Crinklyfox Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 He got most of the key decisions right and he was fair to both sides. He could have easily been swayed by home pressure to award a penalty but he didn't. I thought he did a decent job, we could have done with him in our games earlier in the season.
Kitchandro Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 Sorry Kitch that's wrong straight/locked leg studs showing the fact James won ball meant it was yellow not red, their man should of been straight red first half. Overall though thought ref had a very good game! How else is he supposed to tackle? That's the way your foot goes when you slide tackle. It wasn't over the ball, it wasn't a lunge, he won it cleanly.
dedlock Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 A poor challenge early on by Hill probably deserved a card and he dithered over the squirrel. Overall it was one of the better Ref's performances this season. He played advantage well.
surrifox Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 I'd be happy to see him ref every one of our games for the rest of the season I thought he was a very good operator the pressure on him in such a compact ground was considerable and he made some very good decisions under pressure- including pausing the game for the squirrel nonsense with the ground staff standing around like a bunch of retarded spare parts
_Fatboyslow_ Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 The only three things I had issues with was a couple of tackles at the start when I think Dyer and Vardy got caught from behind, one if these I felt should have been booked, the flying tackle which I pursume and Barton, the reply clearly showed his arm across GTF's face therefore it's an elbow and a red. Most of the time the decisions where pretty fair and allowed the game to flow.
Rasmic123 Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 i thought o'neills tackles was a yellow at most, james got the ball and shouldnt have even been a free kick, back in t' day that was a crackin tackle
Gearoid Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 As a ref myself, with over 14 years experience, I thought he was good, not exceptional but good. He was correct in his red card, but should also have sent off both O'Neill and James for their challenges. The criteria includes, not being in control of their body and endangering the safety of an opponent. Both challenges ticked both thsoe boxes, and James did not win the ball by the way. As for the penalties he called them correctly.
Strokes Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 As a ref myself, with over 14 years experience, I thought he was good, not exceptional but good. He was correct in his red card, but should also have sent off both O'Neill and James for their challenges. The criteria includes, not being in control of their body and endangering the safety of an opponent. Both challenges ticked both thsoe boxes, and James did not win the ball by the way. As for the penalties he called them correctly. What does not being in control of their bodies mean? Not being in control, surely means they involuntry slid in.
Leicester Lass Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 As a ref myself, with over 14 years experience, I thought he was good, not exceptional but good. He was correct in his red card, but should also have sent off both O'Neill and James for their challenges. The criteria includes, not being in control of their body and endangering the safety of an opponent. Both challenges ticked both thsoe boxes, and James did not win the ball by the way. As for the penalties he called them correctly. Sorry, but James clearly won the ball. I can tell you that without 14 years of refereeing experience.
Al-aLondon-Foxile Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 Thought the ref was good, I liked the way he spoke with captains to give himself some chill time and tried to avoid giving out cards. Barton was lucky in the first half as he was mouthing off a lot. The yellow card for O'Neil could have been a red, he was off the gound and out of control, but easy to see that on the telly. Had Knocky had his feet planted to the ground he'd have been badly injured, but he jumped and rode the challenge well. James for me was a yellow, sliding in with low foot but studs up is dangerous. Barton got what he deserved, and he was strong enough to dismiss their various pen appeals, all of which were soft but we've all seen them given.
marko Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 As a ref myself, with over 14 years experience, I thought he was good, not exceptional but good. He was correct in his red card, but should also have sent off both O'Neill and James for their challenges. The criteria includes, not being in control of their body and endangering the safety of an opponent. Both challenges ticked both thsoe boxes, and James did not win the ball by the way. As for the penalties he called them correctly. He quite clearly won the ball.
Bluetintedspecs Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 How else is he supposed to tackle? That's the way your foot goes when you slide tackle. It wasn't over the ball, it wasn't a lunge, he won it cleanly. And that is illegal, I'm not arguing just saying leg locked studs showing is dangerous and yellow or red! back in the day good tackle now it's not!
