RateTheRef

Bent arm, clenched fist, movement towards the player - deliberate, malicious and intended to hurt/intimidate
Red card
I agree if ANY doubt here give the ref a chance to see the angles.
Mount's was probably yellow so VAR unable to intervene

Credit to AT and team for rest of the game, supported a very good football match

Irrespective of the parties involved surely it is very dangerous to go down the "he has previous" line.
Assess every incident on it's individual merits we are told and he did.
As stated elsewhere there was dialogue involving 4O AR and VAR with a unanimous concensus that YC was appropriate

Irrespective of the parties involved surely it is very dangerous to go down the "he has previous" line.
Assess every incident on it's individual merits we are told and he did.
As stated elsewhere there was dialogue involving 4O AR and VAR with a unanimous concensus that YC was appropriate

Do we know it was unanimous? Unless we hear a taped recording of the conversation between the participants surely all we can know is that Taylor decided the correct sanction was a caution and not a sending off. If all the participants were indeed of a unanimous opinion then in my unequivocal view, they were unanimously wrong. An opinion shared by Henry Winter writing in today's Times and the pundits on Match of the Day. Our opinion though doesn't count materially, only Anthony Taylor's does and whilst acknowledging his undoubted status, I am 100% convinced in my own mind that his decision was wrong.

It's an interesting point about the " he has previous" argument. I have heard many senior referees say that a good knowledge of players and their  behaviours is invaluable in officiating and drawing distinctions. I don't know if Taylor subscribes to this view or not. Of course each incident must be judged on its apparent merits but previous knowledge of previous conducts can, I think, be legitimately employed in making a correct interpretation of what has been seen.

Irrespective of the parties involved surely it is very dangerous to go down the "he has previous" line.
Assess every incident on it's individual merits we are told and he did.
As stated elsewhere there was dialogue involving 4O AR and VAR with a unanimous concensus that YC was appropriate

Point taken, but even just judging on individual merits, it still meets the threshold for a red card Imo.

But they do

Well they should be pulled up on it then as it isn't allowed and they aren't using VAR as it is supposed to be used.  Which probably explains why it is such a shambles in this country even though it works fine elsewhere.

No argument from me with that

The broadcasters can hear what the VAR is saying so I doubt they would be involved too much in the discussion before a decision is made.

I think the suggestion PL VAR was very different from elsewhere a few years ago was valid but I'm less sure now.

(I'm just surprised no one has suggested it was cruel to send Taylor, not to mention Atkinson and England, all the way down to London on a Bank Holiday weekend !  :wink )