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Because the standard of referees in the epl is way behind other countries. Increasing the pipeline will increase competition and increase standards.

It would definitely help attract more people, and if there are more people and more competition for jobs that should drive a higher standard. It also feels a bit weird to have people on £100k a year lay down the law for people paid £100k a week. Is that not a bit wrong? If we expect the players...

To address the pipeline issue maybe pay them more? If you compare the money the players are on with the referees the referees are paid a tiny fraction of the amount. Pay them well and put in place rigorous fitness and training regimes. It will help a lot.

I don't know how many times it needs to be said but: the solution is better referees and officials. Pay them more and invest in training and have some actual accountability for mistakes. It's EPL level soccer with part time standard officiating. They are not fit for purpose currently. It doesn't...

Those stats are not the right ones. Using them in this context is essentially trolling by that Twitter account. All that shows is decisions overturned by VAR. What it does not illustrate is incorrect decisions by VAR - like various incorrect lines for offside. Inconsistent decisions like today's...

There are bad decisions and there are biased bad decisions. We have way too many of both even with VAR. Just look at our game so far today! The officiating is embarrassing for the level of the EPL.

Correct. We need to improve the standard and neutrality of the officials more than anything. Remove VAR and we will be complaining of bad biased decisions. Keep VAR and we will company about bad biased decisions. Without better referees nothing changes. Being angry at VAR is ignoring the real...