Referees' Performances | 2025/26

Some really bad decisions just in the last two matches, the two handed shove in the box against Villa and the foul on Donna. It has to be linked to the tv studios, the pundit rants and raves and we get multiple replays, angles, close ups and usually referee intervention but if there’s silence by the commentators you get maybe one or two replays from miles away and a “nothing to see” from the dicks in the gantry. Take the foul on O’Reilly when clean through, possible last man, goal scoring opportunity and all we got was one replay from a camera positioned on Asda’s pasta aisle and not even a mumble from Alan fucking Smith. Donna has to be stronger, we have to expect to be shoved in the box, we definitely shouldn’t expect numerous ankle taps to be punished and being pulled back is usually only a yellow if we’re doing it. On a brighter note that soft cnt of a right back got his karma when he tried manhandling Doku one too many times, loved it when Doku was just grinning at him.
 
blueju said:
Some really bad decisions just in the last two matches, the two handed shove in the box against Villa and the foul on Donna. It has to be linked to the tv studios, the pundit rants and raves and we get multiple replays, angles, close ups and usually referee intervention but if there’s silence by the commentators you get maybe one or two replays from miles away and a “nothing to see” from the dicks in the gantry. Take the foul on O’Reilly when clean through, possible last man, goal scoring opportunity and all we got was one replay from a camera positioned on Asda’s pasta aisle and not even a mumble from Alan fucking Smith. Donna has to be stronger, we have to expect to be shoved in the box, we definitely shouldn’t expect numerous ankle taps to be punished and being pulled back is usually only a yellow if we’re doing it. On a brighter note that soft cnt of a right back got his karma when he tried manhandling Doku one too many times, loved it when Doku was just grinning at him.
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Great Post.
Every word.
 
geoff hammond said:
This thread is about referees performances.
I don’t know Taylor’s personality so not in a position to disagree. I didn’t see any blatantly wrong decisions other than the odd mistake that any ref makes
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Obviously not watched Taylor referee very often, particularly against City. Chelsea non red card a few years back, and the ridiculous penalty he gave Arsenal against Eddie, when he tried his best to get them back in the game, immediately spring to mind
 
Platt Lane 59 said:
I'd imagine a goalie is very nervous about pushing/pulling/bumping an attacker ?
If the ref thinks he has offended, it is a penalty with perhaps a sending off ?
At a corner, for example, if the offender gives away a free kick, seldom do they get a yellow or red card.
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Yes it was a strange response from the "experts" on ref watch.
Just another keeper must be stronger jibe.
They don't realise the goalie must be balanced, and be able to get in the right position, he can't if being held, more importantly anytime the keeper is jumping the slightest push from an opponent will disrupt the action.
Abroad and in eufa, and FIFA tournaments keepers are protected in the 6yd box, the opposite here, leading to the scrum.
 
Imagine if they applied the “must be stronger” to the litany of players falling to the turf at the mere hint of a touch?

You can say that Donna should have shrugged him off but he deliberately locked his arm and it’s a foul. All clearly visible by the VAR team who didn’t give it, a week after seeing Josko shoved over in the box with 2 hands and deeming that acceptable too.

The VAR apologists talk about it improving decision making. I don’t see it for us
 
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Of course, Dippers in charge of our game v Dippers. Wasn't he the one who ruled out out goal for a phantom foul on the keeper the other year. Oliver on Var so soon after his shit show performance at Villa.

Referee: Chris Kavanagh Assistants: Dan Cook, Stuart Burt. Fourth official: Sam Barrott. VAR: Michael Oliver. Assistant VAR: Tim Wood.
 
eyalluvitt said:
What did they say ? It didn’t stop a goalscoring chance as he was going away from goal!!! After the keeper batted it away from goal well outside his box
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Has to go down as the worst decision of all time both on-field and VAR. I doubt any other clubs can find a worse one than that against them in such a big match.
 
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