Scolari - WTF

[keaton]

You should take it up as it is all so simple.

As I said If you have not tried it - you should. It is a real eye-opener as to how difficult it is.

I've linesmanned games before. I don't understand your point, the offside rules are pretty simple, most supported just cant be bothered to learn them and would rather copy bollocks like 'clear daylight between' from Andy Gray or MOTD

 

[Pavilionaire]

There are simply too many basic errors being made by officials and the integrity of the game is suffering as a result.

For once, just once, it would be nice if a manager applauded the ref for getting a decision right that went against his team, if nothing else than to invoke the spirt of the 'Respect' campaign.

That might sound unlikely but, when you think about it, the decision will be history, the ref got it right and the manager may be looked upon favourably by refs for showing some integrity.

 

[Elder for England]

There are simply too many basic errors being made by officials and the integrity of the game is suffering as a result.

For once, just once, it would be nice if a manager applauded the ref for getting a decision right that went against his team, if nothing else than to invoke the spirt of the 'Respect' campaign.

That might sound unlikely but, when you think about it, the decision will be history, the ref got it right and the manager may be looked upon favourably by refs for showing some integrity.

Talking of the 'respect' the referee campaign, Ronaldo should of been sent off before the hand-ball incident, with his sarcastic applauding to the ref after a blatant yellow card booking.

 

[pasty]

Talking of the 'respect' the referee campaign, Ronaldo should of been sent off before the hand-ball incident, with his sarcastic applauding to the ref after a blatant yellow card booking.

Kinda thought that myself.

 

[Elder for England]

Kinda thought that myself.

Some (maybe most) of the Premiership players think they are above the authority in the game, referees included, applauding the ref and getting away with it just adds to the problem. Along with diving, if any player throughout the match purposely dives and cheats, looking to con the ref, use video play back. 2 match ban. That would get rid of most of it in my opinion.

 

[Tooting Gull]

What I was originally making the point about was that he feels he can DEMAND an apology, rather than just having a bit of a whinge and getting on with it. It is slightly raising the moaning bar, not to mention sounding ludicrous. It's the beginning of December FFS, the title hasn't been lost.

Managers moaning about referees is just getting boring, and a handy excuse for their own team's failings. The real cases of injustice/daylight robbery are still relatively scarce.

 

[Pavilionaire]

The problem here is that Rob Styles wrote an apology for getting the Ronaldo penalty wrong vs Bolton, and he also admitted cocking up in the Liverpool vs Chelsea game after which Keith Hackett apologised to Benitez.

A precedent has been set, so now any manager of a side on the wrong end of a poor decision can, legitimately, call for an apology.

This strikes me as a one-sided arrangement, yet I'm not surprised a referee felt the need to clear the air because they're under so much pressure. It's only a matter of time before a member of the public attacks a referee for making an error, and it's about time the FA tackled this problem properly.

This 'Respect' campaign was doomed to failure because it has not cut the amount of errors of judgement. The FA needed to bring technology on board, needed to upgrade the role of the assistant referee and insist upon consultation between officials wherever possible.

There is a culture of the ref ignoring his assistant so he looks more decisive in his own decision. This, in turn, leads to timid assistants who leave the ref to make decisions that they are not always best-placed to make.

 

[Simster]

This strikes me as a one-sided arrangement, yet I'm not surprised a referee felt the need to clear the air because they're under so much pressure. It's only a matter of time before a member of the public attacks a referee for making an error, and it's about time the FA tackled this problem properly.

Marginal offside calls should be played and called back by a 4th official.

Once this rule has been implemented, a rule should be brought in that only the captain can speak to the referee. Any backchat from anyone else should be an instant yellow card.