Video Technology For Offsides

 

Our 'insider' at Professional Game Match Officials Board (pgMOB) informed us that this last weekend was an attempt to defuse focus on Premier League referees after the controversies surrounding Mike Dean mugging Arsenal yet again last weekend - Arsenal fans have a 100,000 strong petition to ensure that Dean never abuses Gunners again - the motion will now be put forward for debate in parliament!

Strangely enough, the last occasion that there was major refereeing controversy in EPL, the same top-down lesson was given to officials to avoid all potential match-changing decisions in the following round of games.

The pgMOB don't apply the rules of the game...
... their template of performance is something else entirely.

In the nine EPL games to date we have seen just two penalties (one of which was entirely irrelevant as Swansea were 0-3 down with 7 minutes to go).

But 4 of the 5 goals in the Tottenham v Manchester City game were offside which, although not changing the outcome, brought into further doubt the abilities of the pgMOB Select Group (sic) of referees.

As offside decisions may be determined instantly via video technology why is such technology not utilised?

Arsenal v Liverpool, Man Utd v Newcastle and Liverpool v Bournemouth are other early season examples of incorrect offside decisions impacting upon match outcomes.

Interesting that the collection of offsides at White Hart Lane have disappeared into the mainstream media black hole of 'right to be forgotten'.

Why are our compromised msm so protective of our inadequate, and in some cases corrupt, officials?

And what is it with the officiating in Spurs v Man City games - it was the radical refereeing of Jon Moss in the 4 penalty saga in Manchester last season that initiated MOBGATE (http://footballisfixed.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/mobgate-6.html)?

How Serie A Works

Team A loan player to Team B.

Team B then buy him for £840K.

Team B sells player back to Team A for £6m after 3 seasons.

On the very next day after this transfer Team C then sells player back to Team A for £14m.

This represents £8m profit in just one day.

Team A and Team C are major rivals.

Discuss actual player ownership throughout this period.

US Ownership Of UK Soccerball Franchises Isn't Working

 

The Glazers asset stripping Manchester United.

Lerner thinking that Tim Sherwood and Ray Wilkins are a cutting edge combination.

Henry trusting in Brendan "Entirely Out Of My Depth" Rodgers and Gary McAllister.

Short thinking that first Poyet and then Advocaat had an ounce of integrity between them.

And Kroenke piling up the cash while Arsenal don't have a forward nor any title of any consequence in over a decade.

And then there is Newcastle, who although not owned by an American are owned by one obese enough to be so. He has given you the most ludicrous resurrection of all time - Steve McClaren.

NB To be fair, some of the underperformance of Arsenal has been related to malicious hidden agendas at the Premier League.
For example, taking the post-Ferguson window, our EPL Top 5 Bias Index (based on key match decisions by referees) is as follows (100 = total bias in favour of a team; 0 = total bias against):

Manchester City 58
Liverpool 55
Chelsea 52
Manchester United 49
Arsenal 29