology is killing the flow of the game and what makes football unique. PGMOL and FA chiefs should go.

@deanm1982 What a load of nonsense… the chiefs are loosing the plot!

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@no1lino @HACKETTREF @RefereeHalsey Shows that just because you were a top referee doesnt mean you have the skillset to be a top administrator. The fans are being totally left out of the Law changes. Shambolic

The game has gone! FA chief clueless. Our beautiful game is becoming a farce. @HACKETTREF @no1lino @RefereeHalsey

@henrywinter Totally agree Henry, PGMO is not fit for purpose and journalists like yourself should be holding them more accountable. The relationship between PGMO & media is too close and we are slowly losing our game to poorly executed technology. @RefereeHalsey should take over from Webb

The biggest time-wasters in football now are not the players but some of the officials implementing VAR. Turf Moor confirmed that. Almost three minutes to decide that Anthony was offside. Right decision but a nonsense it took so long to establish. Sort out semi-automated. Almost five minutes to decide that Barnes had handled. Not even sure it was the right decision anyway. The unacceptable, unconscionable amount of time taken damages the game and alienates the fans, without whom there is no game. PGMO has to improve. It claims it is speeding up decision-making and then delivers this desecration of a great football game between Burnley and Brentford with delays. PGMO use of the technology has to be better. And quicker. VAR is here to stay - IFAB underlined that in Cardiff on Saturday - so let’s make it work for the game of football not against. Improve standard of officiating - on-field and at Stockley Park. Invest even more in developing good officials. Speed up the process - and if that means a time limit on decisions then do it. Don’t chase perfection; just prevent injustice. PGMO has forgotten Clear and Obvious only. PGMO has forgotten the game is about passionate match-goers not pedantic, slow-moving law-enforcers. #BURBRE

🚨📺 UEFA Referee Director Roberto Rosetti: "We must remember why VAR was introduced. It was created to correct. The technology is excellent for objective decisions, like offsides, but for subjective judgments, we need to be cautious, because when we review tiny details we are slowing the game down. What we see on television is not always what the referee sees on the pitch."

@DaleJohnsonBBC VAR does not work well anywhere Dale. Lessons should have been taken from Rugby. Open mics, refereeing conversations with players broadcast and quicker outcomes. Webb has introduced a terrible system in England, probably the worst anywhere in Europe @RefereeHalsey

"VAR works fine everywhere else," we always hear in England. But is there really a Utopian world of VAR in Europe's top leagues? A look at how VAR is viewed in Germany, Spain, Italy and France. A story of fan protests, player anger, and frustration. 👇 bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

The 10-point plan I put forward in 2023 still has its merits and may aspects have not been put in place.

Howard has had long enough to improve standards and they are declining across the game. Mark is spot on and his article makes many good points. Assessors need to return to the EPL, the coaching team is not strong enough and VAR continues to negatively impact standards.

@willothewizard Don’t disagree with that Lee but the AR has to help him there IMO. As I said both have to take responsibility. Not defending it at all, I agree it is a poor decision.

@deanm1982 come on dean .... its a poor decision and its poor teamwork ..... As we both well know from our days officiating ultimately its the referees call Agreed though kav has come a long way since them monday nights over the fields in Stockport with the likes of mass

Chris Kavanagh is getting a lot of comments due to this mistake but what input did his Assistant have? There is clearly a delay between the whistle and the signal awarding a FK. Chris is one of our best refs, this is a mistake but I think the AR has to share the criticism here.

@SouthBankMatt Fair enough Matt - game of opinions. I think he is one of the best as do UEFA.

@deanm1982 Lost you at, “Chris is one of our best refs.”

@WhistleBlowerDK Yes but he has to know when the ball is kicked so the Assistant would definitely have a view David - his head would be on a swivel in that situation. There was a delay in Chris Kavanagh awarding the free kick so there was definitely some input.

@deanm1982 That is not the assistants decision. He is looking at the second to last defender