The Official Premier League 2025/26 Thread

[Handy Run]

Good interview here and I'd agree with a lot of it, especially the part on the need to clarify expectations on what VAR should/shouldn't do and acceptance of referees as non perfect beings.

The last bit I've plenty of sympathy but very limited sympathy for the lads in the var booth.

Anthony Taylor: My family don't come to matches because of abuse

In an interview with the BBC, referee Anthony Taylor criticises the "expectation of perfection" culture officials are subject to.

www.bbc.com

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

Good interview here and I'd agree with a lot of it, especially the part on the need to clarify expectations on what VAR should/shouldn't do and acceptance of referees as non perfect beings.

The last bit I've plenty of sympathy but very limited sympathy for the lads in the var booth.

Anthony Taylor: My family don't come to matches because of abuse

In an interview with the BBC, referee Anthony Taylor criticises the "expectation of perfection" culture officials are subject to.

www.bbc.com

It takes a newspaper article to help us figure that out?

 

[Philby]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1976576992293376353

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1976576992293376353

That 3-3 draw in Poznan!

It should have been us playing the French.

 

[Philby]

That 3-3 draw in Poznan!

It should have been us playing the French.

...and Lineker's late equaliser a month later in Poznan sealed our fate

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

...and Lineker's late equaliser a month later in Poznan sealed our fate

Mabbutt > Lineker. The dirty bastards, whoever it was they played for at the time.

 

[Philby]

I think both were playing for their local old age home at that point.

 

[Philby]

at Palace

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

at Palace

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Excellent, but also lucky, when they're drawing.

 

[Philby]

Excellent, but also lucky, when they're drawing.

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Understat really has a rich set of stats these days