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Transfer Tuesday: Gossip and Rumours In and Out of Selhurst, Another Great Advert of Football Tech
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As Like Everyday Wale, Joe, Alex, and Dan are discussing the latest goings on at the Mighty Palace
In this Episode: Wale and Dan discuss the Latest in Transfer Gossip from Palace interested in a Couple from Sunderland and a Possible Galácticos in the Palace Ranks. We ask the Question again, Is there to much reliance on Tech in Football officiating?
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Introduction to Daily Palace Podcast
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Palace podcast brought to you by the Global Sport Podcast Network. I'm your host today, Dan Tanner and joining me, Wale Bakari as one of our regulars.
00:00:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
You alright mate?
00:00:25
Wale Bakare
Yeah, I'm all right, Dan. Great to be on the pod with you tonight.
00:00:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep, so Wale is going to join me and have a little chat about a couple of topics that are near and dear to our heart with the mighty Palace. Today we're going to sort of kind of talk about a couple of transfer rumours, etc. So two or three that are sort of rumours for but a Palace coming into Palace.
Crystal Palace Transfer Rumors
00:00:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then we're going to do a separate one on a very, very bizarre so top sort of of transfer rumour gossip for the next one for a Palace player going out.
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then lastly, we're going to have a discussion, might turn into a little bit of a gripe session, kind of more of a back and forth over whether so there is too much technology in football today, sort of only officiating, as the FA Cup on the weekend wasn't the greatest advert for it.
00:01:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's dive right in with some transfer rumours for football. Ones that are coming in to sell those parts for a change. We're not going to be talking about Gehi leaving for once.
00:01:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's ones coming in the Palace. So a rarity, if you might say.
00:01:44
Wale Bakare
Thank you.
00:01:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
So to start with, it there is the rumour of a couple of players from Sunderland. One of those being Joe Bellingham. That rumour has now reared its head again.
00:01:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is not a new one. This one, we have I think on the pod, have talked about it at least a few times. so I seem to remember. I think I even may have used it as part of my audition for the podcast itself. That's how long that this story's been going for a while.
00:02:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
The other one from Sunderland is, I think it's paul rick Chris Rigg, 17-year-old midfielder. a seventeen year old midfieldder which yeah has got something like 50-something appearances for Sunderland already, which so just that's bizarre. i just saw I know we like to get them young at Palace now. We go and try and get these young kids, but that seems a little bit little bit early, I think, to be trying to get a so central midfielder, but to each their own.
00:02:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, Wale. As you're a little bit, you know the championship a little bit better than I do. What do you think about these guys coming to Sellers Park? you think that'd be a good addition?
00:02:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or do you still make seeing them a little bit early? what? Yeah. What is your opinion of these guys?
00:03:07
Wale Bakare
to I've got great opinion of you know both players. The younger Bellingham, of course, trying to make a name for himself you know outside of what his brother's been able to achieve in the championship, then to Dortmund and now with Real Madrid.
00:03:26
Wale Bakare
I just wonder whether there were, I know definitely that there's other clubs, you know, looking at Bellingham. Chris Rigg is one that is beginning to, you know, get a lot of attention as well. Both players have been great for Sunderland this season. They are, you know, vying for a promotion from the championship.
Player Development vs. Selling Strategy
00:03:48
Wale Bakare
And what what is interesting about you know both players is the fact that they... seem to play with a maturity that stands them out. It's almost like you know talking about a 17 and an 18-year-old or thereabouts. But they play with a maturity that is similar to what we've seen you know with players that came in from the Championship to Palace like Eze, like Adam Wharton, like Olyse and a couple of others.
00:04:20
Wale Bakare
It is very possible that these you know options are options that Palace are looking into, especially as we know, in the last couple of seasons, Palace have made an act of going to the championship, sporting talents, bringing them to the Premier League. and you know, yes, in the case of Aliza, made good money out of them.
00:04:40
Wale Bakare
If, you know, all this talks about Wharton, is anything to go by? We might i be talking about good money for Wharton very soon as well. I'm sure we'll get to talk about that in due course on the spot. But as far as this...
00:04:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, we will be talking about that in a little while.
00:04:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
So i just hold your thoughts on that one for a bit while you jump the gun a little bit.
00:04:53
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:04:55
Wale Bakare
Yeah. But as far as the... As as far as the Sunderland duo are concerned, these are, you know, obviously talented players.
