Ref Watch City Games - 2023/24

[paulchapo]

1) It was a terrible decision.

2) The reaction by our players was unacceptable.

3) These two views can both be true

Yesterday, the U15 match where I was a lino was halted (& then restarted) because of foul language and allegations of corruption directed at the ref and linesmen by players. It doesn't need to be this way - but I believe that the standard set by the Premier League players cascades to lower levels and junior football. Sadly I'd support sanctions against our players

Why would an under 15 game's players be shouting about corruption at the officials in an amateur kids game, it makes no sense. They might contest decisions, that's been the same since I started kicking a football about. Football is an emotional competitive sport and those emotions can be highly charged and erupt at any second. No amount of rules, sanctions and role models will alter that.

While I wish our players controlled themselves a bit more that's only because I don't want them to be banned. Some of the shit decisions we're on the end of the officials deserve every bit of shit that comes their way. Hooper yesterday got off lightly. If he'd done that against Liverpool there would have been uproar and demands for him to be sacked. There was no logical reason for what he did yesterday, none, except to stop us from winning the game.

 

[kaz7]

We should tell them to shove it

We should contest it saying if the ref hadnt made that call we wouldnt have responded that way , sick of being their fucking cashpoint

 

[Blue Mist]

Ask yourself would this happen at the swamp or anfield ? No it wouldnt

It certainly would happen at the swamp and Klanfield....
It just depends which team it is/isnt given against @kaz7
:-)

 

[paulchapo]

Liverpool

Are you sure? I'd say rags. He was involved in the offside goal against Liverpool and denied Wolves a clear cut penalty against the rags.

 

[Moss Side's Finest]

We should contest it saying if the ref hadnt made that call we wouldnt have responded that way , sick of being their fucking cashpoint

Surely the players just made a genuine error as the referee did?

 

[Dirty Harry]

We should tell them to shove it

Must admit, I would have been surprised if that wasn’t coming, fuck all done about certain other teams who’ve done it recently.

 

[Moss Side's Finest]

Unprecedented error you say, The Swamp last season I say.
Don't get me wrong, I'm agreeing with you but it's certainly not unprecedented. :-)

Which incident was that?

 

[hertsblue]

Its a fucking disgrace we have been charged, our reaction was totally normal given the circumstance.
Why not put the effort into looking into why their officials are so shit and corrupt.
Ref fucks us over, we react, ref carries on as normal with no apology to the club, we get fined.

I hope the club pleads not guilty and demand an explanation to the extremely weird (at best) officiating to blow after he clearly indicated play on/advantage

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

I thought Allison was very lucky but it’s always been a higher bar when it’s an attacking team against a goalkeeper than there is a defender vs an attacker to be fair, I don’t think they’re really comparables.

Agreed both very soft - all anyone wants is consistency across the league
VAR doesn’t seem to work as well as in Europe (Newcastle disagree)
The handball rule is now a joke
They need to remember it’s ultimately an entertainment business

 

[Blue Mist]

Which incident was that?

The offside goal. Now that was unprecedented