Everyone says it evens itself out by the end of the season, but if you look at points gained from decisions after Klopp took that dig at United for having too many penalties, it's clearly skewed massively against us.
i am dutch, and only in the Prem is it that the VAR "backs" the ref. In all other competitions it is used as "second opinion"/ "extra assistance". And calling the Ref in to the monitor is not frowned up on if the Ref didn't see it in real time, but corrects if he sees it clear on the screen. We all understand that. It feels weird if even the guy's with the screens just "Go" with the Ref on the pitch.
Joe is 100% right on the wages for referees. If you want professional referees, you need to pay big salaries. It isn't to reward the current crop of idiots, but to incentivise the next generation to take their profession seriously. Have referee academies with professional pathways, with the endpoint being a 1 million-a-year salary, being in the pool of refs for PL matches. They will spend the days without games in the analysis room, watching tape to prepare for the weekend game, as well as preparing physically to ensure they can keep up with the matches. The current system is a shambolic boys' club.
Referee absolutely need more pay. More scrutiny and more pay. However, increasing pay will take time to make real changes, while increased scrutiny could make changes sooner.
On sample size, the World Cup is actually a pretty great example because it has plenty of matches (anything over 30 is a pretty good sample size in inferential statistics, world Cup has far more than that), additionally I assume the world Cup pulls in refs from a multitude of sources, giving a good picture for what some of the best referring should look like
Really love Tom being in the channel, more of Tom please lads
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I think VAR has actually contributed to a drop in on field refereeing standards and the conviction of the individuals making them
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Everyone says it evens itself out by the end of the season, but if you look at points gained from decisions after Klopp took that dig at United for having too many penalties, it's clearly skewed massively against us.
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i am dutch, and only in the Prem is it that the VAR "backs" the ref. In all other competitions it is used as "second opinion"/ "extra assistance". And calling the Ref in to the monitor is not frowned up on if the Ref didn't see it in real time, but corrects if he sees it clear on the screen. We all understand that. It feels weird if even the guy's with the screens just "Go" with the Ref on the pitch.
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Is no one else worried about the glass of water near the edge of the table??
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Lotta love for Joe and Ronny but Tom is an absolute star! Love his analysis.
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Joe is 100% right on the wages for referees. If you want professional referees, you need to pay big salaries. It isn't to reward the current crop of idiots, but to incentivise the next generation to take their profession seriously. Have referee academies with professional pathways, with the endpoint being a 1 million-a-year salary, being in the pool of refs for PL matches. They will spend the days without games in the analysis room, watching tape to prepare for the weekend game, as well as preparing physically to ensure they can keep up with the matches. The current system is a shambolic boys' club.
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Referee absolutely need more pay. More scrutiny and more pay. However, increasing pay will take time to make real changes, while increased scrutiny could make changes sooner.
On sample size, the World Cup is actually a pretty great example because it has plenty of matches (anything over 30 is a pretty good sample size in inferential statistics, world Cup has far more than that), additionally I assume the world Cup pulls in refs from a multitude of sources, giving a good picture for what some of the best referring should look like
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The 9 minutes after all that really did make me suspect corruption which it obviously wasn’t, the refs are just that bad
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Really love Tom being in the channel, more of Tom please lads