Fair enough, did you watch the match last night?Nah, couldn't be arsed with the heartache
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Fair enough, did you watch the match last night?Nah, couldn't be arsed with the heartache
I reckon he tried but couldn't reach level 7 required on the bleep testFair enough, did you watch the match last night?
Come to think of it, I don’t think I have ever seen a post from you saying the referee was poor and had a bad game. Every game where the referee comes under scrutiny (admittedly quite a lot) is always met with the same ‘but it is a hard job’ type of posts.Can you show me a post when I say the ref had a good game and didn't no nowt wrong last night?
My point as always is these decisions are never as straightforward or obvious as folk make out?
He was a bit tubby like.I reckon he tried but couldn't reach level 7 required on the bleep test![]()
Just trying to get to the bottom of the ref love.I reckon he tried but couldn't reach level 7 required on the bleep test![]()
He'd have likely defended that one in the Oxford game (IIRC) recently where he had an absolute howler in the last minute regarding disallowed goals etc.Come to think of it, I don’t think I have ever seen a post from you saying the referee was poor and had a bad game. Every game where the referee comes under scrutiny (admittedly quite a lot) is always met with the same ‘but it is a hard job’ type of posts.
Most know it’s a hard job, but most can see that some look to be very poor at it.
Not just games where it’s Sunderland involved either, games in league one which don’t involve Sunderland and on TV show the referee to usually make a few easy decisions wrong.
It’s why I think we need to make VAR available for most leagues and teams. Most of the referees definitely need it.
These lads were adamant it was wrong. I asked them how they could tell as they were getting on my nerves moaning all the time and they mumbled about refs being shit and that was it.I must admit, I groaned. But that was more at a player being offside. Realistically, from the back of the RE, I've not really got a better view than a linesman up with play
Fully appreciate refs have a difficult job but the referring standard has been poor.Maybe try and watch the game without an agenda.
I'm not denying some fans will argue anything in our favour (as your example). The majority, however, will be able to see when a ref has put in a poor performance or just generally looks like he has a plan to show he's not intimidated by a crowdThese lads were adamant it was wrong. I asked them how they could tell as they were getting on my nerves moaning all the time and they mumbled about refs being shit and that was it.
Insightful stuff
As I have said refs have a difficult job. However, given the standard of reffering we have seen this season as last night my view is spot on.Yet when we played away in the premier league to the big club in that division the ref was always homer!
It's nothing short of laughable you actually believe that!
this is the biggest factor for every ref at the SOL it's their 'cup final' as well ! Ego takes overI'm not denying some fans will argue anything in our favour (as your example). The majority, however, will be able to see when a ref has put in a poor performance or just generally looks like he has a plan to show he's not intimidated by a crowd
Nail on headthis is the biggest factor for every ref at the SOL it's their 'cup final' as well ! Ego takes over
I’m not sure the refs are trying to show they aren’t intimated they will just make mistakes like everyone does.I'm not denying some fans will argue anything in our favour (as your example). The majority, however, will be able to see when a ref has put in a poor performance or just generally looks like he has a plan to show he's not intimidated by a crowd
You flatter meI’m not sure the refs are trying to show they aren’t intimated they will just make mistakes like everyone does.
You play to a decent level so what do you make of refs that in charge of your games? It’s not an easy job.
You have somebody going out to try their best in proven hard situations as you have just alluded too.
Therefore the fair way to look at things imo, when somebody is given a very difficult job and all are cheating around him is too be fair minded and think fuck me, this is becoming too hard for the human eye, all evidence points that way.
Instead you have the complete opposite of abuse, for somebody trying to achieve the impossible.
Please biased football fans.
All the evidence week in week out proves that, I am genuinely suprised people can't see that.
These threads are nearly every week, how many have come on this season saying the ref was good today?
Can't remember any, surely that is proof of the difficulty of the job?
He gave 2 fouls against Honeyman in first half which I felt were wrong but other than that I can’t think of any glaring errors.
Even blatant fouls from our players have our fans stamping their feet so I take the opinion with a large amount of salt really.
Surprised to see so much discussion about the ref from last night tbh. Considering some of the absolute dogshit officiating we’ve seen this season last nights was probably one of the better ones!