Let me guess, they are all from Manchester.
That feels like a Hail Mary move for Webb, and if really doesn’t sound like one which is going to work.
Inexperienced referees with a potential unconscious bias is going to make things worse, not better. Not to mention it undermines the confidence of the current referees even further.
Any young people aspiring to be referees are going to be demotivated as well.
Any other profession and Webb is out of a job now.
Can’t normal people have football related jobs, these millionaire footballers are so selfish
The only way this’ll works is if the players never played in the league
How the fuck is this not possible conflict of interest lmao
They obviously wouldn’t officiate games for the clubs they played for, or their rivals. Current referees are already subject to restrictions like this, everyone has a favourite club that they’re going to be biased towards.
Look at how clueless and biased pundits can be.
Just get the referees from rugby
All on-field officials should be microphoned up. They can do it in other sports.
That way we can stop the abuse to them by players and managers, as well as understand why the decision were made. Its a win win for everyone. Fans and pundits understand the thinking behind a decision. Refs can be called out for a mistake. We all can call out players for giving abuse or influencing games.Player: Ref, handball!
Zlatan: Nope.
Player: How could you not see it?
Zlatan: I am the best. I do not miss anything. No handball.
Player: Is it cos your nose is in the way?
Zlatan: Red card. Off.
I am waiting for them to release “Fan VAR” where you can vote on the outcome of a decision! All you need to be eligible to vote is subscribe to the PGMOL for £9.99 a month!!
“Fan VAR!! The decision is in your hands!”
The way to make refereeing better at the top level long term is to improve the conditions for grass roots reffing
No one wants to ref, the pay is shit for what you have to deal with. The only people that do it are power trip or “love of the game” people. You get more grass roots refs, you get a bigger pool for advancement, you get better quality refs filtering up.
Of course that’s very long term and it’ll take years for grass roots refs starting now to reach the pro leagues. But that’s how you solve the root of the problem, as opposed to band aid solutions for the top level, which may not even work.