Tag: ask the ref
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Ask The Ref : Would It Have Helped Me?
Would it have helped me? Are you kidding? I would have welcomed it with open arms – helping me correct match changing decisions at source. It would have saved me beating myself up at times wondering how I’d missed certain things; misinterpreted situations; or sometimes just real bad luck. Either way I’m sure it could […]
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Ask The Ref : VAR – The Decisions That Caused Debate
From the outset it was always known that decisions judged by the VAR wouldn’t bring universal agreement – it was never there to bring utopia but as a tool to supplement referee’s onfield decisions that would right a clear and obvious error involving a match changing decision. Since August I’ve seen numerous cases of the […]
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Ask The Ref : VAR – How Has It Evolved?
Has the system evolved since it was launched in the Premier League at Anfield last August for the season’s opener v Norwich. In my view without a doubt – the operatives are more experienced and see incidents and dovetail with the match officials quicker. There will always be more complex decisions which will entail much […]