Quote: Him "Silverwood was awful.
Holding down and offsides gone unpunished.
Numerous dodgy calls on knock-ons/ball steals that go against refs guidelines.
No yellow for the off the ball hit.
And then the red card.
He was giving play on. And then somebody must have had a word in his ear. He didn't see that hit and nor did his touch judges. Otherwise they'd have been on the pitch giving him a direct report.
So he's sent a player off based on a report from the video ref.
If this is the case, why isn't every incident looked at by the video ref in TV games? There would never be a need for an on-report in a TV game.
We, as a sport, have to get some consistency in refereeing decisions/interpretations and in how referees utilise the resources available to them.
If he can check with the video ref for that incident, he can check other controversial calls.'"
Exactly.
As I stated elsewhere the officiating is a bluddy lottery depending it seems on a whim of an individual on any given day