I do find poor refereeing standards baffling. At the Euros they had an extra man on the goaline and still missed the only close call and also missed numerous shirt pulls in the area. These people are a disgrace and the fact that nobody is allowed to say it officially, they get away with it and end up with long service awards!!
Not sure who the ref was but was away at Highbury when Winterburn brought down Andy Peake. The Arsenal fans and players all thought it was a pen but the ref played on. Prompting the Lennie quote of 'last time we got a penalty away from home Christ was a Carpenter'.
Alan Seville--i think
This was in my mind when I read the title thread. Definately Alan Seville. Cast iron penalty waved away by that biased imbicile.
The cover of Voice of The Valley had a great photo, as Peakie hits the deck the snapper had caught it as Seville, in the background had his eyes closed!
The ref away to Huddersfield last season was a joke gave them everything and never booked the bloke who tried to brake waggstaffs leg . Was the 12th man on the day but we stil looked quite comfortable even after he sent Russell off
Yes, he was poor. The comments on Searle who cost us a penalty in a 0-0 draw (I think) at Highbury rekindled a forgotten fury. i remember wanting to find out where he lived at the time!!!!
One that sticks out was Charlton-Bolton in the mid 90s, M. Pierce I think was the referree (allegedly) he got into double figures with the bookings and I think Webster got sent off for a second yellow. He was so bad the Bolton fans started booing him - while he was booking Steve Brown. Despite being down to 10 men I think the match finished 3-3.
Why over-rule a linesman who was standing right next to play, when you are 30 yards away ?
Didn't the lino who was 2 yards away give a free kick to Fulham when Radzinski had handled and not Traore. Poll was 30 yards away but didn't overrule. It was a total balls up by the lino.
Maybe my memory is playing tricks, but I thought the lino gave a throw to us, only for Poll to give a FK to them.
The ball was right by the half way line on the East stand side 2 yards in play from the lino. Fulham player and Traore battling for the ball. Fulham player punches the ball off. Lino flags for free-kick to Fulham which Poll gives. No way he could see it as he was 30 yards away with the players' backs to him. Free kick is awarded the wrong way, Fulham launch ball in box and 2-1 becomes 2-2, 3 points become 1. I would get slaughtered for that at contrib level let alone a PL assistant getting that wrong.
Agree with the majority of the verdicts here:
#2. The ref at that Aresnal game where RVP scored that great goal (shown many times on the MOTD) when he should never have been on the pitch. And isn't this the same game where Murphy got sent off for being naughty and bouncing the ball quite hard into the ground..?
The RVP game was Mark Clattenburg in the 2006-07 relegation season. The Murphy one was Steve Bennett and it was a second yellow for dissent by word or action and that was a clear action so only himself to blame to give the ref a chance to send him off....
I remember being completely crushed by that Fulham one. It was bad enough, and then I watched the replay and saw that in attempting to clear it Hermann headed the ball out and it clanged off the back of El Karkouri's head (or vice versa) and fell to their player to score. It's a moment like that where you realise nothing will keep you up some seasons.
I'd also like to add last season's Oldham home game to terrible reffing performances. Not as bad as Kettle at their place but Oldham were out to niggle and time-waste from the first half. It only got worse as the match went on and the ref did nothing about it. The North Stand started counting while their keeper hung on to the ball, regularly beyoind 20 seconds and the ref gave the impression that he knew what was happening but he wasn't going to bow to the crowd. Felt sick when they equalised in that one
I think our first season after we got relegated from the premiership - word got out we could be nobbled and we got very little protection from refs. The Plymouth game was the tip of a big iceberg. I cling to the hope that Styles may now understand what a pr*t he was, but I doubt he would have that level of awareness. He clearly decided he would let everything go and the challenge that finished Toddy was assault and he didn't even give a foul. It was an absolute scandal.
Remember the Styles game, it was like Charlton v Styles ego at some points. Sometimes think refs enjoy being booed and decide they are going to do all they can to annoy one side and their fans. The Huddersfield ref gave us very little at the Galpharm, not just the big decisions.
Remember the Styles game, it was like Charlton v Styles ego at some points. Sometimes think refs enjoy being booed and decide they are going to do all they can to annoy one side and their fans. The Huddersfield ref gave us very little at the Galpharm, not just the big decisions.
Still not as bad as Kettle though.
I think that happens- they show they are neutral by being biased against the home club, but they don't dare do the same at old Trafford for some reason!!!!
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I'd also like to add last season's Oldham home game to terrible reffing performances. Not as bad as Kettle at their place but Oldham were out to niggle and time-waste from the first half. It only got worse as the match went on and the ref did nothing about it. The North Stand started counting while their keeper hung on to the ball, regularly beyoind 20 seconds and the ref gave the impression that he knew what was happening but he wasn't going to bow to the crowd. Felt sick when they equalised in that one
Still not as bad as Kettle though.