Dogawful Officiating

[Geordie Ahmed]

Doesn't really belong in this thread cos he's a class ref but Michael Oliver was refereeing a Saudi match yesterday 

 

Didn't realise referees could referee a different league whilst still being part of one 

[Ace]

  On 18/04/2023 at 20:51, Mr Pups said:

i was thinking that the free kick for our 2nd goal against Man utd was a bit soft, think it was longstaff who was fouled, he bought it if you like, but then rashford got a softer one in the final which led to their opening goal. Apart from that I can't remember us getting many soft ones, certainly not on the scale of villa who must have set a record for players going down, especially against brushing or just a gust of air. it was reminiscent of football italia back in the day 

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If that’s something going our way we are fucked. 

[Cf]

  On 19/04/2023 at 00:51, Mike said:

Has there been any discussion of the handball?

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It was 50/50. Could have gone either way. End of discussion. 

[Miercoles]

Just bumping this up in preparation for Andre Marriner.

[Pilko]

Has he forgot his whistle?

[Armchair Pundit]

I've been thinking, is reffing at such a shit standard now because of all the wanky caveats and needlessly complicated interpretations of the rules? Or are the latest wave of refs actually that incompetent?

[nortoon]

It was the same against Villa, they only dish out yellow cards if it's absolutely clear like the shirt pull on Bruno, could have been 2 or 3 yellows for tackles going through the man after the ball is away here. The ref is just gonna keep letting them do it, they're all wank.

[joeyt]

Was a definite penalty on Longstaff

[Rich]

They just make it up as they go along these cunts.

[wormy]

Even you can't stop us you dodgy pricks.

[Rich]

Remember when it was us and they “couldn’t go back that far”?

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Pen on Longstaff, red for Maupay, goal for Schar? 

[gbandit]

Outrageously awful performance from Marriner, needs to taken out to pasture 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Have the guidelines on yellow cards changed or something? Seems you can do some really bad pullbacks and fouls these days. 

[James]

Don’t understand how shoving a player on the floor injured is not a red card offence.

 

5th goal disallowed an unbelievably poor decision, good thing nothing we do will be decided on GD this season

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I don’t understand the Longstaff pen at all, is it because the ball went out? 
 

If so, nice to know you can jump on someone’s leg as long as the ball goes out of play first. 

[wormy]

  On 27/04/2023 at 20:52, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I don’t understand the Longstaff pen at all, is it because the ball went out? 
 

If so, nice to know you can jump on someone’s leg as long as the ball goes out of play first. 

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I'm sure they'd have found another excuse if Longstaff had kept it in play but I'm sure that'll be the go-to argument.

[Pata]

  On 27/04/2023 at 20:52, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I don’t understand the Longstaff pen at all, is it because the ball went out? 
 

If so, nice to know you can jump on someone’s leg as long as the ball goes out of play first. 

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It's that weird unwritten rule that you can do whatever you want to a player near goal if he has already kicked the ball, in midfield it's a foul and a yellow.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

  On 27/04/2023 at 21:16, Pata said:

 

It's that weird unwritten rule that you can do whatever you want to a player near goal if he has already kicked the ball, in midfield it's a foul and a yellow.

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Like in early versions of FIFA when you could slide through anyone as long as it was after the whistle. 

[Viana]

I can’t fathom the Longstaff tackle. Tarkowksi didn’t get anywhere near the ball.
 

 

[Ace]

We’ve been lucky really that we’ve managed to win 3 away games where we have been the victim of some awful decisions 

[alexf]

Marinner was a farce last night. You could see our player getting pissed off. Every decision he was giving us nothing and then was blowing for soft things for them. For example Wilson getting ragdolled every time and then when he tried to give it back would be immediately whistled.

 

Was one of those games where we won in spite of the referee again, like Brentford. 

[geordie_b]

  On 27/04/2023 at 21:19, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Like in early versions of FIFA when you could slide through anyone as long as it was after the whistle. 

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You could also run away from the referee if he was going to book you like a Benny Hill sketch

[Magpie]

  On 28/04/2023 at 02:23, Viana said:

I can’t fathom the Longstaff tackle. Tarkowksi didn’t get anywhere near the ball.
 

 

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Exactly the same as Fernandes' kick to Schar's head

[Tisd09]

  On 27/04/2023 at 20:52, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I don’t understand the Longstaff pen at all, is it because the ball went out? 
 

If so, nice to know you can jump on someone’s leg as long as the ball goes out of play first. 

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I hate these type of ones, I had a chat after a game with the ref for the U15's team I take, our player was taken late in the box but got his shot away. His response was that the player got the shot away, I question him about what if that happened outside the box, it would be classed a late challenge and would be a foul so what is different, he shrugged and said it is what it is

 

To be what happened to Longstaff was a late challenge, irrespective of what happened later. Again I would love to know what VAR said to justify the decision or are they hiding behind the "clear and obvious error" nonsense.