Thought the game had 0-0 all over it, both sides were as bad as each other. Sadly the referee outdid them. Furking clueless, he couldn't even direct a player to leave the field in the correct place!
I'd suggest rating this fella be moved "off topic" because he has no rightful place
Well , I have done all , played ,Officiated,Coached and oficiated both home and abroad and I feel I can back Jules when I claim this referee was either paid off or inept.I was also there ...care to comment further ?Really ??? . Want to think again . Because I never respond to ratings on referees , players etc etc . A wise man once told me never criticize someone doing a job I wont do or will never do .
That referee really makes you think he has been paid off and really makes you hope you are wrong. Fat and unfair .let's be clear we would have lost that game regardless of who was in charge
The only logical reason I can think of, for him not awarding the penalty, is that he somehow thought the ball had come off the Rovers' player's chest!?! Had he seen it as handball, they would have been down to 10 very early on and, probably, a goal down. The decision for their penalty was equally preposterous. The foul should have been given the other way for him baulking Eardley., in my opinion To round it off, by being unaware of the new injury ruling, put the icing on it, (notwithstanding all the gratuitous diving.) 0/10 from me.Refs taking money has happened over and over again. We should not presume it only happens in Italy etc.
In fact i know of one ref who was certainly, how can i put it, knowingly making wrong decisions, whether for personal gain or not, that I don't know. But deliberate wrong decisions.
As to today's ref. Bad without a doubt from start to finish. Delivered giving them decisions or just incompetent? We will never know. But how can any ref not see the blatant handball at the start? Not even a difficult decision. The defender did a flying save !!
And no surprise for my mark:
A big fat zero out of ten.
Referee was beyond bad and shouldn't be allowed in professional sport. Pretty sure I agreed that he was inept.Well , I have done all , played ,Officiated,Coached and oficiated both home and abroad and I feel I can back Jules when I claim this referee was either paid off or inept.I was also there ...care to comment further ?
Who was worse today's ref or last weeks (after our goal)?
1 seems to have been inept, the other actively seeking to give the other team an advantage for his own mistake.
The only logical reason I can think of, for him not awarding the penalty, is that he somehow thought the ball had come off the Rovers' player's chest!?! Had he seen it as handball, they would have been down to 10 very early on and, probably, a goal down. The decision for their penalty was equally preposterous. The foul should have been given the other way for him baulking Eardley., in my opinion To round it off, by being unaware of the new injury ruling, put the icing on it, (notwithstanding all the gratuitous diving.) 0/10 from me.
You are welcomeReferee was beyond bad and shouldn't be allowed in professional sport. Pretty sure I agreed that he was inept.
By the way, congratulations on your extensive experience.