00:05:06
Wale Bakare
Bellingham, you know, I would say, yeah, it would it does look like one that will fit and into the Premier League would slot and rig might need some time.
00:05:19
Wale Bakare
But I just wonder, you know, what... the the plan is for Palace as as a club, what's the ambition? is Is the club now looking at bringing in players, you know, giving them a season or two and making a lot of money out of them? Or is is the club going to be keeping those players because of their ambitions as well?
00:05:42
Wale Bakare
Those those are questions, you know, in my head that we probably would get answers to in time. But remember, these are still rumours, as you've said. I know for a fact with Bellingham, there's quite a number of other clubs that are looking at the the young man.
00:05:58
Wale Bakare
And that there's been some talks about... Maybe he would want to follow the trajectory of his brother, go abroad and then see what happens. We've seen a number of players, you know, do that.
00:06:10
Wale Bakare
Young players going abroad, Bellingham, one of them. Elin Arland, you know, went abroad as well at a very young age, though for him. There's Angel Gomez and Leo, who's, although he's on his final year, might be coming back to the Premier League.
00:06:25
Wale Bakare
But we've seen a couple of players go abroad at a very young age and do fantastic things and then try to come back. Jelion Santos, remember, went to Dortmund as well and you know some other players. So there are talks about maybe that is a trajectory. Bellingham will be looking to follow.
00:06:42
Wale Bakare
But of course, if Palace do bring in those players, Bellingham particularly, I'm excited about. Rigue, of course, is a talented player. I've seen him play as well. if if Palace do bring in this boy, it will be great for the squad.
00:06:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, definitely. I think it would be a great addition to the squad as a, especially central midfield players. We seem to be a bit low when it comes to that position, especially when we've got at least one or two that are coming towards the end of their sort of contracts, things like that. And we've got one or two that have been out for a while that are going have to come back in.
Tyler Dibling Transfer Speculation
00:07:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jude, not Jude, Joe Bellingham. We're going to do that a lot probably today as well. Yeah, me and I think me and Joe have talked about him once or twice.
00:07:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very much of the same style as his brother. Sort of gets the ball down and will sort drive the play forward a bit more. Riggs, from what I've seen of him, is very much a pass first player and then move into position.
00:07:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he could be a good sort of like rotation-ish player for Deveni. Kind of similar-ish style than that. i think Deveni may be run a little bit more than Riggs would, but still both really good additions.
00:08:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
The other transfer rumour that's come out today is from Southampton.
00:08:01
Wale Bakare
I
00:08:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
me just bring up the name again. I wrote this down. Taylor Dibbings. Dibbings. Dibbings. Dibblings.
00:08:13
Wale Bakare
was able to, yeah.
00:08:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not sure. Yes. Yes.
00:08:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, he's also apparently been linked with a move to Palace. There might be sort of flying the ointment on this one as both United and Spurs are both interested in him.
00:08:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Southampton have put a £55 million pound price tag on him, which I think is a little bit rich when the club is basically the worst club in the league at the moment.
00:08:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
probably be relegated within the next couple of weeks and probably go down in history as either the worst or one of the worst premier league teams so them asking 55 million for him is a little bit rich but i can see what they do they want to cash in on him after kind of watching him this season i think he would be a really good fit very similar style to uh as a sort of strong got some uh sort tricks up his sleeve he's gonna sort of run at defenses and things like that open them up so i think they're probably moving in hip to for him as a replace as the inevitable replacement for sa because there's a decent bet that he's probably going to be moving on in the summer well we'll see who that is because it was at the beginning of the season i think it would link to spurs but as spurs aren't exactly going are going down
00:09:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
going down the league i think as they will probably try and stay on another year or so or see if anybody else is uh up for him so uh well i do you see him as a replacement for sa or and if so any thoughts on that and any other transfer rumors that you've heard over the day because these are all ones from this morning and i don't think there's been too many others so
00:10:00
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:10:06
Wale Bakare
Yeah,
00:10:10
Wale Bakare
yeah so it's pretty much the same names, you know, Bellingham, Rigg, and of course Tyler Dibling, but specifically about Tyler Dibling, he's far away from. you know, being a replacement for Iberi Chiesa.
00:10:23
Wale Bakare
He's a talented player. He's got a lot to learn. He hasn't been a great season for Southampton. He's got two goals this season, I think. And, you know, you mentioned that, and I remember for some reason, I've had him on my FPL almost every week this season.
