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Platini Proposes Five Referees

Started by The Gaffer · 10 months ago

New UEFA President Michel Platini has the answer for how to reduce the number of incorrect decisions made by referees: Add two referees in a match, so there are five officials on the pitch at one time.
Platini’s idea is to place a referee’s assistant in each of the pena ... Continue reading »

10 comments

  • Simon Burke

    2 years ago

    I disagree strongly on this stonewall penalty that Flamini gave away. My first reaction was a penalty but on replay you see Heskey, a man twice Flamini's size throw himself to the ground. Touching someone isnt a penalty. Just as henry dived calllously in the first half, this was a dive too, heskey couldnt go over fast enough for my money and deservedly got nothing.
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  • Anonymous

    2 years ago

    5 refs is ridiculous. controversial calls by the refs for me is part of the game. people still talk of hurst's "goal" that gave england the world cup and maradona's hand of god. it's part of the folklore: no to video replay and certainly no to 5 refs(what is platini thinking?)
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  • midnightjester

    2 years ago

    It is perhaps a fortuitous coincidence I find you on this issue.


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    It is: sportscheat.wordpress.com.



    In it we encourage people to (1) sign a petition against cheating, (2) send emails to the FIFA, the FA and Barclays, sponsors of the Premiership, (3) boycott products that sponsor cheats.



    With limited publicity (mention on a couple of blogs) the petition is already up to about 50 signatories in just a few hours and the site has 100s of hits.



    Is there any way you would be willing to give it publicity/ become involved/ help actively campaign against cheats?



    Please visit the site and consider becoming involved.



    midnightjester

    sportscheat.wordpress.com
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  • riocharlie

    2 years ago

    This is perhaps the most idiotic suggestion ive heard to date. They cant field enough good referees as it is now and they want to triple the number? Jesus.


    Secondly, let go of flamini's foul no foul please gaffer your prejudice is now tiresome. You also dont mention Henry getyting pulled over in the box even more physically than did heskie. Im not talking of the dive but his run to the middle of the box in the 2nd half. If you let one go, you let the other go, if you call one, you call the other.
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  • Anonymous

    2 years ago

    From what keep reading, the main issues are:


    1. fouls/dives in the box

    2. did the ball completely cross the goal line

    3. offside



    A second referee on the goal line can cover 1 and 2, but not 3. The assistant referees can call 3, but are too far away to reliably call 1 and 2. And one of it will work unless the head referee makes the decision to call it or not.



    One way to help is to simplify offside. There are so many scenarios that could be offside that it's difficult to police.
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  • The Gaffer

    2 years ago

    Sorry RioCharlie -- just trying to use a good example that's fresh in many of our minds (i.e. Wigan against Arsenal).


    Cheers,

    The Gaffer
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  • Anonymous

    2 years ago

    The biggest problem in football is diving. For example in Heskey's case as the ref doesn't give the penalty then Heskey should get a yellow card.
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  • Anonymous

    2 years ago

    what would have to happen in order for 5 refs to be tried in a U17 tourney? is there a vote or something?
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  • JC

    2 years ago

    I can't see how this is a bad idea. More refs means fewer missed calls (in theory). If it takes 50 f'ing refs to get the calls right then they should put 50 f'ing refs in the game. Correct calls are paramount.
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  • SoccerShoutPhil

    2 years ago

    I've been banging on about having 5 refs for about 5 years now (initially to friends and family but for the last year on the Soccer Shout podcast).


    Two quick points:



    1) I don't see these refs helping with offsides. The lino has the best view for that.



    2) Disagreements. This will work as it does now with ref and assistant. The assistant will signal 'foul' or 'play on' and the ref will decide whether to blow or not.
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