• dayus9@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The first thing they’re going to have to do is teach these former players the actual rules. The majority of pundits that are former players don’t seem to fully know them but love the phrase ‘anyone who has played the same’ and shit like that.

    Recent former players being involved in actually making the rules, I’d be all for that.

    Let’s be honest though, even if the rules were absolute perfection, people would still bitch and whine.

  • chefdangerdagger@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Because ‘fast-tracking’ is exactly what they need. Screw carefully figuring out the issues and designing a better system, let’s just rush a few ex-pros in because the ex-pro pundits will be appeased.

    • waxed__owl@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      They obviously wouldn’t officiate games for the clubs they played for, or their rivals. Current referees are already subject to restrictions like this, everyone has a favourite club that they’re going to be biased towards.

      • Aszneeee@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        mate, they let officiate referees who are on UAE payroll, they don’t give about conflict of interest

  • Jonesy_lmao@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    That feels like a Hail Mary move for Webb, and if really doesn’t sound like one which is going to work.

    Inexperienced referees with a potential unconscious bias is going to make things worse, not better. Not to mention it undermines the confidence of the current referees even further.

    Any young people aspiring to be referees are going to be demotivated as well.

    Any other profession and Webb is out of a job now.

    • DildoFappings@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      True. Imagine a referee giving a team a bad call because the fans called him a cunt 20 years ago. Humans can be very petty.

    • feizhai@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Get them Swedish referees in I say. IKEA does amazing all over the world, it’s in their culture to do their best

  • anangrypudge@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Player: Ref, handball!

    Zlatan: Nope.

    Player: How could you not see it?

    Zlatan: I am the best. I do not miss anything. No handball.

    Player: Is it cos your nose is in the way?

    Zlatan: Red card. Off.

  • Cymraegpunk@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    They are going to try everything but facing up to the reality that the organisation is too close to current referees to actually do the job of keeping them accountable.

    • wadz09@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Honestly, getting rugby referees (would have to be a majority presence mind) in would be incredible. Complete Change of culture and competency

  • zeelbeno@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    “Referee’s have never played at this level so don’t understand everything”

    “No you can’t train up retired footballers either”

  • rafiu96@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Can’t normal people have football related jobs, these millionaire footballers are so selfish