Referees/Officials 2017/18 performances

[Jordie]

As far as I can see the pundit who is commentating on the game dictates whether it's a likely foul or not and whether the media pick up on it and more surprisingly whether even our own fans believe it was a foul.

It was the same with ederson being fouled by Arnautovic last week.. He barged Ederson off the ball, came on here and people were talking the same as the pundit, "should have been stronger"

Don't believe the pundits and commentators at all, we know they are bias, unfortunately they set the narrative

There are far too many people who don't have their own minds. I find it very sad.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

It was as much a foul as Sergio's in the cup final.

Well said.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

There are far too many people who don't have their own minds.

Totally agree.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Couldn’t give a shit now, even if it was a foul, it was barely a foul and Stones should have been stronger and done better but before that we fucked up giving it away so it was all our own fault anyway, not the officials’. The ref didn’t tell our players to forget what had gone on all season and revert to Manchester City FC c.1998, that was all our own doing.

 

[dickie davies]

The following day Howard Webb wrote that by not going down Raheem made the referee’s job difficult and that it would have been helpful if he had gone down.

And people wonder why players go down easily

I sit in East 104 and I, along with all around me, had the perfect view of that
The ref's assistant was in the perfect position to see it and very obviously did

It was a bit strange because no one, including myself, shouted for a penalty. I think we all couldn't quite believe what we'd just seen and we were in disbelief that the ref's assistant didn't flag

 

[Aytoun]

My view is that it is 75% foul & 25% not, just to use numbers.

However had it been at the other end then I believe it would have been given as a foul 100%. And a yellow card for our player.

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

It was a foul on Stones all day long and anyone who say it wasn't either doesn't understand the laws of the game, has never played football at a decent level, is blind, is a rag or a combination of all five. Firminio tried it on and he got away with it.

 

[Airbags Optional]

Must say that seeing it again it’s a foul, more in the back than shoulder to shoulder.

 

[Armaan]

So it’s a fucking foul then.

That’s what I said?

 

[SWP's back]

That’s what I said?

I know! But I also misread your first line and so wrongly shouted at you!

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

It was a foul on Stones all day long and anyone who say it wasn't either doesn't understand the laws of the game, has never played football at a decent level, is blind, is a rag or a combination of all five. Firminio tried it on and he got away with it.

Were you as good at football as you are at counting?

 

[SWP's back]

Were you as good at football as you are at counting?

You made me giggle.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

not watched it, but Everton fan Walton would hardly be objective on Liverpool.

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

Were you as good at football as you are at counting?

Always like to see who actually reads the posts. And to answer your question - I was a lot better at football

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I'm just waiting for Sir Anthony next Sunday.

It's Marriner.

Swansea/Stoke has Taylor.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Moss in charge of Palace/WBA, thank God they're down. Shenanigans expected there.

 

[tornandfrayed]

It wasn't a foul because Stones wasn't strong enough.

It wasn't a penalty because Ashley Young got some of the ball.

It wasn't a goal because Sane was stood in an offside position when the ball came off Milner.

etc. etc.

 

[squirtyflower]

Moss in charge of Palace/WBA, thank God they're down. Shenanigans expected there.

Expect a few decisions going against his mate Woy, for balance when it's all totted up at a later date.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Expect a few decisions going against his mate Woy, for balance when it's all totted up at a later date.

well I said on the weekend I more than expected him to get that game if the Baggies had a chance of staying up, thankfully Southampton did the business last night otherwise the contrivances this sunday would have been really farcical.

 

[KingCarlito]

No foul for me, but you see them given. Stones has to be stronger.

Peter Walton claiming it's a shoulder to shoulder though. Dear me, the drivel this guy comes out with and with a quick Wikipedia search shows me that he is now manager of the the Professional Referee Organisation in North America. They're not gonna learn anything from him, on a par with Blobby Madley and Tony Taylor as the worst referee the English top flight has ever seen.