• waxed__owl@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      They obviously wouldn’t officiate games for the clubs they played for, or their rivals. Current referees are already subject to restrictions like this, everyone has a favourite club that they’re going to be biased towards.

      • Aszneeee@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        mate, they let officiate referees who are on UAE payroll, they don’t give about conflict of interest

  • anangrypudge@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Player: Ref, handball!

    Zlatan: Nope.

    Player: How could you not see it?

    Zlatan: I am the best. I do not miss anything. No handball.

    Player: Is it cos your nose is in the way?

    Zlatan: Red card. Off.

  • Jonesy_lmao@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    That feels like a Hail Mary move for Webb, and if really doesn’t sound like one which is going to work.

    Inexperienced referees with a potential unconscious bias is going to make things worse, not better. Not to mention it undermines the confidence of the current referees even further.

    Any young people aspiring to be referees are going to be demotivated as well.

    Any other profession and Webb is out of a job now.

    • DildoFappings@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      True. Imagine a referee giving a team a bad call because the fans called him a cunt 20 years ago. Humans can be very petty.

    • feizhai@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Get them Swedish referees in I say. IKEA does amazing all over the world, it’s in their culture to do their best

  • Cymraegpunk@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    They are going to try everything but facing up to the reality that the organisation is too close to current referees to actually do the job of keeping them accountable.

  • ritwikjs@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    what about the refs who are wading through the trenches who come pre experienced and would chomp at the bits for a promotion?

  • CROBBY2@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    PGMOL out of VAR is what needs to happen. All we need is automated offside and a competent VAR to tell the actual official to head to the screen for another look on questionable calls.