Not only does Gazza not get a booking for this, but it barely even merits a response from Motty who only describes it as a “tough challenge” but not until after he’s finished making his point Venables 
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And the guy he tackles (assaults) gets straight back up with no complaint..proper football. No rolling around pretending they are mortally wounded and inciting the crowd.
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I’d be more concerned if he was doing our game at the weekend mind.
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These things are such a missed opportunity as the way Webb approaches it is so pointless. He just gives his opinion of what the correct opinion was and states it as fact. He backs that up with reference to the criteria the rules give for what is a red card challenge, but does nothing to connect the dots on why this met the criteria.
In my experience when someone communicates so ineffectively like this, especially someone in leadership, it is not actually an issue with their communication, but their understanding of what they are trying to explain. He cannot explain why this should have been a red card when other similar ones are not because they dont even know. They all just pretend they are carefully calibrated experts when they’re all just winging it.
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Anyone who’s bothered to think about refereeing would realise it’s an institutional problem within PGMOL. It’s a closed shop with no external oversight. It’s not tolerable in government, it’s not tenable in actual competitive businesses but somehow perfectly fine here.
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Yeah. When it was created you could see the sense in making it independent from the league it services, but it has created exactly that issue you state.
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And no one sees it fit to explain why so much time was added on when two Everton players collided with each other with fuck all remaining on the clock.
Ball was called out of play and then given to Everton when Liverpool had the posession.
We probably would have won the league by now had that initial 2-2 draw been officiated correctly.
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By the way who is officiating our game on Sunday ? I have a funny feeling it will Taylor reffing and Tierney or Attwell in VAR.
Gary Neville. That guy who elbowed Robbo in the throat is running the line and Fergie is on VAR
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It seems like they’ve given up.
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Webb talks like the police sergeant he used to be… In other words, forever officious, dictatorial, never wrong and a boring bastard…
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And always corrupt. Like what quite a lot of police guys are
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Webb himself is a former officer in the South Yorkshire Police Force. I don’t think he was there for Hillsborough, but it wasn’t long after. He was undoubtedly influenced and mentored by officers who were.
This is everything you need to know about PGMOL. Given SYPs culpability in the biggest stadium disaster in UK history and their subsequent attempts to push the blame on to Liverpool fans, you might think that the appointment would be a bit of a no go. Bad optics. Doesn’t pass the smell test.
PGMOL aren’t concerned about that. Like they aren’t concerned about the number of referees from the greater Manchester area. Or referees going off on paid side hustles with the owners of Man City. Or Refs getting themselves in compromising photos with asian prostitutes.
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That would only happen in South America if those rules are applied.
This is really great analysis on why offside was given on Arsenal’s disallowed goal yesterday. Answer - he was offside. Glad we cleared that up.
Coming next: Why did liverpool win the league this year? Because they won more points than anyone else.
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“This Referees name is Matt Corlett he refereed today’s game between Crewe and Walsall, on 11 mins the crowd started applauding for a young Crewe fan who had sadly died.
When the ball went out of play for a throw in, he stopped the game from restarting and joined in the applause encouraging the players to do the same, what an incredible gesture, massive respect from me, he will not get any recognition for this human act of respect but it wasn’t missed by me”
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Will be sacked by PGMOL tomorrow for showing too much individuality.
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He’s got hair and isn’t known as mate. I have no idea how he became a ref in the first place. Surely an imposter. 
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