City vs Spurs - late referee howler

[seasidelytham]

Great match..well done to Spurs for hanging in and then getting a late equaliser.

However, what an absolute howler by the referee in the last couple of minutes. Foul on Haaland which he was about to blow for but clearly waved play on when Haaland recovered his balance. He then played a great ball over the top of Spurs defence for Grealish. Ref then blew his whistle when the ball landed by Grealish.

Unknown whether Grealish would have gone on to score but he was clear and heading for a 1 on 1 with the keeper. Only the ref knows why he pulled play back.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1731380974846439627

 

[TangerineTom]

Thank god he did - can’t be bothered with City running away with it again this year

 

[seasidelytham]

Thank god he did - can’t be bothered with City running away with it again this year

Agreed - glad he did but you can understand the anger that followed.

 

[20togo]

thought the ref got it spot on myself.

 

[CAGU]

Typical Haaland acting like a spoilt kid after the final whistle, big girl’s blouse!
He had no shots on target so cost me my bet

 

[boabthebetter]

thought the ref got it spot on myself.

You would! I cannot wait for his bullshit explanation.

 

[Lytham_fy8]

Grealish isn't scoring from there, he'd have gone looking for the foul.

 

[20togo]

Grealish isn't scoring from there, he'd have gone looking for the foul.

exactly so the ref did them a favour.

 

[TangerineTom]

Agreed - glad he did but you can understand the anger that followed.

Yep it was a ridiculous decision, the timing was so strange, it was almost like once he saw Grealish go through he decided to blow

 

[Burnnazzer]

It did look a bit dodgy. Refs constantly remind us why there is Var. trouble is they are involved in that too.

 

[Tangman74]

Like them or not - clearly the ref is waving for advantage to be played then inexplicably blows his whistle and brings it back - cannot wait for the explanation

 

[bill40]

Late referee? I think it's a disgrace they let a dead man officate the match.

 

[tigger]

Poor decision but I backed a draw so I will get over it

 

[Blackpool Are Back!]

Expect the referee to be demoted for the next match.

I seem to remember a similar decision went against us at home last season. Cant remember the game though.

 

[A_Tense_Grin]

Wife was there no doubt fuming later. I found it funny.

 

[JJpool]

Sums up some of the refereeing, just completely incompetent.

 

[Chunkylad]

Keeps the league interesting for a little while longer before city steamroll everyone.

Why don’t Man Utd go and get Ramsdale from Arsenal? Onana is a clown.

 

[Hertsseasider]

Correct decision. Move on....

 

[SydneyTangerine]

What went through his mind was the 115 FFP charges, and so perhaps it was just the start of " levelling up " ?

 

[Eternaloptimist]

Thank god he did - can’t be bothered with City running away with it again this year

Running away with it?
Have you seen the Premiership table? No-one is running away with it this season.

 

[GrahamwantshisOates]

Remember Trevor Sinclair wonder goal against Port Vale!
The ref blew his whistle and awarded us a free kick
I think there was another occasion at Southampton where GTF scored a late equaliser only to be awarded a nothing free kick.

 

[Parky1953]

When your betting slip has the following…

- Spurs Win or Draw
- Son to score anytime
- Both teams to score

It was the correct decision!

My other fell short at Haaland to score anytime for £80, so as much as a bad mistake it was, the look on his face said it all, like a rabbit in headlights, he knew he got it wrong!

It was brilliant entertainment for the neutral and probably most football fans and officiating was pretty good up to that point. At least it wasn’t a VAR decision.

 

[timbertops]

He probably saw grealish would have been flagged offside

 

[SeasideKurt]

exactly so the ref did them a favour.

Whether he would have or not, he should have played advantage.

This is a massive problem across English football, the amount of time that either

A) Advantage is played, zero advantage is gained and then the referee doesn't bring the foul back.
B) Advantage isn't played at all with a whistle trigger happy referee.

The standard of officiating across English football is about as bad as it ever has been.

 

[Lost Seasider]

He probably saw grealish would have been flagged offside

Nowhere near, but maybe that's what he thought.

 

[Camberwell1]

He probably saw grealish would have been flagged offside

Nope he was onside so the ref should have played on - I think he did think Grealish was offside and / or was told to give the free kick for the foul but it was caotic tbh

I did though (apart this one major error) think the ref had a good game - he was rapid with all yellow cards (seemingly never putting it away) and it was an excellent match for neutrals with some good goals.

I rarely think any refs are that good and liberally criticise - I have no idea why he stopped play - it was the final throw of the dice for City so they were right to complain so much .

 

[Wizaard]

He probably saw grealish would have been flagged offside

Even though he wasn't.

 

[Wizaard]

Nowhere near, but maybe that's what he thought.

Not his call anyway, especially when he was 30 yards behind play.

 

[fcblackpool]

Nowhere near, but maybe that's what he thought.

He's not allowed to anticipate a decision by a liner.

Obviously the wrong decision, well, not wrong, totally incompetent decision.

 

[voyeur]

Remember Trevor Sinclair wonder goal against Port Vale!
The ref blew his whistle and awarded us a free kick

I still get annoyed when I think about that, to this day!

Surely the ref just noticed it was Grealish, realised there was no advantage, and awarded the free kick?

What's all the fuss about?