Referee

[Tangerinetillidie]

They got a freekick for offside yet it was in our own half. not sure how that works ref.

 

[Wizzerboy]

See match day thread

 

[Brett&Murphs.]

Absolute joke he was.

 

[Westby]

They got a freekick for offside yet it was in our own half. not sure how that works ref.

Happened twice

 

[BFC4EVA]

Diabolical refereeing again. Getting really pissed off with it week in week out at home and away

 

[HetzkeBlaster]

We shouldn't be surprised in the drop of quality in the officials now we've dropped into L1, but you'd at least expect some kind of a reasonable consistency.

However, the standard of all the three today was truly diabolical - infuriating to say the least..........

 

[Vince McLean]

Never a game goes by without a massive moan about the ref.
Are we just a bunch of moaning twats?
And are other teams equally victimized by biased refs?

 

[navel]

They got a freekick for offside yet it was in our own half. not sure how that works ref.

Looked to be technically correct decision. The offside was in the Posh half, But then they stole a few yards and took the free kick from within our half. Seeing how fussy the ref was earlier about the placing of other free kicks, maybe he'd just given up at that point. Anyway he had a poor game.

 

[Bloodtangerine]

Yes that’s the reason we lost eh

 

[AllTheBoysAreCheerin']

Never a game goes by without a massive moan about the ref.
Are we just a bunch of moaning twats?
And are other teams equally victimized by biased refs?

Everyone moans about the standard of ref's, from the Prem down! Maybe the FA needs to look at the problem and possible solutions?

 

[Athers]

The officials were shite but no worse than the team selection and performance of our midfield today.

Let’s not be a fanbase that blames every loss on the officials

 

[Curryman]

Why was Critch booked?

Surely a manager has the right to question decisions.

 

[Dr Hfuhruhurr]

We shouldn't be surprised in the drop of quality in the officials now we've dropped into L1, but you'd at least expect some kind of a reasonable consistency.

However, the standard of all the three today was truly diabolical - infuriating to say the least..........

There’s consistency all right….

 

[AllTheBoysAreCheerin']

Why was Critch booked?

Surely a manager has the right to question decisions.

It would appear not!

 

[Meliora]

Why was Critch booked?

Surely a manager has the right to question decisions.

It depends on how the question is framed perhaps?

 

[Meliora]

Everyone moans about the standard of ref's, from the Prem down! Maybe the FA needs to look at the problem and possible solutions?

Everyone has always moaned about refs since time immemorial, and they always will. The standards of refereeing haven't changed, but the standards of the players' attitudes has

 

[AllTheBoysAreCheerin']

Everyone has always moaned about refs since time immemorial, and they always will. The standards of refereeing haven't changed, but the standards of the players' attitudes has

TV now highlights the poor standards! Just because those standards have always been poor doesn't mean we shouldn't look for ways to improve them!

 

[Loco]

Why was Critch booked?

Surely a manager has the right to question decisions.

Garrity booked too after final whistle

 

[Upwards]

TV now highlights the poor standards! Just because those standards have always been poor doesn't mean we shouldn't look for ways to improve them!

AI robot refs?

 

[WIZARD OF TANGERINE]

The ref was not great ,but two of his decisions were spot on ,as in the penalty given to them and our player being sent off ,as he was the last man . We can complain about the ref as much as we want ,but with the way we played yesterday ,the better team won .

 

[Meliora]

TV now highlights the poor standards! Just because those standards have always been poor doesn't mean we shouldn't look for ways to improve them!

True, but it's not easy. Refs today probably have better training and analysis than ever before, as well as a more thorough selection process. During a match they are human beings having to make split second decisions under pressure and will inevitably get some wrong. TV analysis concentrates on the mistakes, not the majority of correct decisions.

 

[P t Barnum]

Ya understand that but that looked stone cold penalty the tackle on CJ in second half ??

 

[Sandgroanun]

The ref was not great ,but two of his decisions were spot on ,as in the penalty given to them and our player being sent off ,as he was the last man . We can complain about the ref as much as we want ,but with the way we played yesterday ,the better team won .

Have you seen the highlights. He wasn't the last man.

 

[Tangerine1887]

Ya understand that but that looked stone cold penalty the tackle on CJ in second half ??

It absolutely was a blatant penalty. Strangely unless I missed it, nobody seems to be highlighting it. It couldn't have been more obvious.His arms were all over CJ.

 

[20togo]

Have you seen the highlights. He wasn't the last man.

if he wasn't the last man who was? Have a look at the freeze frame picture. The only other player close was five to ten yards level with him and it's doubtful he'd have got there. .

 

[Costero Poderoso]

There’s consistency all right….

it wasnt much better in the champs, and seemingly almost as shit in the PL

 

[Costero Poderoso]

It absolutely was a blatant penalty. Strangely unless I missed it, nobody seems to be highlighting it. It couldn't have been more obvious.His arms were all over CJ.

if it was a free kick for Casey's sending off then it was a definite penalty.

 

[HetzkeBlaster]

There’s consistency all right….

Agreed Dr.

appalling ……

 

[GEER]

Ref very poor toady but did not share his ineptness equally to both teams which is why he had very big a negative impact on the result. On the pen right in front of me clumsy rather than malicious challenge and my first though yellow as we had two men coming round on the cover.

 

[BIG_BERTHA_3]

Yes that’s the reason we lost eh

Nah

 

[NewburyOne]

Have you seen the highlights. He wasn't the last man.

There is an image from when the foul was committed, he absolutely was the last man. There is no way Pennington or Husband would have prevented a clear goal scoring chance. Slag the officials off for lots of things yesterday but that decision was correct.

 

[Costero Poderoso]

True, but it's not easy. Refs today probably have better training and analysis than ever before, as well as a more thorough selection process. During a match they are human beings having to make split second decisions under pressure and will inevitably get some wrong. TV analysis concentrates on the mistakes, not the majority of correct decisions.

I cannot believe that the selection process is more thorough, because if it was we wouldn't be seeing such crap decisions from the PL all the way down. The administrators have to find many more officials to cover an increasing number of games, Liners are no longer just liners they are also assistant refs, then fourth officials and in the PL we also have VAR officials. With so many needed and the method of promotion being largely based on noticeability, it almost plays into a crap refs hands to be crap in order to gain attention.

I would bet if you set a standard of what the ref deems foul play in the first 15 mins of the game and then went through the challenges, and the free kicks he gave it wouldn't be much different statistically than random chance.

we got an apology from the refs body for one of our games, and yet the officials were back officiating within a game or so.