00:10:41
Wale Bakare
Not because I use him, but because it's it's cheap and, you know, it's just one of those players you get and put on the bench. Incidentally, every week,
00:10:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you used them as a placeholder?
00:10:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
to
00:10:49
Wale Bakare
Yeah, incidentally, incidentally every twice so it's he's gotten a goal and I've had him on the bench, but you know FPL in their wisdom, maybe i've had a player in the first time was not playing, but then they put the lowest point to player to replace.
00:11:04
Wale Bakare
you though like But is is he's obviously a talented player. I don't know. that There's always an opportunity to learn this season for Southampton. you know I've been difficult for all these you know Saints players, Dibling as well, although he's been able to show his quality a couple of times. When when you look at the Southampton squad, you wonder, you you think, it's not not like they don't have players that can play football. It's just about the of the style. I remember the style of the season, the manager, Russell Martin, was saying that would stick to the plan.
00:11:39
Wale Bakare
and you know that didn't work out great for him. And well since the new managers come on, they've just lacked bite. But Dibling is but is not necessarily one of the shining lights this season for them.
00:11:53
Wale Bakare
But I think a lot of people still remember Stalin from the championship. And you know they're rating that highly and they're saying, you know if we get him, it would do well. You'd see the you see why sports are looking at him. Sports have gone for players like that. Actually, Greg, another one that they went for recently.
00:12:12
Wale Bakare
and so although they've turned them into a centre-back now. But Dibling is one the the the easter lente the the law of team especially you know meat tableable sites that the Premier League, will be looking at.
00:12:26
Wale Bakare
as As regards the $55 million price tag, Southampton will be headed back to the championship. They will will you be looking to you know, get some money to do some business and Tyler Dibling represents an opportunity for them to, you know, rake in some money.
00:12:45
Wale Bakare
If they can get, you know, a team to pay 55 million for him, that would be good business. Although i doubt that they will, except they want to hold onto him. I doubt that we'll be, you know, getting him sold to 55 million, 40 million, maybe 55 looks like a lot for me.
00:13:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would, yeah, I think that's a little bit high. I think it's at the moment, it's just to try and keep the the vultures at bay. But once Southampton are confirmed as relegated, I would expect that fee to go down quite dramatically.
00:13:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
So probably, close yeah, probably closer to 30, 40 a push, I think will be a little bit more the price range. But well We'll have to see, as we said at the beginning of this, that they are just transfer rumours at the moment. So we're not going to put too much stock into them.
00:13:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we'll take a quick break there. We'll have a quick word from one of our sponsors. And then after that, we're going to talk about a possible Palace Galactico.
00:13:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
So hang on to your hats. We'll be right back.
Adam Wharton and Real Madrid Interest
00:14:14
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make
00:14:32
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I know why I carried on there, but whatever.
00:14:34
Wale Bakare
Thank you.
00:14:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome back to the Daily Palace podcast. I am still your host today, Dan Tanner, and we are still joined but with by what with Wally Bacari. Next transfer rumour on the docket was has been all over the papers and the websites for basically since it broke, was the fact that Real Madrid scouts are apparently...
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
watching adam warsaw so well how much stock do we put into this rumor is it anything to it or is it just the uh football journalists trying to make up something because they've got nothing else to do until the the window opens again at the end of the season
00:15:25
Wale Bakare
Well, we can't be sure. that There's no way to be certain. in I don't know, maybe some Madrid scout you know walked past Celos on their way to the pub or someone saw them. and like Or maybe they've really been watching Alfa Adon Wharton. There's really no way to tell.
00:15:43
Wale Bakare
The big question is, is he a talented player? Yes. Will big clubs be looking at him? Definitely. is one of those that we can see the potential. We can see there's still more from him.
00:15:56
Wale Bakare
There was a point where did show some legwork in the last Premier League game. played a fantastic pass you know to Eze. And we know he is an amazing talent.
00:16:07
Wale Bakare
I just wonder whether do Madrid really need him? Because you look at the the central midfield players that Madrid have got. you know At the moment, Tremeni, yes, although he's been having to play centre-back because of injuries to some of the centre-back players woman from Madrid, but it's definitely a central midfield player.
