It's like night and day. The CL refs generally make quick correct decisions and have an clear understanding of the "laws" of the game.
No phony interpretations in the CL
The PL refs seem to bring all their "baggage" into games, especially when Arsenal are involved.
You don't even notice the refs in the CL but in the Prem they are front and centre making bizarre decisions that seem to be based on preconceptions and outright bias.
If the PL refs were trained by the same body that trains/assesses the CL refs the standards would improve......Unfortunately the PGMOL dictatorship will neve allow that to happen but for the good of the PL it should at least be considered
CL Referees vs PL Referees
posted on 17/4/25
What decisions were made correctly? Our penalty was given 4 minutes after the foul, theirs was 5 minutes. Don't think VAR was involved other than checking the goals which had little doubt over them.
On-field I thought the ref got a lot of basic calls wrong (twice giving corners for clear goal-kicks), missed a lot of fouls and let some players get away with murder.
posted on 17/4/25
you stick with oliver & co, I'm sure you're more than happy with them
posted on 17/4/25
No one is happy with Webbs army. But, equally, you listen to Spanish fans and they think their refs are pro-Barca or Real, Italian fans definitely hate their refs, French fans regularly kick off at refs and so on.
Obviously, in the CL, a lot of the refs are the very elite. Which makes a quarter final performance like last night even more worrying. Surely that ref is meant to be top 8 in Europe??
posted on 17/4/25
It's been the same for years and many teams were badly affected in the PL, but you've only complained this season because you've had your turn this season.
posted on 17/4/25
comment by LAMCAM 🧿Liverpool🧿 (U18537)
posted 9 minutes ago
It's been the same for years and many teams were badly affected in the PL, but you've only complained this season because you've had your turn this season.
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Huh?? We have been done by refs for years. We had the most PGMOL apologies for about 3 years running.
posted on 17/4/25
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 46 minutes ago
comment by LAMCAM 🧿Liverpool🧿 (U18537)
posted 9 minutes ago
It's been the same for years and many teams were badly affected in the PL, but you've only complained this season because you've had your turn this season.
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Huh?? We have been done by refs for years. We had the most PGMOL apologies for about 3 years running.
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Liverpool have had most apologies this season
posted on 17/4/25
comment by IanWrightWrightWright (U12750)
posted 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
ours was given and theirs was not....so in the grand scheme the calls were correct. The ref doesn't work in isolation he has a team and generally the decisions were made quickly (apart from the Mbappe dive, which may have been 2 checks for offside and the dive hence the delay)
If that was a prem ref Rice would have been sent off and no way we get a pen.......we've had too many poor calls in the prem this season, the CL is a refreshing change from the likes of webb and his band of brothers
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Dry your eyes mate - you’re through and deservedly so
posted on 17/4/25
comment by LAMCAM 🧿Liverpool🧿 (U18537)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 46 minutes ago
comment by LAMCAM 🧿Liverpool🧿 (U18537)
posted 9 minutes ago
It's been the same for years and many teams were badly affected in the PL, but you've only complained this season because you've had your turn this season.
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Huh?? We have been done by refs for years. We had the most PGMOL apologies for about 3 years running.
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Liverpool have had most apologies this season
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Incorrect.
posted on 17/4/25
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 16 seconds ago
comment by LAMCAM 🧿Liverpool🧿 (U18537)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 46 minutes ago
comment by LAMCAM 🧿Liverpool🧿 (U18537)
posted 9 minutes ago
It's been the same for years and many teams were badly affected in the PL, but you've only complained this season because you've had your turn this season.
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Huh?? We have been done by refs for years. We had the most PGMOL apologies for about 3 years running.
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Liverpool have had most apologies this season
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Incorrect.
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Nope, they are correct. Liverpool had the joint-most VAR errors against them last season.
https://www.espn.co.uk/football/insider/story/_/id/40150227/every-premier-league-var-error-ranking-winners-losers-referee-stats-2023-24
posted on 17/4/25
comment by welshpoolfan (U7693)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 16 seconds ago
comment by LAMCAM 🧿Liverpool🧿 (U18537)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 46 minutes ago
comment by LAMCAM 🧿Liverpool🧿 (U18537)
posted 9 minutes ago
It's been the same for years and many teams were badly affected in the PL, but you've only complained this season because you've had your turn this season.
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Huh?? We have been done by refs for years. We had the most PGMOL apologies for about 3 years running.
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Liverpool have had most apologies this season
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Incorrect.
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Nope, they are correct. Liverpool had the joint-most VAR errors against them last season.
https://www.espn.co.uk/football/insider/story/_/id/40150227/every-premier-league-var-error-ranking-winners-losers-referee-stats-2023-24
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Whoops, misread the comment as last season instead of this season for some reason. D'Jeezus is correct tha Liverpool haven't had the most this season.