Ref Watch

[Gazza]

I’ve never known a referee to be so unaware (or maybe only too aware) of the effect stoppages are having on the flow of the game. He’s so easy to manipulate by time wasting tactics.

Not to mention Hojberg pretending to have a head injury to break up a City attack.

 

[knuckles]

Madeley is truly the worst ref in the prem, along with the total shithousery of spuds and the continued dirty f'ckin fouling and blatant yellow cards not given, and the fact that we are not playing all that well at the moment, we fell right into the hands of these gits.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

From the red card on 86.30 or so until 90.30 there was maybe 15 seconds of play,the Kev free kick for what 5 seconds then that twat starts rolling around after being hit by the ball.....suppose it could have killed him.

 

[Feed the Elk]

Not to mention Hojberg pretending to have a head injury to break up a City attack.

Surely that’s a yellow card for simulation.
It hit him in the shoulder ffs

 

[Gordyola]

Not to mention Hojberg pretending to have a head injury to break up a City attack.

He looked around and when he saw City had the ball he went down clutching his head wouldn’t have do so if they had the ball, an out an out cheat can’t blame refs for this if a player simulates a head injury
The only way to stop it is any player having treatment or the game is stop for them then has to leave the field of play for 5 mins I know it would be harsh for players genuinely injured but if introduced it would stop the faking also include the fake cramp

 

[spinney]

Should have send royal off for accumulation of fouls on jack. Weak officiating screws us over week in and week out.

Can't even mention the disgraceful five minutes added. There was maybe two minutes of ball in play from the 84th minute to the 91st. Where the fuck are they getting these numbers?

Any semblance of fairness has gone, sky / prem now want as much drama as they can get , pigmol / var are just feeding into it

No point having 'neutral' refs if they are not bring neutral, might as well go back to Sunday league where the home pub supplies the ref / linesmen

 

[MikeF]

The worst referee in this league by far. Utterly clueless.

The two instances in the first half where he blew for free kicks to spurs in off the ball situations and miles away from play got me. If that was applied throughout we’d have free kicks left right n centre. Joke of a referee.

I never thought I’d say this but Taylor is the best ref there is at the moment

 

[Akira]

Not to mention Hojberg pretending to have a head injury to break up a City attack.

Bothers me that. Not just Hojberg is particular, but players awhile back catching on that faking a head injury necessitates stoppage. Irritates me that nothing is being done about it, and the media aren't on it.

 

[micky_blue]

He looked around and when he saw City had the ball he went down clutching his head wouldn’t have do so if they had the ball, an out an out cheat can’t blame refs for this if a player simulates a head injury
The only way to stop it is any player having treatment or the game is stop for them then has to leave the field of play for 5 mins I know it would be harsh for players genuinely injured but if introduced it would stop the faking also include the fake cramp

Any player simulating a head injury to stop the game should be sin binned for 10 minutes....VAR could have easily determined that the ball hit Hoijberg shoulder not his head

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

We were poor but the ref was awful for both sides but mainly against us. Three ways to stop all the fake injury nonsense. 1. Players down with pretend cramp, play doesn't get stopped until ball out of play. Physio comes on and player must go off for a minimum of five minutes 2. Players down with fake head injury stay of the pitch for a minimum of five minutes regardless of whether it is real or not. 3. Independent time keeper is used. If 15 minutes goes up at the end of games then timewasting is useless other than letting players have a rest

 

[normskih]

Not to mention Hojberg pretending to have a head injury to break up a City attack.

That’s crept in on the game this season, quite a lot I’ve noticed. I understand fully about being mindful of concussion but the amount of players that go down claiming head trauma when attacking teams are putting pressure on goal is amazing. If I wasn’t cynical I would be thinking it’s a snide way of relieving pessure;)

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Not just this tosser but the amount of times spurs kicked the ball away sometimes 2 or 3 players in the same incident, scored offside goals, Harry FC kicking it into the crowd when well over the touchline etc. without any action being taken.

Free kicks from the wrong positions, throw-ins 'walked'15 yards forward by the player.

They can't even get the basics right.

 

[JRockBlues]

The worst thing about that twat yesterday was the amount of times he was in our passing lanes. So many times he had to move out of the way of a ball played across the middle of the pitch. It has to be deliberate.

 

[Franny 1234]

Maybe am being paranoid.
But I suspect we won't have any dodgy controversial decisions go against us tomorrow. With the Premier league attacking us They will instruct pigmol to ease off. Only time will tell.

 

[Bluearmy]

Maybe am being paranoid.
But I suspect we won't have any dodgy controversial decisions go against us tomorrow. With the Premier league attacking us They will instruct pigmol to ease off. Only time will tell.

No chance. The volume of dodgy decisions against us will go thru the roof now….

Brentford's disallowed goal today because an Arsenal player slipped is just the start….

 

[JRockBlues]

Today has to go down as a black day for PGMOL. So many bad decisions it's unbelievable. That Brighton disallowed goal for offside was just incredible. How can something like that actually happen? And to make it worse it's the head of VAR, Neil Swarbrick, that made the decision. Add to that the West Ham handball, the two offside players for Brentford's equaliser. It really is a scandalous level of officiating for the most prestigious league (puts on Jeremy Clarkson accent) in the world.

 

[wolviedinho]

Not having a very good week. We are onto you, bent bastards.

 

[cheekybids]

If I was suspicious todays atrocious refereeing is PGMOLs defence to rumours we have a dossier on their performance. Their response is “no, we really are just wank.”

 

[RayCTID]

Incompetence with a hint of corrupution. Similar to the current Government

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

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Today has to go down as a black day for PGMOL. So many bad decisions it's unbelievable. That Brighton disallowed goal for offside was just incredible. How can something like that actually happen? And to make it worse it's the head of VAR, Neil Swarbrick, that made the decision. Add to that the West Ham handball, the two offside players for Brentford's equaliser. It really is a scandalous level of officiating for the most prestigious league (puts on Jeremy Clarkson accent) in the world.

Delighted and happy Brentford got their goal as good goal was not given. Swings…