00:16:29
Wale Bakare
He's a fantastic talent. There's Kamavinga, who I love every time I work playing. There is Dani Ceballos, who... it's wonderful that he's still at Madrid because I've never thought him to be a Madrid standard player maybe more an Arsenal standard player because they brought him over but definitely not a Madrid you know standard player but he's still there he is of course he's got some talent as well so They've got those players. Remember, there's Federico Valvade, who they continue to use you know across all positions.
00:17:02
Wale Bakare
He's a central midfield player as well. So I just wonder whether and there's Joe Bellingham, who obviously can play that position. And he's been having to play central midfield since they got Kylian Mbappe into the squad. So i'm not I just wonder whether yeah Madrid really need him. But we should also note that there's no certainty...
00:17:24
Wale Bakare
As to what the future holds for Madrid, there's been talks about the future of Carlo Ancelotti himself, you know, in the side. So maybe just maybe Madrid's looking to, they've got you know a bunch of young players anyway. I don't know whether to say they're looking to the future, but maybe they're they're looking to the future already. But I'm not really sure whether Madrid need him. Of course, he's talented enough to be looked at by Madrid. Remember, there's talks about the Everton defender, Jared Brantwaite as well. so
00:17:56
Wale Bakare
It looks like there is a pattern there as to what Madrid are looking at, what they want. So maybe that then makes me think, yeah, they might be looking at Wharton. But I just wonder whether that would be great for him.
00:18:09
Wale Bakare
but Remember, i went to the Euros. We clamored for him to go to the Euros. And when he didn't you know get a minute, we all felt, oh, he should have at least gotten a minute. What happens if he goes to Madrid and doesn't get playing time?
00:18:21
Wale Bakare
Is that good for his development? Do you want to see him at Palace for another season? And then there's been talks about City wanting him as well. I'm sure there's teams in the Premier League that will want him as well. so But there's more and more young players that are looking at going abroad. And it's difficult to say no to Madrid, to be honest.
00:18:40
Wale Bakare
So if if that is is something that is on the cards and Madrid really wants him, I doubt if he will be able to say no. But is it good for his development? that That's the million dollar question.
00:18:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Real Madrid come knocking. You really don't say no, really. They're also known for taking their time when it comes to sort of players i get.
00:19:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because I seem to remember a story of Rudiger, I think, when he was barely making the... the German squad i think made his first couple of appearances, got injured and was out for like a year or something like that.
00:19:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
He actually got a letter from Perez saying, we are keeping an eye on you, don't worry. So they will take their time to get the player they want.
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
So whether it's actually legit or not, I'm, yeah, still going to be very, very skeptical because, well, yeah, it could just be very literally football transfer rumours of two dartboards club and player and just throwing them and see what what sticks or they could have just been a Spanish guy walking past Sellers Park one day at the at the Millwall game he said oh look he must be a scout for Real Madrid and it's like no it's just a Spanish guy come calm down but he's definitely a pal a talented player I'm not going to dispute that but this is going on the long lines of other one other
00:20:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Palace players are on the shortlist of some top teams like Gahey is on the shortlist for several of the top six.
00:20:12
Wale Bakare
Thank you.
00:20:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Eze is probably on a few of them as well. There was even rumors of Atletico Madrid being interested in Mateta. So some of this stuff is not unheard of.
00:20:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think he if For Wharton, it's probably better to stay here, I think, for his development. But you can't really say no to some of these big clubs because they will just pick up the best players that they can get, even if they are going to be sitting on the bench.
Skepticism About Transfer Rumors
00:20:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
City is quite renowned for doing this as well. They'll get a good player from a mid middle team and just not really use them. It's just so they're not used against them.
00:21:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But... Yeah, well, we'll just, it's still very much a we'll have to wait and see. but I'm, like the previous one, the previous section, I'm taking it with a grain of salt. We'll just have to see what happens.
00:21:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think this is just a sensational story just to get some headlines for a little while. And it also takes away from the horror tackle that was on the weekend. So,
00:21:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
which we're not going to go too much into that because I know you went through it the other day. I've been through it with a couple of my mates, so we're not going to talk about that anymore. But that being said, I think we'll take another quick break to thank the provider here at Zencaster.
00:21:44
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And then we will then debate slash maybe moan about Is there too much technology in football, especially after the slightly not so great performance of it over the weekend?
Impact of Technology in Football: VAR
00:22:02
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So we will be right back after this.
