Best and worst ref in the PL

Dermot Gallagher:
“I expected a penalty to be given and the reason why is this season if the hand is above the shoulder and it strikes the ball, you give a penalty. It is above the shoulder, there is no doubt about that,”

To be fair, I’ve just looked on the FA web site and I can see what you’re saying - that would certainly make me wrong.

Have you read the statement about the Alli incident? That’s what I was basing my comments on.

Massive contradiction there.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 34 seconds ago
The VAR was wrong in not giving a penalty to Everton. VARs are human and can make mistakes.
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even when they take 4 minutes doing it, it seems

The comment I found pretty ridiculous. They basically said because Alli was trying to push the Everton player in the back it was okay

This is why Riley and Swarbrick can say VAR is working, because it is them who decide what is a VAR error and what isnt.

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 22 seconds ago
To be fair, I’ve just looked on the FA web site and I can see what you’re saying - that would certainly make me wrong.

Have you read the statement about the Alli incident? That’s what I was basing my comments on.

Massive contradiction there.
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Have you got it...

Unless there is a reason why his hands are above his head..(& the fact that he's jumping doesn't allow for this) it's handball under the current rules

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 22 seconds ago
To be fair, I’ve just looked on the FA web site and I can see what you’re saying - that would certainly make me wrong.

Have you read the statement about the Alli incident? That’s what I was basing my comments on.

Massive contradiction there.
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Have you got it...

Unless there is a reason why his hands are above his head..(& the fact that he's jumping doesn't allow for this) it's handball under the current rules
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Yeh, I was wrong about the current rule.

Surprised at that change and think it’s another bad move, aimed at pacifying those who want everything to be black and white, but typical of the people running football now.

Confused at the Alli justification though and either they are lying or the law is written so badly that it makes it seem like that.

Oh sorry, you were asking for the comments. Yeh, here:

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/statement-explains-var-everton-spurs-17195577.amp

comment by comic book guy (U17816)
posted 7 hours, 31 minutes ago
comment by Firmino's Brightest Tooth (U1217)
posted 5 hours, 45 minutes ago
Oliver is probably the best.
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You'd say that though , wouldn't you? I honestly think he wears a Liverpool shirt underneath his ref shirt when he's officiating at Anfield
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I don't

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 11 hours, 49 minutes ago
Oh sorry, you were asking for the comments. Yeh, here:

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/statement-explains-var-everton-spurs-17195577.amp
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Yeah quite ridiculous really...