Michael Oliver

[itisrising]

Standard Oliver performance; no bottle.

Certainly beats Clatternburg or Dean who want the spotlight on them. We deserved that pen but, apart from that, he got everything else right. He didn't give in to any of Liverpool's divee to get a penalty that the likes of Clatternburg would have been ecstatic to give. I expect a level of crapness from referees towards us and compared to the rest of them, he's alright.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Curate's Egg of a performance. Overall did a pretty good job, but that penalty shout was truly appalling.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I thought bar the pen, he was ok.

 

[Neville Kneville]

For a game v Liverpool, he's one of the best we've ever had.

Which says nothing really.

 

[hutton who blue]

On the whole I thought he was ok, he didn't fall for a lot of their histrionics but should have booked Coutinho for diving and how Lucas avoided a booking for the studs up lunge at Aguero's ankle is anybody's guess, I suppose the fact he wasn't so one sided for the opposition in his decision making we are grateful.

 

[Dethred]

Can someone make a montage of the penalties we've been denied, and the soft ones given against us? There must be close to 10 since Boxing day.

 

[paulchapo]

Denied us a blatant penalty and what would have been a red card, allowed the dippers to kick us most of the game and has a history of doing so regarding us. Remember the blatant penalties at home to the rags he didn't give and bog brush heads elbow on Zabba at the swamp? Dodgy if you ask me.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Just seen the penalty incident on TV.

It looked nailed on in real time from 511 but it's a disgraceful (none) decision by Oliver.

This sort of shit is happening nearly every game, no douby at the other end it would have been given.

I can't help but feel that there is something blatantly sinister again going on this season so many 'top' referees can't keep getting so many decisions wrong in our games.

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

Just seen the penalty incident on TV.

It looked nailed on in real time from 511 but it's a disgraceful (none) decision by Oliver.

This sort of shit is happening nearly every game, no douby at the other end it would have been given.

I can't help but feel that there is something blatantly sinister again going on this season so many 'top' referees can't keep getting so many decisions wrong in our games.

It's easy to get em wrong in our games mate. Media hardly raises an eyebrow so refs aren't under much pressure to get it right. Contrast that to rags/arse/dippers. You could also include Leicester in that lot this season and Spurs are the future of England now so they'll get a few favourable calls.

Can't understand the people saying Oliver had a good performance apart from the penalty. The penalty decision was the crux of it all. Like saying Mignolet had a good game apart from the howler.

 

[Eds]

Should have got his cards out earlier for both teams although especially for Lucas and I think it was Moreno and Sturridge who were diving at every opportunity. How he didn't give the pen is beyond me as he had a clear view of the foul. IMO had he have given the penalty he would have had to show red and he bottled it. Imagine the same situation on Wednesday with Clichy taking out Sturridge in front of the kop and a pen not being given...