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Lee Mason

Post by MrTopTier » Tue May 18, 2021 6:43 pm

Retiring at the end of the season.

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by Grumps » Tue May 18, 2021 6:46 pm

Not as good news as it sounds. He's going to VAR permanently.

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by durhamclaret » Tue May 18, 2021 6:46 pm

Not before time.

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by MrTopTier » Tue May 18, 2021 6:47 pm

Grumps wrote:
Tue May 18, 2021 6:46 pm
Not as good news as it sounds. He's going to VAR permanently.
Ha ha really?

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by ClaretTony » Tue May 18, 2021 6:47 pm

Not quite unfortunately. He’s going to become PGMOL’s first dedicated VAR referee.

Tonight is his first Premier League since the free kick balls up when Dunk’s goal for Brighton at West Brom was disallowed. Tonight is also his last on the pitch.

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by Claretitus » Tue May 18, 2021 7:06 pm

Arrogance personified.

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Tue May 18, 2021 7:15 pm

If anything summed up the issue the VAR it’s Lee Mason being given the first permanent role.
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Re: Lee Mason

Post by evensteadiereddie » Tue May 18, 2021 7:23 pm

Easily swayed or just inept ?
Either way, an incredibly poor decision to keep this bloke anywhere near decision-making.

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Tue May 18, 2021 7:30 pm

Who'd be a Ref?

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by beddie » Tue May 18, 2021 7:31 pm

It’s all about being in the “club” . Jobs for each other.
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Re: Lee Mason

Post by tiger76 » Tue May 18, 2021 7:52 pm

Yes saw this news earlier, alas he's going to VAR so he'll still be making a hash of decisions, however when he's on VAR they'll be nobody to even overrule him if and more likely when he makes a big error.

Look on the bright side Mason going upstairs will just allow that wonderful new bloke Robert Jones to be given even more fixtures next season. :roll:

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by aclaretinstevenage » Tue May 18, 2021 9:39 pm

It makes sense to me to have one or two Ref's dedicated to handle the VAR Technology just not Lee b****y Mason as one of them.
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Re: Lee Mason

Post by Vegas Claret » Tue May 18, 2021 9:47 pm

We should get Collina to run VAR :D
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Re: Lee Mason

Post by claretburns » Tue May 18, 2021 9:52 pm

Wasn't Mason the ref in a home game against Preston when they handballed it on the line in the first minute and he didn't give anything?

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by ClaretTony » Tue May 18, 2021 11:36 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Tue May 18, 2021 9:47 pm
We should get Collina to run VAR :D
We shouldn’t. He has far too much power.

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by ClaretTony » Tue May 18, 2021 11:36 pm

claretburns wrote:
Tue May 18, 2021 9:52 pm
Wasn't Mason the ref in a home game against Preston when they handballed it on the line in the first minute and he didn't give anything?
That was the first time he refereed us.

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by Vegas Claret » Wed May 19, 2021 12:13 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Tue May 18, 2021 11:36 pm
We shouldn’t. He has far too much power.
I've not idea what he does now tbh, for me though he's the best ref we've had in the last 30 years and our current crop bar a couple are dreadful.

Is Mike Riley still in charge of it all ? He was hardly a great ref either

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Re: Lee Mason

Post by Foulthrow » Wed May 19, 2021 10:14 am

Are they going to make him sit miles away from the tv screen when he’s on his VAR role? Cos that’s the distance he usually makes all his decisions from. :)
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Re: Lee Mason

Post by IanMcL » Wed May 19, 2021 11:40 am

VAR is the prems way of retaining the sway over who wins. I.e. protect the clubs who are 'fashionable' worldwide.

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