Dogawful Officiating

[Benwell Lad]

No Madley should ever have been allowed to ref at St. James Park.

It's beyond comprehension how bad he is and still gets to referee matches.

[KingArthur]

34 minutes ago, nufc123 said:

How can you call that shoulder to shoulder when he puts his foot in front and in Gordon?

Well, his shoulder contacts Gordon's shoulder to start with.

edit. he could have tackled the ball away with his right foot there. Bit of risky tackle to make.

 

 

Edited December 20, 2025 by KingArthur

[nufc123]

8 minutes ago, KingArthur said:

Well, his shoulder contacts Gordon's shoulder to start with.

edit. he could have tackled the ball away with his right foot there. Bit of risky tackle to make.

 

 

 

A weird view how you think thats shoulder to shoulder when its a full body tackle.

[PauloGeordio]

 

[Kilcline]

Pretty sure I've said this before but VAR and its use is bringing the game into disrepute 

[pubteam]

So it’s pretty much been universally accepted that the officials got this decision wrong, which makes the decision to release an in game statement attempting to justify their wrong decision even more ridiculous. Can’t wait for the heartfelt apology and we will try harder, much more comforting than 2 points. 

[Lotus]

Got to be honest, the James one is not a pen imo.

 

Chalabah one could’ve gone either way. 

[Kilcline]

1 minute ago, pubteam said:

So it’s pretty much been universally accepted that the officials got this decision wrong, which makes the decision to release an in game statement attempting to justify their wrong decision even more ridiculous. Can’t wait for the heartfelt apology and we will try harder, much more comforting than 2 points. 

They publish the reasoning after every VAR check/decision I believe, it wouldn't have been unique to today

[Kilcline]

Or most of them anyway where there's a "check," like when we got the pen against Tottenham the reasons came up on the Leazes screen 

[Lotus]

1 hour ago, gbandit said:

It doesn’t really get more stonewall than that. It’s absolutely fucking sickening and impossible to argue against negligence / corruption 

  Not in the penalty area but I seem to remember a similar forceful challenge involving Onyewu. Didn’t think that was a foul either (haven’t seen it again in an age…).

[Lotus]

I think if any of our players make those tackles/blocks on Chelsea players we’d see loads of Newcastle fans justifying it.

[KingArthur]

21 minutes ago, nufc123 said:

A weird view how you think thats shoulder to shoulder when its a full body tackle.

His shoulder on Gordon’s shoulder. A bit later and it would be on AG’s back

[Vinny Green Balls]

Just now, KingArthur said:

His shoulder on Gordon’s shoulder. A bit later and it would be on AG’s back

You are missing the point completely. It was a totally reckless challenge with almost no intent to play the ball. He was clearly just trying to clatter Gordon, and hit him very hard. It's a massive stretch of the rules to think that's not a penalty, man.

[nufc123]

6 minutes ago, KingArthur said:

A bit later and it would be on AG’s back

Oh yes that would have been a disaster. Luckily he only whiped out Gordons hip and upper body first.

 

 

Edited December 20, 2025 by nufc123

[KennyUtd]

8 minutes ago, Lotus said:

I think if any of our players make those tackles/blocks on Chelsea players we’d see loads of Newcastle fans justifying it.

Not really the point though is it. It's a pen or it isn't. Today was a pen on Gordon, no question. 

 

 

Edited December 20, 2025 by KennyUtd

[Lotus]

2 minutes ago, KennyUtd said:

Not really the point though is it. It's a pen or it isn't. Today was a pen on Gordon, no question. 

 

 

 

Hate to be a pedant but it was clearly questionable. I can see why the ref is not sure it’s a foul from his PoV and I can see why VAR don’t consider it such an obvious error of judgment that they needed to refer the ref to the video replay to have another think about it.

 

It was rough, a bit OTT but it was side on side, not a clear and obvious foul.

 

If we’d have got a 3rd no one would be talking about past a post or two.

[geordiesteve710]

3 hours ago, Kid Icarus said:

Okay, that's the worst performance I've ever seen. 

No it isn't.

 

 

[geordiesteve710]

2 hours ago, Dr Venkman said:

Forest away 19/3/23

Forest away 9/12/2016

[Infinitely Content]

1 hour ago, Hanshithispantz said:

VAR generally won't change a decision if you could argue some vague case that it's correct, there's absolutely nothing to argue in favour of Chalobah here 

 

The speed in which they cleared it is suspect as fuck and the 'shielding the ball side on' excuse they gave is blatantly not true. No reason any of them should be involved in officiating a Premier League game again.

 

Big fan of Chalobah pointing at the ball at the end there like, admire the audacity.

[Kid Icarus]

6 minutes ago, geordiesteve710 said:

No it isn't.

 

 

Featuring us I think it is.

[geordiesteve710]

The big one he got wrong todaybwas the Gordon penalty incident. Even shoulder to shoulder it's reckless force which is and of itself a freekick.

 

What is more sinister/annoying though is the way the style of refereeing changed as soon as it was 2-0. Felt like he was trying to get them back in the game and there were two different bars for what was/wasn't a freekick.

 

The other penalty claims are debatable I think but that one on Gordon is rank bad.

[geordiesteve710]

3 minutes ago, Infinitely Content said:

Big fan of Chalobah pointing at the ball at the end there like, admire the audacity.

They were appealing for shit that blatantly wasn't on all game. Even Arsenal would have blushed at some of the nonsense.

[Elbel1]

3 minutes ago, geordiesteve710 said:

The big one he got wrong todaybwas the Gordon penalty incident. Even shoulder to shoulder it's reckless force which is and of itself a freekick.

 

What is more sinister/annoying though is the way the style of refereeing changed as soon as it was 2-0. Felt like he was trying to get them back in the game and there were two different bars for what was/wasn't a freekick.

 

The other penalty claims are debatable I think but that one on Gordon is rank bad.

Honestly wouldn't be surprised if e had told his family and friends to put £20 on a 2-2 draw

[KingArthur]

26 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said:

You are missing the point completely. It was a totally reckless challenge with almost no intent to play the ball. He was clearly just trying to clatter Gordon, and hit him very hard. It's a massive stretch of the rules to think that's not a penalty, man.

Yes, he didnt have intention to play the ball. He tackled Gordon off it. 
 

 

[Vinny Green Balls]

3 minutes ago, KingArthur said:

Yes, he didnt have intention to play the ball. He tackled Gordon off it. 
 

 

According to the law, if a player charges into him with complete disregqard for his safety, then it is a foul, even if it's a shoulder charge. It was a very reckless shoulder charge. It clearly endangers the safety of Gordon.

 

 

Edited December 20, 2025 by Vinny Green Balls