Town boss holds 'confidential' VAR talk with referee chief Webb

Crunch talks held between Ipswich Town and refereeing body PGMOL following a controversial VAR decision will remain "confidential", the club said.

The Tractor Boys’ chief executive Mark Ashton said Premier League football was "worse off" following the introduction of video assistant referees (VAR).

He spoke about the new refereeing tool in an interview on BBC Suffolk's The Blue Hour after Town was denied a penalty in the team’s 1-1 draw against Leicester City after Abdul Fatawu appeared to push Conor Chaplin.

Ashton has since welcomed PGMOL chief Howard Webb to Portman Road to discuss what the Ipswich boss believed has been a lack of consistency around VAR decisions.

Ashton and Webb agreed to meet after the pair had an "interesting conversation" in the hours after the team's home draw against the Foxes.

"All I look for is consistency," Ashton said. "Right now, I am confused.

The BBC asked the club if a resolution had been reached between Ashton and Webb but was told the conversation would "remain confidential".

The PGMOL also confirmed a meeting had taken place but the details would remain private.

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