i very much agree with your last line, however the tussle between phil and slab head was given as a foul to united, i personally felt the ref was fine,except imo that was a penalty and imo a redI thought Oliver reffed the game pretty well yesterday. Much rather have a ref that lets things go than one that gives free kicks for everything.
Sure, he could have booked more players. What would that have achieved though? Only Maguire was in any danger of being sent off and surely we want him on the pitch for comedic value. He’s their new Phil Jones.
Could it have been a penalty? Yeah, it could, but the way he reffed the game, those sorts of tussles weren’t given as fouls.
Could Oliver have given a penalty for the Walker challenge on about 40 mins? Yes, but he didn’t as he was consistent.
We battered them. We don’t need to bang on about every little decision that could have gone more our way.
Fair enough. Having seen it again, the one thing it wasn’t was a foul to them. It hasn’t stopped my enjoyment of the game though!i very much agree with your last line, however the tussle between phil and slab head was given as a foul to united, i personally felt the ref was fine,except imo that was a penalty and imo a red
“Sure he could have booked more players, What would that achieve though?”I thought Oliver reffed the game pretty well yesterday. Much rather have a ref that lets things go than one that gives free kicks for everything.
Sure, he could have booked more players. What would that have achieved though? Only Maguire was in any danger of being sent off and surely we want him on the pitch for comedic value. He’s their new Phil Jones.
Could it have been a penalty? Yeah, it could, but the way he reffed the game, those sorts of tussles weren’t given as fouls.
Could Oliver have given a penalty for the Walker challenge on about 40 mins? Yes, but he didn’t as he was consistent.
We battered them. We don’t need to bang on about every little decision that could have gone more our way.
It had zero outcome on the game. It’s not worth arguing about is my viewpoint.“Sure he could have booked more players, What would that achieve though?”
Maybe the answer is doing his job correctly, the foul when Mahrez was brought down in full flight on the edge of their box was one of the most stonewall yellows you will ever see, however Oliver chose to crack on with getting his spray out on purpose so he could move on from having to give the yellow. It was pathetic and completely obvious what he was doing.
Of course I fully appreciate it didn’t have a bearing on the outcome but at the time we didn’t know that’d be the case.
TO be honest they’re shit and we’d probably want a couple suspended for AnfieldIt had zero outcome on the game. It’s not worth arguing about is my viewpoint.
Hopefully in not booking them, no one is suspended for them when they go to Anfield.
Being lenient gives him the excuse not to have to red card any United players, who could easily commit two yellow offences in this type of game. It's more to do with the fact that we didn't let them get near us that they couldn't foul us though.“Sure he could have booked more players, What would that achieve though?”
Maybe the answer is doing his job correctly, the foul when Mahrez was brought down in full flight on the edge of their box was one of the most stonewall yellows you will ever see, however Oliver chose to crack on with getting his spray out on purpose so he could move on from having to give the yellow. It was pathetic and completely obvious what he was doing.
Of course I fully appreciate it didn’t have a bearing on the outcome but at the time we didn’t know that’d be the case.
Being lenient gives him the excuse not to have to red card any United players, who could easily commit two yellow offences in this type of game. It's more to do with the fact that we didn't let them get near us that they couldn't foul us though.
I thought Oliver was good on Sunday though.
I think he sensed what we wished for at kick off. He wasn't able to chalk off the goals, wasn't giving stone wall pens, so I think he adopted the 'Oh fuck it!' approach and got through the game as quickly as possible. When was the last time we only had two minutes of added time at the end of the second half? He looked for several periods in the game as the archetypal lost soul!“Sure he could have booked more players, What would that achieve though?”
Maybe the answer is doing his job correctly, the foul when Mahrez was brought down in full flight on the edge of their box was one of the most stonewall yellows you will ever see, however Oliver chose to crack on with getting his spray out on purpose so he could move on from having to give the yellow. It was pathetic and completely obvious what he was doing.
Of course I fully appreciate it didn’t have a bearing on the outcome but at the time we didn’t know that’d be the case.
They always add less time on at the end of games involving a mauling.I think he sensed what we wished for at kick off. He wasn't able to chalk off the goals, wasn't giving stone wall pens, so I think he adopted the 'Oh fuck it!' approach and got through the game as quickly as possible. When was the last time we only had two minutes of added time at the end of the second half? He looked for several periods in the game as the archetypal lost soul!
Not too bad overall. I wasn’t sure at the time if it was a pen or not. My only gripe was the soft fouls he gave them as they were constantly falling over when hardly touched. Doing it most of the game to try and stop our momentumI'm surprised at the comments about Oliver on Sunday tbh. Was he perfect? No, but he was hardly scandalous in his decisions.