Chris Kavanagh: Pundit demands ’10-game ban’ after update on ‘horrific’ Everton controversy in last 48 hours
Chris Kavanagh should get a “10-game VAR ban” after his “horrific” decision not to award Everton a penalty in their 1-0 loss to Man City last weekend.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Man City and England defender insisted Mike Riley’s apology was “hollow and means nothing” and Kavanagh should face real consequences.
Sky Sports reported on Tuesday (1 March) PGMOL chief Riley had personally apologised to Lampard for the controversial decision.
The Everton boss told reporters in his Wednesday press conference (2 March) he now wants to move on from the incident.
“I don’t think an apology is enough,” Mills told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“I think Chris Kavanagh should be banned from doing VAR for 10 games, it was a horrific decision. He should have to come out and explain his decision to everybody.
“Getting an apology from Mike Riley ‘Sorry, we got it wrong’. Big deal. It’s insincere, a little bit of a joke of an apology. It’s hollow and means nothing.
“Referees work in the public eye, they get paid as professionals. If you make such bad mistakes of a high profile nature, you have to face consequences and there are no consequences whatsoever for Chris Kavanagh. I find that bizarre.
“It’s a big, big decision. It’s quite clear he got it more than wrong. It was just terrible.
“It could cost Liverpool and it could equally cost Everton.
“He refereed Burnley against Leicester on Tuesday, so there are no repercussions for that awful decision.
“I still don’t get it and I want him to explain what he thinks he saw. When you get something so badly wrong you need to face punishment for that. It’s gross incompetence at best.”
In other news, Kieran Maguire has revealed Everton are ‘over the moon’ as a £400million ‘money-for-nothing’ deal is on the cards.