Foreign Refs

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

This is like saying to get better education lets hire more foreign teachers from countries like USA...etc. Hahahhahahaha never gonna happen mate, otherwise might as well make CL a permanent international Europe weekend league.

[Laylabelle 9,293]

It's just a case of consistency as well.What's someone else's yellow shouldn't be another's red etc.Also chance to explain decisions no use apogising when it's done

[Spike 12,049]

There's that. Maybe you wouldn't check for every decision but at least the most important ones, like penalties. How does it work in Rugby?

When the referee (whom is paid around $10,000 p/match) is unsure they refer to the video referee to make a decision. It's pathetic that the referee and his assistant can't make calls that refs were making a hundred years prior to the installation of the video-referee. Spineless swine.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

NO NO NO NO NO NO

I have watched Australian Rugby League destroyed by video refereeing. It stops the game, slows it, takes the energy out of it. Even video referees don't do it right. For instance I watched a semi-final match between East-Sydney and South-Sydney and the referee was making some questionable calls and dragging out the decisions for simple trys. The video-referee analyed an East-Sydney try at least ten times before giving it but only analysed a South-Sydney try twice before giving it. Here is the kicker several plays before the South-Sydney try there were several rules broken that weren't looked at or analysed.

Not for every decision but important ones like penalties and significant offside calls.

It's time to bring in technology into the game and not silly things like the fucking vanishing sprays.

[Jase 43,479]

Since we are talking about referees here...

Mark Clattenburg ‘axed for weekend games’ after going to Ed Sheeran gig

[cosmicway 1,246]

We used to have foreign refs in the sixties.

There are some epic stories.

There is also a film somewhere with Jack Taylor refereeing a match between Iranian teams and talking down to unruly players. They used high sensitivity directional microphones so what he was saying could be heard on tv.

But I don't think that answers anything.

The solution to the problem of bad refereeing is video refereeing, with definite rules as regards the extent to which it will function.

[Viper22 2,418]

Since we are talking about referees here...

Mark Clattenburg ‘axed for weekend games’ after going to Ed Sheeran gig

As if to prove everyone's point about him being a moron.

[Laylabelle 9,293]

Since we are talking about referees here...

Mark Clattenburg axed for weekend games after going to Ed Sheeran gig

what crap.so can put in a poor performance that's fine but do this and gets banned.wtf lol

[boshman 1,073]

Foreign refs wouldn't cope with the PL. Look at the CL, you only have to be farted on and you will get a freekick!!

[iseah100 5,612]

I mean, Ed Sheeran is pretty fucking cool.

[Fernando 6,374]

NO NO NO NO NO NO

I have watched Australian Rugby League destroyed by video refereeing. It stops the game, slows it, takes the energy out of it. Even video referees don't do it right. For instance I watched a semi-final match between East-Sydney and South-Sydney and the referee was making some questionable calls and dragging out the decisions for simple trys. The video-referee analyed an East-Sydney try at least ten times before giving it but only analysed a South-Sydney try twice before giving it. Here is the kicker several plays before the South-Sydney try there were several rules broken that weren't looked at or analysed.

Yeah I think it will be a disaster unless use in a minimalist way.

Like these two options:

1. Just have the 4th ref look the game through the video and communicate to the linesman via their headpiece if something is grossly wrong.

or

2. Do what Blatter said and have a challenge system.

However I'm against having too many challenges as that will kill the game.

If you get only 1, I repeat only ONE then it might do more good then harm.

We can survive with a little time of as we saw in the WC with "water breaks"