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Ref Watch
- Thread starter Chi-town blues
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deegee33
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As a former referee, of many sports. I am tired as hell of watching players walking off to the locker room exchanging pleasantries with the refs. I always appreciated the banter and congratulations after the match, but at half, no.
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I do think that's an issue. When you hear some refs in game calling players by their club nicknames in play it's sounds more pally than being the authority figure they're supposed to be.As a former referee, of many sports. I am tired as hell of watching players walking off to the locker room exchanging pleasantries with the refs. I always appreciated the banter and congratulations after the match, but at half, no.
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Bring back the bastard refs attitude. At least both sets of fans know the ref is a bastard and players alike will know they can't take the piss.
Thar is not the City way.or you know, we could just kick the ball in the goal more often?
When did the law about stopping play when a player needs a rest come into force. That needs clamping down straight away. Also need to bring back the law that goal kicks must be taken on the side they go out. Why does Eddy get booked in 94th minute of a game for taking 10 seconds over a goal kick yet opposing keepers can take half a minute over each one from the start and are never penalised. It’s these little things that helps the refs manipulate a game. Same as blocking off the passing lanes. He even managed it yesterday in the middle of th3 pitch as well as down the left hand side.
blue b4 the moon
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First time Mrs Moon has been to a game in about 3 seasons, she spotted straight away the ref blocking our passing options.When did the law about stopping play when a player needs a rest come into force. That needs clamping down straight away. Also need to bring back the law that goal kicks must be taken on the side they go out. Why does Eddy get booked in 94th minute of a game for taking 10 seconds over a goal kick yet opposing keepers can take half a minute over each one from the start and are never penalised. It’s these little things that helps the refs manipulate a game. Same as blocking off the passing lanes. He even managed it yesterday in the middle of th3 pitch as well as down the left hand side.
I was laughing at her late in the game, she'd prior to our lad (she was pregnant when David White beat Villa on his own) being born a home & away fan like me but, the first words during the game were 'have you forgotten your specs ref?'....I looked around to see if she'd been heard by anyone,luckily she hadn't, anyway by 75 mins she was going for it using proper football speak.
I've now got to convince her she'd not like the cold evening matches and would never get a S/C sat next to me.
Yup.. agree entirely, a bugbear of mine too.When did the law about stopping play when a player needs a rest come into force. That needs clamping down straight away. Also need to bring back the law that goal kicks must be taken on the side they go out. Why does Eddy get booked in 94th minute of a game for taking 10 seconds over a goal kick yet opposing keepers can take half a minute over each one from the start and are never penalised. It’s these little things that helps the refs manipulate a game. Same as blocking off the passing lanes. He even managed it yesterday in the middle of th3 pitch as well as down the left hand side.
Ederson's been booked a couple of times in recent years for just one instance of time-wasting at a goalkick (definitely one was at home to Southampton a couple of years ago) after we'd endured the opposing goalkeepers doing the same on an industrial scale from the moment the games began, both without any sanction.
Yesterday, Pope was up to the same trick. I randomly looked at the screen at our end twice to see how long Pope took to get the ball back in play from the moment of going out of play. One occasion was 49 seconds, the other was 57 seconds (and both were when Burnley were 1-0 down.. speaks volumes about their gameplan and intentions..)
When a team is under the cosh from us like Burnley was yesterday (and with so many other teams over the past decade) it usually results in them taking at least a dozen or more goalkicks. At the best part of a minute each to return the ball into play - that's at least 12mins of the available time for the game.
Never see officials compensating for this negative tactic when 'Additional Time' is announced.. All it needs is a few cards being dished out to sort it..
andthesunshineband
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Yep, Mason was the pillock in the middle vs Southampton. Absolutely blatant in that game turning his back as we all whistled during first half even. One of the worst officials imo now weaving his magic in the VAR bunkerYup.. agree entirely, a bugbear of mine too.
Ederson's been booked a couple of times in recent years for just one instance of time-wasting at a goalkick (definitely one was at home to Southampton a couple of years ago) after we'd endured the opposing goalkeepers doing the same on an industrial scale from the moment the games began, both without any sanction.
Yesterday, Pope was up to the same trick. I randomly looked at the screen at our end twice to see how long Pope took to get the ball back in play from the moment of going out of play. One occasion was 49 seconds, the other was 57 seconds (and both were when Burnley were 1-0 down.. speaks volumes about their gameplan and intentions..)
When a team is under the cosh from us like Burnley was yesterday (and with so many other teams over the past decade) it usually results in them taking at least a dozen or more goalkicks. At the best part of a minute each to return the ball into play - that's at least 12mins of the available time for the game.
Never see officials compensating for this negative tactic when 'Additional Time' is announced.. All it needs is a few cards being dished out to sort it..
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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The only time I've agreed with the ref this season was when Jonny One Lung changed his mind about sending off Kyle and chalking off the pen - that's the pen he awarded before Kyle had finished his tackle!It’s very rare for me to agree with the ref lol.
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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The refs scrutinise the badge on the shirt and act accordingly. Any goalie not wearing an MCFC badge can waste as much time as he has a mind to, picking the ball up, changing his mind, wandering over to the other side of the goal, checking the length of each blade of grass flattened by the ball as it lies on the turf, making sure that the script on the ball is adjusted to the last word in Feng Shui regulations, and then reverting to the very spot with which he began the charade. I did notice that Atkinson on Saturday couldn't give a tuppeny fuck how much time Pope wasted. When fans have paid what they have for ninety minutes of football then ninety minutes is what they should get. The added time at the end of each half is a further piece of fiction. We get three minutes and the goalie has wasted five.When did the law about stopping play when a player needs a rest come into force. That needs clamping down straight away. Also need to bring back the law that goal kicks must be taken on the side they go out. Why does Eddy get booked in 94th minute of a game for taking 10 seconds over a goal kick yet opposing keepers can take half a minute over each one from the start and are never penalised. It’s these little things that helps the refs manipulate a game. Same as blocking off the passing lanes. He even managed it yesterday in the middle of th3 pitch as well as down the left hand side.