[Albion] Biggest ****ing ref ever?

[portlock seagull]

Long before their winner, the ref's performance was lambasted from within the stadium.

From the off he allowed endless time wasting, Leno holding the ball for an age on repeat, kicking the ball away repeatedly when we wanted quick free kicks.

Put it this way, if you're a coach who seeks; a stop-start game, no momentum, playing time lost down a blackhole.... Darren England is your man.

I know, however we wasted the first half ourselves and have long felt aggrieved by such time wasting antics going back seasons. Maybe we need to win ugly ourselves a bit more? Holding officials will protect us from etc is just naive. And believe it or not, Brighton have one games this way too. Every club does it.

We’re just feeling aggrieved because we lost and need someone to blame. Watch, I’ll get abuse for such that but if it helps people with short temperatures…

 

[birthofanorange]

No we shouldn’t

I'd hate it if we went down that road, no matter that a lot do it.

 

[trueblue]

Any time the game is stopped for a head injury the player who went down should be given a mandatory five minutes concussion check absence with no substitute

All for cutting out time-wasting which is ruining the game and there’s a definite cynical use of the head injury rule that several teams are using this season. That’s disgusting. But that solution would be pretty harsh on a side that’s suffered a genuine head injury - particularly if their player has been fouled.

 

[BBassic]

No we shouldn’t

Why? For arguments sake. I'd rather we not too. But it clearly works.

 

[birthofanorange]

Thereby guaranteeing players play on with concussion.

As I said, allow the option of substitution, or choose to play with 10 men, until the medical checks have been done.

 

[Stat Brother]

Posters are of the impression all we needed to score was more time.




I have absolutely no idea why they would think that.

 

[Icy Gull]

Why? For arguments sake. I'd rather we not too. But it clearly works.

It’s cheating

 

[birthofanorange]

Why? For arguments sake. I'd rather we not too. But it clearly works.

Because we aspire to be better than that.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Thereby guaranteeing players play on with concussion.

And what are the chances of getting concussion if your head injury is so minor it didn’t knock you over Dr Stat?

 

[Weststander]

I know, however we wasted the first half ourselves and have long felt aggrieved by such time wasting antics going back seasons. Maybe we need to win ugly ourselves a bit more? Holding officials will protect us from etc is just naive. And believe it or not, Brighton have one games this way too. Every club does it.

We’re just feeling aggrieved because we lost and need someone to blame. Watch, I’ll get abuse for such that but if it helps people with short temperatures…

I just want refs to promote a flowing game and add on fair stoppage time.

Perhaps that's a cause by me.

 

[BBassic]

Because we aspire to be better than that.

Cool. And, again, I agree.

However, today I'd rather have the points than the moral high ground.

 

[Eeyore]

Long before their winner, the ref's performance was lambasted from within the stadium.

From the off he allowed endless time wasting, Leno holding the ball for an age on repeat, kicking the ball away repeatedly when we wanted quick free kicks.

Put it this way, if you're a coach who seeks; a stop-start game, no momentum, playing time lost down a blackhole.... Darren England is your man.

Five of their players were booked. Not sure what more the ref could have done.

 

[BBassic]

It’s cheating

It apparently isn't, because Fulham did it and weren't punished

 

[A1X]

He was appalling. The club need to be seriously digging into PGMOL/the PL as it’s starting to look like a conspiracy against us going on here.

Ah I expect we’ll put out another nicely worded statement this week explaining how totally cool it all is.

 

[birthofanorange]

Cool. And, again, I agree.

However, today I'd rather have the points than the moral high ground.

Fair enough, but I'd rather win, draw or lose, by fair means.
Today, we blew it - they took their one decent chance....we took none of ours.
Yes, they took the piss re: injuries, so that needs clamping down upon, but I only blame us for failing to win in a pretty-much one-sided match.
I'm still hopeful that we'll have (yet again) our best finish in the top tier, and if we don't we won't be far off.
A far cry, as they say.

 

[Weststander]

Five of their players were booked. Not sure what more the ref could have done.

In the later stages.

Not an Albion thing, I've always said that a ref sets the tone from the off, whether it be time wasting or thuggery. Nipping it in the bud with clear warnings, then a yellow or two early doors.

 

[BBassic]

Fair enough, but I'd rather win, draw or lose, by fair means.

Same!

I'm just playing devil's advocate

 

[Stat Brother]

And what are the chances of getting concussion if your head injury is so minor it didn’t knock you over Dr Stat?

But that's not the referees call, what with him not being a doctor either.

It's cheating plain and simple but let's not pretend we wouldn't do exactly the same gamesmanship in exactly the same circumstances.

Until such time as we revert back to the norm, us fans need to get used to new cheating, because that's all teams are going to do at the AMEX

 

[dazzer6666]

The Veltman one?

No penalty for me - clearly looking for the leg to go over.

Veltman clearly didn’t think it was a penalty from what looked like a friendly chat and handshake with the ref and then the same with the defender before the corner.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Five of their players were booked. Not sure what more the ref could have done.

Really? No idea at all? Nip it in the bud early. Note Michael Oliver gave a yellow in the first half to Emerson for time wasting on Weds. It can be done.