Gradual deterioration in the standard of refereeing.

The Referees Association (RA) are not the ‘refereeing governing body’ and have nothing to do with the laws of the game or how the referees are instructed. That is purely down to FIFA, UEFA, National FA’s. The RA have local, regional branches that belong to a national body, sort of like a Trade Union. They have a voice and can and do raise issues and concerns, but that’s it.

 

Anyone see Graeme Souness talking about 'buying fouls' (Harry Kane and Jack Grealish) and whether it's simulation / cheating and the 'slippery slope' of deteriorating refereeing standards just now? Whilst he didn't talk about kicking the ball away etc, it's all connected.
I completely agree with everything he said. Cheating is now so commonplace that it's the norm.

 

Yes and Micah Richards (I think) defending cheating and saying it's good. Should lose his job for that imo

 

I agree ST, although he's not alone. I shout at the telly when I hear him and other commentators use phrases like "that's clever play, he bought the free-kick", or "he felt the contact and went down". Time they started to set the example and call it what it is - cheating!

 

Didn't know that - thanks for clarifying. The FA in England then - asleep at the wheel.

 

Time-wasting is easy to stop. When the ball isn't in play the clock stops like in a lot of American sports.

 

Don't get me started on the stealing yards on a throw in thing.

The other week when we played Birmingham, Marc Roberts stole at least 10 yards in the final minute when taking a throw in. He was penalised for a foul throw. Callum Brittain went to take the throw in from where the ball actually went out of play, and the referee made him go back 10 yards to where Marc Roberts had tried taking one from.

Annoyed the **** out of me that one.

 

Fast forward to 2031.

* no on field refs
* no linesmen
* VAR to officiate games from a room miles away
* every throw in, corner, foul etc reviewed
* linesmen no longer needed as a laser used between corner flags for throw in decisions
* goal line technology in 3D
* a virtual ref to blow whistle to determine decisions
* animated ref face on the big screen
* red and yellow cards to be delivered by drones
* players to wear body cams

CAN'T WAIT

 

You forgot about the players being robots or summert

 

Dermot Gallagher has just demonstrated the problem with refereeing in the UK.
The man has made a living out of being a referee but has just said that he thinks fleck shouldn't have been sent off yesterday and that Vestergaard should despite everyone else disagreeing with him.

What hope is there when the refs are so out of touch?

 

You're right, and the other problem is Referees are humans, and each person has a different interpretation of each incident. So some refs will send people off, some won't

 

Can understand that and agree but some decisions are contradictory during same match where ref books/sends a player off or makes one decision and does nothing for similar offences .
Inconsistencies during same game needs highlighting g imo .

 

Can only agree mate