[Football] Who us the best ref in the EPL?

[Me and my Monkey]

Well?

I only ask because we naturally focus on the poor officiating, what there seems to be quite a lot of to be honest, and consequently I genuinely don't know who the good, solid, reliable ones are? Whose name should I be relieved to see officiating our games?

 

[Deadly Danson]

Tierney and Oliver are pretty good. Whisper it quietly but Hoops has become ok too.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Hoops is much improved

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Every pl official should be sacked at the end of the season. They have had enough chances.

We should then go around the world poaching as we can from other leagues

 

[ROBS BROTHER]

Tierney and Oliver are pretty good. Whisper it quietly but Hoops has become ok too.

I thought Tierney refereed a difficult game today well. He didn't stand for any amateur dramatics and let the game flow. What a contrast to that incompetent who was allegedly in charge of our game yesterday

 

[Deadly Danson]

I thought Tierney refereed a difficult game today well. He didn't stand for any amateur dramatics and let the game flow. What a contrast to that incompetent who was allegedly in charge of our game yesterday

Yep, agree. Stood for no nonsense (other than what he is obliged to stop the game for), booked Ramsdale early and generally kept control. Refs will always make mistakes - with players continually cheating and just because they are human, it's impossible not to - but I find some of the errors, particularly by VAR officials to be unforgivable.

 

[banjo]

Yep you’re right US most of them.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Yep, agree. Stood for no nonsense (other than what he is obliged to stop the game for), booked Ramsdale early and generally kept control. Refs will always make mistakes - with players continually cheating and just because they are human, it's impossible not to - but I find some of the errors, particularly by VAR officials to be unforgivable.

Essential piece of ring-craft.

Some of the refereeing displays we have seen this season, colluding with the cheats going down with mystery life-threatening illnesses off the ball, has been disgraceful.

And it isn't about time. It is about disrupting the other team's flow.

And....

Hang on. Nobody is allowed to reply yet because I haven't finished, and have developed a painful but, likely, short lived massive pain in my Shatner's Bassoon. Hang on....

 

[Weststander]

I was impressed with Darren Bond in our win at Plucky. They kept diving 25 yards out, unlike their players, he never fell for it.

 

[aolstudios]

Surely you mean 'least shite' ref in the EPL?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Tierney and Oliver are pretty good. Whisper it quietly but Hoops has become ok too.

This isn’t saying much. Even Stevie Wonder would look good amongst this current crop.

 

[Bodian]

@sheebo when Howard Webb takes him up on his kind offer.

 

[medwayseagull reborn]

I have always liked Graham Scott since he gave us a goal a couple of seasons ago despite VAR advising him to overturn it because of an alleged foul. Tariq against Tottenham I think.

 

[oldboyroy]

Oliver is the only 1 that makes fewer mistakes in my view

 

[Machiavelli]

Well?

I only ask because we naturally focus on the poor officiating, what there seems to be quite a lot of to be honest, and consequently I genuinely don't know who the good, solid, reliable ones are? Whose name should I be relieved to see officiating our games?

There are two: Anthony Taylor and Michael Oliver.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Oliver has been poor in the last two games he’s reffed for us. I agree re Tierney I thought he had an excellent game yesterday, it was feisty but he was on top of it at all times

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Yep, agree. Stood for no nonsense (other than what he is obliged to stop the game for), booked Ramsdale early and generally kept control. Refs will always make mistakes - with players continually cheating and just because they are human, it's impossible not to - but I find some of the errors, particularly by VAR officials to be unforgivable.

Point of order . . . why is it impossible not to cheat? I'm human, (allegedly), and yet l don't think that l do.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I was impressed with Darren Bond in our win at Plucky. They kept diving 25 yards out, he never fell for it.

Maybe because he is new to the Premiel League list and doesn't get allocated too many games. Thus he hasn't been fully corrupted into the Premier League's way of doing things.

To be honest there are a few refs l shudder at seeing when l take my seat at athe Amex, Darren England, David Coote, Tony Harrington, Graham Scott, and yes, Michael Salisbury among them.

And to think l used to moan at the likes of Lee Mason, Jon Moss, and Kevin Friend . . .

 

[Deadly Danson]

Point of order . . . why is it impossible not to cheat? I'm human, (allegedly), and yet l don't think that l do.

Sorry, that's my poor grammar. I meant it was impossible for refs not to make mistakes because they are human. I hold cheating, diving, timewasting, injury feigning players (including our own who are getting worse and worse) as mostly to blame in all of this

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Sorry, that's my poor grammar. I meant it was impossible for refs not to make mistakes because they are human. I hold cheating, diving, timewasting, injury feigning players (including our own who are getting worse and worse) as mostly to blame in all of this

Ahhh l see. I'm with you now, and yes l completely agree.