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00:22:26
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00:22:41
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I'm still your host today Dan Tanner. Wale is still here and after doing that advert for a tech product we are now going to talk about tech in football.
00:22:55
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As previously stated the FA Cup on the weekend, didn't have, go particularly smoothly when it came to technology.
00:23:06
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The horror tackle from, in the Palace game on Mateta, needed to be verified by VAR, which I think 30,000, 28,000 people in that stadium, even the Millwall fans, were probably saying, that's a red card, you don't need to go and check it.
00:23:07
Wale Bakare
Okay.
00:23:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Also, he kind of hesitated and let the play continue, even though he's clearly on the floor, practically unconscious, etc., etc.
00:23:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've already we've been through that one. But it wasn't the only failure no on the weekend. There was also a tech failure in the Bournemouth game where it took eight minutes, yes, eight minutes to determine...
00:23:56
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if an offsite if a goal would be ruled offside even though it had already been disallowed for handball so I don't know why they were looking at it again and the reason it took so long was because the automat automated offside sensor which they were using in the FA Cup this season wasn't working properly so they had to go back and draw the lines on manually so well I Do you think there's too much reliance on technology for officiating or not?
00:24:31
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Because this can go either way.
00:24:35
Wale Bakare
well Well, we've spoken so much about technology and football. and And personally, I think we're at that point where it's it's come to stay. It's not going to go away. So many things now have very heavy involvement of technology in them, especially now with you know artificial intelligence and all of that.
00:24:57
Wale Bakare
it's It's not going to go away. When you speak to football fans and you know we'll witness a couple of things that have happened, goals that have been put in the net via the hand, the referee unable to see it, balls crossing the line, but not giving us goals,
00:25:17
Wale Bakare
Chelsea fans will continue to argue. Luis Garcia's attempt did not cross the line in the 2005 Champions League semi-final. Liverpool went on to win the tournament. you know England fans with the Frank Lampard shot and that lost to Germany in it's in the World Cup.
00:25:35
Wale Bakare
fierion re handling the ball in that you know world cup playoff against ireland so many so many that that you could mention so technology was was clamored for it was supposed to help it was supposed to solve a couple of problems yes it's been able to do that but uh with it there has also come you know some problems more yeah particularly delays and games the fans in the Bournemouth Wolves game were chanting it's no longer football but you know football fans also
00:26:10
Wale Bakare
you know ask for VAR to be used when they've conceded a goal. If you're you know leading the game 1-0 and the in the 94th minute, even though it's clear on-site football, fans are asking for VAR to check whether it's off-site. so but But with the Crystal Palace-Milwall game, it was quite obvious.
00:26:36
Wale Bakare
For some reason, referee Oliver didn't see what happened immediately. Or maybe he wasn't sure. But you also have to say that, you know, you you talk about you know thousands of football fans in the stadium knew what had happened, point but they can afford to be wrong. He couldn't afford to be wrong.
00:26:55
Wale Bakare
He had VAR. So, the that you know, if he's there, why not use it? With VAR, I think it's one of those situations where you can...
00:27:06
Wale Bakare
think of things but because you can google it you just want to google it so that's that's the best situation of vr they you know referees maybe are getting lazier but then you'd understand if he you know you goes with his gut and makes the decision and it turns out to be wrong you know that then we will be saying why didn't he go to vr so Once VAR is there, referees get maybe a bit lazy and they'll say, well, I'll just let VAR look at it and advise and let me know what they think. So that's what that's the situation we are now with VAR.
00:27:46
Wale Bakare
With the semi-automatic offside, lot of talk, a lot is made about it, to be honest. It's been used in the Champions League for a couple of years now. It's been used in La Liga.
00:27:58
Wale Bakare
I've never thought it was great. There's been times when they've said the goal is offside and I've thought, how is that offside? But I don't know. They they don't make a lot of noise about it as it's done in England, to be honest.
00:28:13
Wale Bakare
It was difficult. It was already said ahead of the FA Cup games that there might be situations where the lines will still need to be drawn. The cameras are placed in strategic places and the you on the ground.
00:28:27
Wale Bakare
If it turns out that there's too many players or the camera can't pick the line or whatever, you know, lines will still need to be drawn. And I have to say that I love the fact that the referee, you know, got the players together, got the managers of both sides together, explained to them what was going on.
00:28:44
Wale Bakare
You know, there was a... should African Champions League final game where you know there was the VAR right there and then the goal was scored.
