Ref Watch

[Bluearmy]

I dunno what to say mate. But with my eyes Courtinho looks marginally offside when the ball is played. He certainly ain’t “nowhere near” offside.

In football that’s a mile onside, inexplicable how a professional (cough cough) linesman has given that decision. Especially when under explicit instruction not to flag if there is any possibility he could be wrong. He should be ashamed and resign immediately of embarrassment

 

[bluealf]

He was nowhere near close to being offside….. What on earth do some people watch…??

The fact every fucker stopped for the whistle seems to have also been forgotten, though it has to be said I wouldn't be confident of Eddie stopping that anyway.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I dunno what to say mate. But with my eyes Courtinho looks marginally offside when the ball is played. He certainly ain’t “nowhere near” offside.

He is clearly onside.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The fact every fucker stopped for the whistle seems to have also been forgotten, though it has to be said I wouldn't be confident of Eddie stopping that anyway.

The linesman should have kept his flag down unless he as 100% sure.

Fortunately, he was 100% sure and 100% wrong, from our point of view.

 

[WestGorton]

He's a man's man :)

Mrs from Bramhall and kids are CTWD.

 

[Gaz76]

That’s what they are aiming for though.

If they changed the rules, it’d be to 30 mins each half with clock stoppages.

To be honest today was one of the better ones, some teams we play seem to have players that are made of glass as they spend a lot of the game getting treatment

 

[Bluearmy]

The fact every fucker stopped for the whistle seems to have also been forgotten, though it has to be said I wouldn't be confident of Eddie stopping that anyway.

I think it probably doesnt go in the net if no whistle as we definitely half stopped, doesnt mean its not a shocker of a decision tho!!

 

[bluealf]

I think it probably doesnt go in the net if no whistle as we definitely half stopped, doesnt mean its not a shocker of a decision tho!!

Awful decision, I was just meaning people ie angry scousers will spin it that we had a legit goal chalked off Villa when that isn't really the case.

I thought off first viewing there was fuck all wrong with it tbh but as we have been shafted time and time again, I'll use the red cunts excuse of it all evens up over the season lol

 

[bluealf]

Mrs from Bramhall and kids are CTWD.

Yes, he is ok for us bar when the scouse are in town but we'll forgive him that lol

 

[Stephen230]

In football that’s a mile onside, inexplicable how a professional (cough cough) linesman has given that decision. Especially when under explicit instruction not to flag if there is any possibility he could be wrong. He should be ashamed and resign immediately of embarrassment

That frame looks like the one before he actually kicked it. Anyway. Fuck it, we got one. Has that killed the conversation that they’re all out to get us, or is that still a thing?

 

[jamielowndes]

Football needs timekeeping separate from the ref. Look to Rugby League for the answer.

Watched League for years, its where the second idea came from. We've allowed stoppage time to exist for too long with zero explanation

 

[Stephen230]

Watched League for years, its where the second idea came from. We've allowed stoppage time to exist for too long with zero explanation

And you’ll know if you’ve watched League for years that there’s still controversy on the video referrals on virtually a weekly basis.

 

[colinbellsboy]

Surely coutinho has come from an offside position to receive the ball,not when the 1st ball was played but when the 2nd ball was. Aguero did it against spurs a few years ago when sterling scored.

 

[wolfie1988]

Surely coutinho has come from an offside position to receive the ball,not when the 1st ball was played but when the 2nd ball was. Aguero did it against spurs a few years ago when sterling scored.

Doesn't matter. Ball hadn't been played to him at that point. 2nd phase is the only place he could have been offside and where the linesman thought he was offside

 

[Plain Speaking]

Surely coutinho has come from an offside position to receive the ball,not when the 1st ball was played but when the 2nd ball was. Aguero did it against spurs a few years ago when sterling scored.

I took a screenshot of Coutinho coming from an offside position, I think at the point you are referring to?

I am not sure what the precise ruling on coming back from an offside position?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

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I took a screenshot of Coutinho coming from an offside position, I think at the point you are referring to?

I am not sure what the precise ruling on coming back from an offside position?

Lol, who passed the ball to him, a ghost?

 

[RayCTID]

No qualms with Villa's goal it was our mistake. Time keeping was a bit off (although we still might of not of won going off our overall performance

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

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I took a screenshot of Coutinho coming from an offside position, I think at the point you are referring to?

I am not sure what the precise ruling on coming back from an offside position?

Here is when the pass is made.

 

[jamielowndes]

And you’ll know if you’ve watched League for years that there’s still controversy on the video referrals on virtually a weekly basis.

Because the referees lean on it too much and the actual video referees miss blatantly obvious stuff.

Their video referral procedure still absolutely destroys football for efficiency and transparency. TV (and occasionally live) audiences can hear exactly what the ref is having reviewed as well as the video refs input. Not to mention the footage being reviewed is on the screen for the fans to see.

Other sports not being perfect with video referral doesn't mean football should just be left as is when the VAR system is flagrantly awful.

 

[Plain Speaking]

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Here is when the pass is made.

It's not clear if there was a second touch at this point?: