Dogawful Officiating

[geordie_b]

9 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

It was shocking but it might have been a slip. 

 

Looked like a slip in the ground

[Tsunami]

Ref was awful, wasn’t helped by the Lino Milburn/ Gallowgate side. He’d have struggled calling a toss of a coin. Absolutely no help to the ref.

[gbandit]

Think there must have been about 8 handballs missed in the game 

[Pablo123]

3 minutes ago, gbandit said:

Think there must have been about 8 handballs missed in the game 

Aye, every time their keeper was kicking out his hands he was carrying the ball out the box!

 

Happens all the time, but never gets pulled up

[geordie_b]

1 minute ago, Pablo123 said:

Aye, every time their keeper was kicking out his hands he was carrying the ball out the box!

 

Happens all the time, but never gets pulled up

 

He did it 3 times in the first half, each time after holding the ball for 10-15 seconds too

[Pablo123]

1 minute ago, geordie_b said:

 

He did it 3 times in the first half, each time after holding the ball for 10-15 seconds too

Exactly, mate. It was infuriating.

[Optimistic Nut]

Sort of linked to this, but annoys me the way Burn gets involved with pushing and shoving before a corner is taken. I know he's trying to create a yard of space but just feel like we could win a few easy penalties a season if he just lets the defender crack on with hand handling him. 

[GeordieDazzler]

Of all the things, it was the one minute stoppage time that blew my mind. We had like three or four VAR checks in that first half alone. 
 

Delighted that shitcunt Ensico gave away the pen. Has been a shithouse here everytime with Brighton. 

[Tsunami]

Just seen the penalty decision, awful by VAR. Delap hauled Burn down 5 mins or so before that and it was fine then VAR recommend a review a very dubious tug on Murphy.

[Lush Vlad]

1 hour ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Sort of linked to this, but annoys me the way Burn gets involved with pushing and shoving before a corner is taken. I know he's trying to create a yard of space but just feel like we could win a few easy penalties a season if he just lets the defender crack on with hand handling him. 

He does initiate it as well, mind. He always slaps defenders hands away and is adamant he will just go with the hand off/stiff arm to keep them away from him. 
 

I’m not sure that’s allowed TBH. Seems unfair and all. As his arms are probably about 5 foot long  

[Lush Vlad]

3 hours ago, Sima said:

What did that Delap tackle on Tonali look like before the pen? Looked like a rugby tackle from the back of the Gallowgate.

Horrendous. But a genuine slip, I think. 

[Teslact]

The Delap swan dive from the "foul" by Tripper too. There were miles of clear daylight and was way worse than the Johnson booking, yet he got a free kick for it.

[huss9]

mateta having his goal ruled out was ridiculous.

[southernmag]

Thought the ref had a poor game and I'm not detracting from that.

 

But I'm still dumbfounded by how football continues to allow players (and coaching staff sometimes) to surround refs, scream things at them, wag fingers, and other cynical/nasty things. In rugby, it's not tolerated, there's actual consequences for it, so it doesn't happen. That's respect. Football could stamp it out in 5 minutes if it wanted, but my theory is that the powers that be view the players as their hallowed cash cows and don't want to upset them, even if it's clearly for the good of the game.

 

It grates me virtually every game I watch. Don't let the players behave like morons. Book them for surrounding the ref for example, even if you book half the team at once, and I bet they'll stop it pretty quick. It's not rocket science.

 

There are obviously many other issues affecting refereeing standards, but could we actually try treating them as human beings? Might help them be better.