Ref Watch

[Colin Bells Boots]

Dermot needs to learn the ofside rules

Needs lessons in impartiality and ojectivity instead of simply supporting the incompetent PiGMOL stooges who have fucked up.

 

[Odd socks]

Watched ref watch this morning and like always city in the wrong, dippers always right so no change there and I watch for entertainment value only
First time to see the dippers offside and they didn't forensically spend much time checking it compared to ours.
Personally I think both should have been disallowed but once done it's done.
By the way Sky we won the second half 3:0 so didn't really change anything but let's not dwell on small details.

 

[halfcenturyup]

I am pretty sure that's the case, as that's the bit about "making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball". But everything I've seen suggests that it has to be because the attacker has done something to deliberately put that doubt in their mind - and they appear to be ruling out getting out of the way of the ball.

I still don't know if this is the most recent guidance - but couldn't find anything more recent, and I don't believe the laws or steps involved in deciding have changed.

Could be but I dont see how the keeper in the Akanji case is supposed to know that the opponent was making a deliberate action to i) jump over the ball, or ii) try to deflect it, until it was too late to react? It may be clear after the event, but in that split second it makes all the difference.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Did anyone else think like me that on Saturday Oliver didn't have the slightest interest in the game. I'm getting the impression when he turns up at The Etihad he would be sooner somewhere else. And when we score, and VAR, for shame, can't chalk it off, the look of disdain is one where he realises that someone has pissed in his half time cup of tea.

 

[dadnlad]

In defence of refs, players and managers are not helping, they are themselves creating situations which doesn't help the ref and sometimes backfires on themselves.

what like heading the ball clear of penalty area then falling to floor as if shot game stopped
attacking side get ball back 6 yards from own goaline

 

[Chris Holmes]

Can't believe Fulham haven't been called up before the Premier League Beak to be done for their gamesmanship (continually throwing a 2nd ball on) and for the amount of players who confronted ref Oliver at the centre circle, Where was the Ruben Third Man Rule on Saturday?

Whatever the rights and wrongs of the decision, their protests went on too long and there were too many of them. Some other clubs would be warned and hit with a £40,000 fine.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Can't believe Fulham haven't been called up before the Premier League Beak to be done for their gamesmanship (continually throwing a 2nd ball on) and for the amount of players who confronted ref Oliver at the centre circle, Where was the Ruben Third Man Rule on Saturday?

Whatever the rights and wrongs of the decision, their protests went on too long and there were too many of them. Some other clubs would be warned and hit with a £40,000 fine.

Just reminded me Walker kicked if off and hit one of the backroom staff behind the knee making his leg jerk....the sort of thing we'd do at school kneeing someone on the back of the leg to make it bend ...even from the far side of SS3 the Fulham lad wasn't happy, Kyle just told him to fuck off.

 

[bluenova]

Could be but I dont see how the keeper in the Akanji case is supposed to know that the opponent was making a deliberate action to i) jump over the ball, or ii) try to deflect it, until it was too late to react? It may be clear after the event, but in that split second it makes all the difference.

The reality is maybe not the same as the rules? I completely agree that it's distracting for the goalkeeper - but it looks to me like the one in the guidance would also be.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Did anyone else think like me that on Saturday Oliver didn't have the slightest interest in the game. I'm getting the impression when he turns up at The Etihad he would be sooner somewhere else. And when we score, and VAR, for shame, can't chalk it off, the look of disdain is one where he realises that someone has pissed in his half time cup of tea.

It’s hard for me to say but, on reflection, they got the goal spot-on. I was laughing at the time, thinking we’d got away with one, calling the ref’s incompetent. However, having seen the look on his face, nonchalantly dismissing the Fulham claims and shrugging his shoulders, I had to take a look at myself and how the rules are applied.

In my mind, and according to the last time I read the rules, he’s interfering with play and there’s no doubt at all in my mind. But, on reading the rules again, it became clear that he was right and I was wrong. Just shows that as they keep refining these rules, it’s hard to keep up with what the actual LotG are.

Every day is a school day.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Webb's going to be on Sky/TNT later this week for another Match Officials Mic'ed Up.
Not sure Michael Owen will add much to it.

Looks like 8 pm on Wednesday for Sky, and 8.30 for TNT.