🚨PGMOL slammed after images of VAR ‘holiday camp’ emerge👀

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Former referee Mark Halsey has criticised the PGMOL for their new ‘holiday camp’ VAR headquarters.

Stockley Park, where the VAR officials are placed during games, received over £1 million in renovations last year.

The facility was designed to help aid referees and included a ‘designated recovery space’ along with state-of-the-art gyms and ‘an area for table tennis’.

Speaking to the Sun, former referee Halsey labelled it as a ‘waste of money’ and criticised Howard Webb.

‘The facilities on offer at Stockley Park make it seem like a holiday camp. But referees and officials are there to do a job,’ Halsey said.

‘Howard wants a central hub but doesn’t need a workplace where it is all about rest and relaxation.

‘The money spent is a tidy sum but what are we getting for it? Certainly not world-class officials. Nice conference rooms, top-of-the-range furniture, a gym and an area for table tennis.

‘I could understand splashing the cash on accessories if VARs were getting the decisions right. But they’re not so it’s a waste of money.’