Tag: Referees
Arsenal PGMOL referee selection machine breaks down
Against Manchester City on Wednesday, Arsenal will get a set of match officials that does not involve Martin Atkinson, Mike Dean, nor Chris Kavanagh in what almost feels like a minor miracle.
How is this fair? 3 referees get 50% of Arsenal games, 1 involved in...
Martin Atkinson took charge of his sixth Arsenal game this season as the Premier League and FA continue to give this man more Arsenal matches than any other but even he couldn't stop Arsenal beating West Ham.
Daily Mail claim clubs NOT PGMOL at fault for VAR farce
The Daily Mail today reported that PGMOL are not responsible for the fact that referees do not use pitchside monitors because that was the decision of Premier League clubs in at least four meetings.
Arsenal get their best referee for Newcastle United match
Lee Mason will take charge of Arsenal's game against Newcastle this weekend and, despite being viewed as a widely incompetent ref, he's actually one we do really well under.
Sacked referee to return despite being sacked for mocking disabled person
Bobby Madley is set for a return to refereeing in England, despite being sacked by PGMOL for mocking a disabled person.
Beth Mead hits out at poor refereeing standards in league
Beth Mead has retweeted a message from Reading women's captain Natasha Harding that hits out at the standard of refereeing in the English women's game.
Just 3 referees in charge of 60% of Arsenal Premier League games this season
Mike Dean will take charge of our trip to West Ham on Monday night as we move back into our rotation of regular refs with just three taking charge of 60% of Arsenal's games this season.
Wenger: The penalty decision was farcical
Arsene Wenger says the penalty decision was 'farcical', and he's fed up of the media letting referees off the hook no matter what happens.
Wenger will contest FA charge
Arsene Wenger has said he intends to contest his FA charge, and doesn't regret his comments made at referee Mike Dean.
Awful refereeing, leaky defence + more: What we learned from Arsenal’s collapse at Manchester...
Here are the key things we learned from the 5-2 defeat away to City on Saturday lunchtime that leaves the team struggling in the title race after just two games.
Why officials deserve better than they get from many ‘fans’
The Guardian recently published a story about a Non-League game referee stopping a match after 13 minutes and abandoning it because a fan was moaning and questioning his decisions too much.
IFAB open roads to video refereeing
The International Football Association Board has opened the door to video refereeing by allowing experiments to start soon.
This is a big step forward for...
Why teams like Arsenal need video technology
While it was obvious that the Arsenal gave us a subpar performance and got deservedly beat 4-0 by Southampton, the game offered a clear...
Why Lee Mason was right not to send Coquelin off against Crystal Palace
Lee Mason, a referee Arsenal fans have had little cause to celebrate down the years, was at the centre of things again yesterday afternoon.
Only,...
The man in the middle – Arsenal v Villa ref review
Anthony Taylor took charge of Arsenal v Aston Villa on Sunday at the Emirates, so how did the man in the middle get on?
Arsenal v Stoke – The man in the middle
Ahead of Arsenal’s game against Stoke on Sunday, we look at the man charged with refereeing the game.
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Assistants: R West, A Halliday
Fourth...