Is that Walton who awarded a penalty to Southampton when the foul was 3 yards outside the penalty area?
Resulted in Tanno being sent off.
Another shocking ex referee who’s stealing a living…..
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[Albion] Lee Mason at it again
- Thread starter macbeth
- Start date
Resulted in Tanno being sent off.
Another shocking ex referee who’s stealing a living…..
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
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Surely if that were the case, it would be up to the ref on the pitch to review it on the monitor and decide if it was clear enough or not to overturn his own decision
End of thread.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Jermaine Jenas isn’t always positive about us but even he thought it was a penalty.
KZNSeagull
Well-known member
This high bar they talk of, is that the one that Mason must have been imbibing from during the game?
Should remember that it was his mistakes in our game against WBA that effectively ended his on field career. Not saying he holds a grudge!!!
Ooh it’s a corner
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I actually assumed your first paragraph was said in jest Swanny- it was, Shirley. The pen is the clearest exhibit of a blatant error but he was far too lenient on challenges too. A later poster suggested he avoided decisions and I would agree. He certainly wasn’t excellent!
Jimmy Grimble
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Not one to go in on refs but that is astonishingly bad. Top 5 worst I’ve seen easily.
As I said on another thread, it does depend which replays they’re shown. Not particularly keen to defend Lee Mason given his general hopelessness but there was only one angle that made it absolutely obvious Welbeck was fouled. Watching abroad, that was the last one of about 6 shown on the live broadcast (which they’re not watching). It’s just possible he wasn’t shown it. Would be interesting to know.
kevo
Well-known member
- Mar 8, 2008
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No excuse. If the angle wasn't clear enough for him to make a decision, he should've sent the ref to the monitor.
mreprice
Active member
Watching abroad most angles didn't show it and I missed seeing it the only time it was shown because I was looking at the wrong leg. It seemed like a very rushed decision too. I suspect he hasn't been shown a great angle and just missed seeing it. Because it is a 100% penalty.
Not sure VAR can do that though. If the angle’s not clear enough, wasting more time by sending the ref to look at an inconclusive replay would go down like a lead balloon. There really was only one angle that made the mistake ‘clear and obvious’. Even then, as a neutral, you might wonder whether Welbeck made a meal of the contact. I think it was a penalty all day long but can see how they might have missed it.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
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Good enough for me, then - penalty.
If not, then it just reaffirms that VAR and its 'clear and obvious errors' thing is absolute nonsense. Mind you, without it we hadn't been given a penalty, either, so the ref can do one too!
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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A rushed VAR decision? What a nicely novelty! Normally they take about five minutes
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
You’re running and someone comes from the side, standing on your boot, so you decide to fall theatrically? Do you really think in that split atom of a second, you’ll make it look dramatic?