00:28:54
Wale Bakare
And that was when the opposition side realized the VAR wasn't working. you know that That went on for so many for so many months with you know the team saying, no, we're we not accepting that result.
00:29:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh.
00:29:06
Wale Bakare
So... So the referee explained to the team what was happening and you know a decision was made. It took too long. It was a record time, eight minutes. Sometimes I wonder why it takes that long. Even with the lines, you know at I don't think it should take that long. But for some reason, it keeps taking that long.
00:29:25
Wale Bakare
Maybe the the time can be reduced, but... I really don't want to get into conversations about over-reliance on technology. It is here already. It has come to stay.
00:29:36
Wale Bakare
It won't go away. There will be more and more things that will be added most likely you know to football. It started with the chips in the balls to tell where whether the ball crossed the line.
00:29:50
Wale Bakare
Then remember there were although they were human beings but there were the additional referees behind the line in the European games and then we started talking about video replays now we're talking about semi-automated Offsides, I just wonder what the next thing will be but there's no point it wouldn't go away Maybe they can be improved upon but technology won't go away
00:30:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm kind of in the same way. It's not going anywhere. They're probably going to add more. I'm just more of the thing of it needs to be used as a tool, not the decision maker.
00:30:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
The referee needs to be the final say and or even sort of to go with their gut a little bit more because Oliver, the one we did have, has nearly 20 years experience as a referee.
00:30:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
So unless they're being told they specifically have to go to the VAR, he kind of shouldn't need to sort of use it all too often.
00:30:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
But using it as a tool, as it's intended, im fine with.
00:30:53
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:30:57
Wale Bakare
so so Sorry, Dan.
00:30:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
But... you
00:30:59
Wale Bakare
I was going to say, I re-applaudise. What baffles me, and and i I would like to you know get your thought about it, what baffles me sometimes is you're watching football on the on on television and they've gone to VAR and at the first instance when VAR has shown the image, you go, oh, that's a penalty.
00:31:20
Wale Bakare
But You know, and and I'm no referee. But the referee spends the next four minutes looking at it and still says that's a penalty.
00:31:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is how ragey I am.
00:31:28
Wale Bakare
I just wonder why they take that long. Sometimes it's just care, but then they take so long. I don't know why.
00:31:36
Wale Bakare
You're muted, Paul.
00:31:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah give out here is how ragey i am No, i'd same thing. like I could watch a highlight. you go You go immediately, right, that's a penalty. You watch the highlight again.
00:31:39
Wale Bakare
That's technology.
00:31:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nope, okay, fair enough. here But yeah, the referees seem to take ages over it. I don't know why. and they shouldn't be it neat They shouldn't need to take that long. But I think there seems to be a call for, because of the eight minutes, the FA and the refereeing association, whatever they are, I think they're clambering to have a two-minute minimum so they need to make the quick decisions so stuff like the eight minute one doesn't happen again but as i was saying oliver the one we had for millwall has nearly 20 years experience as a manager so he doesn't shouldn't need to rely on var to make the decision so as i said if it's if it's used as a tool as a
00:32:38
Wale Bakare
Okay.
00:32:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
think fine. I have no real problem with it. It's when it starts overriding the referee or making the decision for them, that's when I start having a bit of an issue just because then it's like, what's the point of the referee? Because even now, they have probably had a lot of their reputation tarnished over this season for sort of very wild calls and decisions that are then...
00:33:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
overturned by sort of the fa or something else a couple of days later so it makes them look even worse so i think it needs to go back to the referee being the arbiter of this and the ar to just be a tool in the arsenal really
00:33:29
Wale Bakare
Although i I have to say, for you have to you know understand the referee, once he's gone to VAR, then he has to wait until VAR makes a decision. So unfortunately, he then comes out of the hands of the referee then.
00:33:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:33:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. This is where I have the issue. if it's And I think it's only supposed to be used for a handful of instances anyway. so But that we can bring up in another time when VAR have a massive screw-up weekend again.
00:33:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
So
Podcast Wrap-Up
00:33:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
on that, I think we will call it there before we go too far into this because we could probably do this probably all night, given half a chance. So I'd like to thank Wale Bakari for... having these, having this conversation with me.
00:34:14
Wale Bakare
Always a pleasure, Paul.
00:34:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:34:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:34:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
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