14/09/2026
For a long time, I’ve mentioned two straightforward yet urgently needed implementations:
▪️Offside anywhere across the line: This would significantly reduce review time and make decisions much clearer. If you’re on the pitch, then you are effecting the game, and interfearing with play by virtue of being on the pitch, regardless of where you are on the field, or what phase of play it is.
▪️Review of each referee / officials per game, week, month and season. This MUST be happening currently?
We want to know:
- How many decisions are overturned by VAR.
- How many monitor sends referees receive.
- How many decisions overturned at monitor.
- How many on-field decisions referees stick to at monitor.
- How many decisions missed by both referee and VAR, such as yesterday’s offside in the Manchester Derby.
- * Overall percentage of decisions made vs overturned.
* If the overall percentage is over 50%, the officials should be demoted a level.
Is there enough responsibility on the referee and their assistants during the game? Or has VAR become too protective, allowing referees to avoid making difficult calls?
I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.