The ref (see PGMOL thread)

[Flavonoids]

Can anyone explain if the ref was determined to make it Al about himself he didn't send Neil off for his initial booking? Surely that would have been his chance to be center of attention

If that's the view you're taking, then it was just another mistake he made.

He gets worse.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

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Comments turned off on his entire account.

If indeed it is his account.

That’s the fella, cheers mate. I mean, come on they’re supposed to be trying to manage the game not be proud of sending people off. What a bellend.

Well, it’s full of self-congratulation so I’d be surprised if it wasn’t him.

 

[Dick Fitzwell]

Can anyone explain if the ref was determined to make it Al about himself he didn't send Neil off for his initial booking? Surely that would have been his chance to be center of attention

Send him off for not touching the opposition?
Im guessing you’ve never played football before?

 

[Wildsafc_89]

If his Instagram is real and isn’t one set up as a fake account he also has a picture of himself with the caption “I’m the best”

 

[Doberman]

Can anyone explain if the ref was determined to make it Al about himself he didn't send Neil off for his initial booking? Surely that would have been his chance to be center of attention

What?

 

[HABA87]

If his Instagram is real and isn’t one set up as a fake account he also has a picture of himself with the caption “I’m the best”

It's stuff like that which makes me think it's not him, whilst at the same time also confirming it's him. The absolute helmet.

 

[Dick Fitzwell]

Everyone loved him before the game iirc

Can’t say I’d even heard of him before, I watch football for the way the players play not for how a person officiates the game, a good ref is a ref you don’t notice

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

If his Instagram is real and isn’t one set up as a fake account he also has a picture of himself with the caption “I’m the best”

It has to his then

 

[one footed wonder]

Can anyone explain if the ref was determined to make it Al about himself he didn't send Neil off for his initial booking? Surely that would have been his chance to be center of attention

He didn’t try to make himself the centre of attention, doesn’t change the fact that his display was completely inconsistent and incompetent

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

Can anyone explain if the ref was determined to make it Al about himself he didn't send Neil off for his initial booking? Surely that would have been his chance to be center of attention

Because it was his opportunity to show he will not stand for anyone daring question him

 

[G Force]

See the usuals are still digging in

 

[faith brothers]

His ancestors invented the first boomerang, mind the design was a bit off, basically it was straight from tip to tip, they named it stick.

Worse than that he is a posh name for a body warmer....

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

So, so disappointing to read so many of our fans blaming Dan Neil. I've read many times on here that we don't put enough pressure on the ref when they give wrong decisions, or when they aren't being even handed. And yet, here we have a Wear Tees Derby and a born and bred Sunderland fan and now player, watches as Boro get away with clear and obvious persistent fouling and all targeted at Jack Clarke. He gets frustrated and disputes yet another sonically foul on Clarke, 10 yards from the ref. I'd have been livid if he hadn't pointed out what the ref was clearly letting go. A true professional would have sent any other players away and lectured Dan Neil, giving him a final warning. You see it every game.

I despair at people wanting to take his passion and desire out of the game. I didn't want to see him sent off and I don't want others to be sent off for challenging the ref either, unless they're in his face and threatening.

This. We’ve said we were too much of a soft touch all the time in League One.
Neil was standing up for his teammate. Just watch Newcastle today (if you can bear it) when a decision doesn’t go their way.
Let’s just see how many yellow cards are given

 

[Church]

Also the sad thing about it, was that we had two good people as managers with both sets of players playing good football- the atmosphere and mood between the players was good.

 

[Flavonoids]

I think this thread qualifies as an exhaustively peer reviewed assessment of a preening and self regarding referee, the conclusion being that he is indeed a useless turd. Can we get it published in the Lancet or something?

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

Also the sad thing about it, was that we had two good people as managers with both sets of players playing good football- the atmosphere and mood between the players was good.

It was gearing up to be a cracking game which he instantly ruined.

 

[Far Tibetan Mountain]

Utter disgrace. Neil sending off was bad enough but then not to level it up and give Greenwood a second yellow at 0-0 is outrageous. If I was Mowbray I’d walk the players off the pitch

I dont think Greenwood was ever given a first booking was he?

 

[League Wan]

Would you mind if i Yahooed it ? Google always gets all the glory.

Ask jeeves

 

[Teed]

Everyone loved him before the game iirc

Link.

 

[oddbod]

These things happen however Neil is to blame .
If he said nothing he wouldn't have been sent off

i would agree with you except he was 20 yards away!....if he gave a yellow card to everyone swearing about a foul there would be nobody left on the pitch!We would have won that game yesterday if it wasn't for that daft decision..and i see the mobray haters are out in force blaming him for how we set up in the second half ..a tad shitty in my book the heads of our young team had gone with the daft sending off and no amount of setting up or management skill would have amailorated that .........we have no experienced players on the bench and that's not mowbrays fault is it!?boro are a strong quick physical team who would have lost yesterday without the ref and lets just focus on that and move on.