22 May 2026 16:05:13
Just watched the final again, and I have been critical of PL refs for much of the season for no other reason then some are shockingly poor and apply the rules inconsistently. However, credit where it’s due, I thought the ref in the final was good. He tried to let the game flow and the best thing you can say is that he was pretty much anonymous and that’s how you want a ref to be.
But I can’t help but wonder if a PL official was officiating whether we would have had a VAR review on Tielemans goal which would have then been ruled out for blocking.
22 May 2026 20:23:48
Don't think there was a single goal ruled out for "blocking" this season. Not 1 defender complained either, so I doubt it. The ref had a good game, I agree.
23 May 2026 01:41:27
I was a little nervous early on when he gave out 3 yellow cards quite early in the game. I have to say, after that I can't really remember anything about the ref, which can only be seen as a positive. All in all, I think he had a good game.
23 May 2026 11:49:52
Whack their C/F, got away with murder, knocking everybody about, never got a card. UTV