The Horse's Mouth Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 He was great? I assume you're pissed up on all sorts of spirits celebrating the win then.
_Fatboyslow_ Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 As a ref myself, with over 14 years experience, I thought he was good, not exceptional but good. He was correct in his red card, but should also have sent off both O'Neill and James for their challenges. The criteria includes, not being in control of their body and endangering the safety of an opponent. Both challenges ticked both thsoe boxes, and James did not win the ball by the way. As for the penalties he called them correctly. That's all we need, someone who knows the rules but surely an arm across the face is a stright red?
Haydos Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 As a ref myself, with over 14 years experience, I thought he was good, not exceptional but good. He was correct in his red card, but should also have sent off both O'Neill and James for their challenges. The criteria includes, not being in control of their body and endangering the safety of an opponent. Both challenges ticked both thsoe boxes, and James did not win the ball by the way. As for the penalties he called them correctly. James was definitely in control, he didn't go off the ground and it was 1-footed. I don't know how you can't see that (as well as the fact he DID win the ball). Their player WAS out of control as he had left the ground, once you leave the ground at pace your body weight is no longer able to be controlled. That is the basic argument for the two challenges as they were completely different. The only thing similar was the studs up.
StanSP Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 James was in control. James DID get the ball. James also happened to connect with the player. James got the ball first. It should not have been a free-kick. It's those kind of tackles/challenges which get unfairly penalised by referees. It was the perfect tackle, really. Football's a contact sport and it's only natural that you might take some of the man.
Banks Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 Thought the ref was good, I liked the way he spoke with captains to give himself some chill time and tried to avoid giving out cards. Barton was lucky in the first half as he was mouthing off a lot. The yellow card for O'Neil could have been a red, he was off the gound and out of control, but easy to see that on the telly. Had Knocky had his feet planted to the ground he'd have been badly injured, but he jumped and rode the challenge well. James for me was a yellow, sliding in with low foot but studs up is dangerous. Barton got what he deserved, and he was strong enough to dismiss their various pen appeals, all of which were soft but we've all seen them given. ****ing hell, I'm happy we didn't have you as ref.
Winnershfox Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 He was excellent today. Didnt put a foot wrong a poor ref would have screwed that for us today.
Winnershfox Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 By the way Joey Barton is s complete tool and why is he always the victim. ! I wonder !
Brainy Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 Not sure if he was just being kind to us with some soft free kicks or whether he was brilliant at spotting some contact that other refs wouldn't have noticed. He did miss a couple of deflections off of QPR players that he ended up giving in their favour though.
Dickov22 Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 Yellow was right for James. He did get the ball but it was studs up and a big dangerous. 10 years ago it'd have been fine but not today. O'Neill should have seen red for the tackle on Knockaert.
funkyrobot Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 The ref did well, the only indecision was during 'squirrelgate'. Other than that he deserves credit for not falling for two blatant dives.
pleatout Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 you lot are joking right, he was a shit ref. hate refs that play solely to the letter of the law, the game has evolved and nowadays you need to apply some common sense, just because a tackle is hard doesnt mean its a foul. Thought qpr could have had 1 penalty as well, i know i'd have been pissed off if it was us who had been denied the penalty. That said, qpr were utterly useless in front of goal and would have missed it anyway Whoa there. There's a whole thread about that one. I think you'll find that there are some, including Alan Young, who believe that the letter of the law should be applied at all times. btw that's the letter of the law according to them not FIFA. As a level 5 [senior county] ref - I thought he did quite well, but at least one penalty shout was a dead cert on the replay. If you play the man before the ball.......
Grewks Posted 21 December 2013 Posted 21 December 2013 This is what i love about football. Two sides which have totally opposing views on the ref. Our fans thought he was decent, whilst the QPR lot reckon he was dreadful, to be fair just as bad for each side.
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