Bobby Madley, Premier League official, admits that he “hates” Far

Referee Bobby Madli expressed expressed his hatred of VAR, on the pretext that it cuts football from its emotional essence.

Speaking at the recently of the Schlentham Science Festival, Madli, who is currently in the English Football League and also as a fourth official in the Premier League equipment, participated in his view of the perspective of referee and fans.

“As a fan, I hate it, I hate it. I love the championship, Love Legue One – I am still admired.”

“I love the first league because you are scoring a goal, you look at the referee, look at the assistant, and did not raise his knowledge, it is a goal.

“It (VAR) takes these feelings away from it and football is a game in which one moment can be in the game, one goal, and that’s all.

“To take these feelings away, to wait and wait, and what seems to be forever, as a fan, I am not a great admirer for this experience.”

Unlike the English Premier League, where VAR was a key player since the 2019-20 season, EFL does not implement technology in the regular league playing, which is clearly estimated by MADLY as an official and supporter.

The history of MADLEY responsible includes 91 Premier League matches between 2013 and 2018, before it was rejected by PGMOL after a controversial incident that included a video mocking a handicapped individual.

Referee Bobby Madli says he “hates” a fleeing because he takes “passion” from the game.

“To take these feelings away, to wait for what appears to be eternal, as a fan, I am not a great admirer that experience.” pic.twitter.com/1krmizwr3q

BBC Sport (BBCSport) June 5, 2025

Then he moved to Norway and took office in the lower leagues before returning to English football in 2020.

Although he won brief opportunities to return to the English Premier League-overseeing one match in both 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons-he was not chosen to rule any upper flight games in the 2024-25 campaign.

MADLEY was also reflected in the broader effects of VAR and how commercial pressure in football may have contributed to its adoption.

He added: “There is a lot of money in football, it is moved by business. So any mistake is seen by people’s money.”

“I don’t think most of the football fans were climbing to each other to get video technology.

“The players were not, the referees were not, but the people who manage football, and they have millions of pounds and billions of pounds, and they had problems with the referees mistaken things.

“I think we have reached the stage where people go,” sorry, we are destroying football with this now. “

“But we knew the monster that was created. As rulers, we knew what would come.”