Schalke post match thread

[Bill]

What are you going to do if we play Munich away? I remember about 1000 steps.

Not sure I'll be doing many more. My thoughts now are in future do the trip and do a dummy run the day before,that or sack the game off and watch it in the pub nearby. Its always about the trip anyway :)

 

[pride in battle]

I lost count of the number of times the ref gave advantage when one of our players had been taken out and then failed to book the offender when the move broke down

Three times I think, all bookable offences.
It's bizarre to think there is a conspiracy against city but after tonight (I would say at least 5 major decisions against us ) its hard not too, dodgy as fuck...

 

[schfc6]

That's one opinion.

With regard to the first penalty decision - what should the ref do if the review panel is unanimous in its opinion and the onfield ref cannot review footage due to equipment problems. I for one absolutely think that the Otters hand ball should have been called a foul.

2nd Pen - no idea - multiple penalties were committed - which takes presididense - I've no idea.

He should stick with his original decision. Thems the rules. It wasn't a clear and obvious error either.

2nd, offside takes presidente as that took place first.

 

[SatOnTheWall]

10 v 13, so an absolutely superb win. I am very pleased with the players indeed.

The VAR studio people have got no authority to overrule the on-field ref. Only the on-field ref can change his mind when he sees the replay, but with no screen he can't. The first pen therefore is a corner and the spurious red card for Otter does not exist as the second yellow becomes irrelevant.

The second pen you see thirty, forty times a game and no foul is ever given. Hmm. Again, with a working screen, the ref would probably have overturned that. But strangely there is no working screen. I wonder why that is.

Monumental win in extremely adverse conditions. The lads must be absolutely buzzing. I am. I can't wait for Sunday.

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

He should stick with decission. Thems the rules. It wasn't a clear and obvious error either.

2nd, offside takes presidente as that took place first.

>> He should stick with decission. Thems the rules. It wasn't a clear and obvious error either.
And yet video replay wasn't available. How on earth should the onfield ref muster the audacity to completely disregard the replay booth when they had ample replays available to them.

I for one, absolutely agree that Otters hand ball is a penalty - on the basis that that's the way that the game is called - at the same time I absolutely agree that Otter's hand ball was not intentional.

The rules of the game need to be updated.
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>> 2nd, offside takes presidente as that took place first.
Implicitly claiming that you're more knowledgeable than the professional referees on the field... well, I rather doubt that you're correct.

 

[SatOnTheWall]

All the very best to the Blue in hospital. I hope he is back at 100% very soon.

 

[stonerblue]

Yeah I don't understand why he was overruled (if that is what happened). In the absence of a working screen for him to use, then it would appear that he should have stuck to his original decision. Have UEFA released a statement on that yet?

As you say, I have no issue with the final decision because I said I thought it was a penalty straight away, but I am not sure I am comfortable with the process of arriving at that decision having later brushed up on the rules of VAR.

It's fucking shit.

 

[Zenmanc]

"his calling card of late"

Stop talking shite

Will do boss.

 

[schfc6]

>> He should stick with decission. Thems the rules. It wasn't a clear and obvious error either.
And yet video replay wasn't available. How on earth should the onfield ref muster the audacity to completely disregard the replay booth when they had ample replays available to them.

I for one, absolutely agree that Otters hand ball is a penalty - on the basis that that's the way that the game is called - at the same time I absolutely agree that Otter's hand ball was not intentional.

The rules of the game need to be updated.
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>> 2nd, offside takes presidente as that took place first.
No argument - but without actual reference to the rules of the game - implicitly claiming that you're more knowledgeable than the professional referees on the field... well, I rather doubt that you're correct.

You always take the first offence. Unless you give advantage. They are the rules.

All 4 ex pros in the studio didn't think it was a handball, but that is irrelevant, the UEFA directive is that the on-field official must make the final decision. He didn't. If the screen didn't work. He keeps with original decision, which for many was right.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Been given his instructions by that time.

Don't think it's instructions per se; whoever the "expert ref" is in the studio will look for any way to verify the ref's decision. It's only when they can't that they say they can't understand why the decision has been made.