[Albion] Post-match reaction - yet again an awful referee has cost us

[RM-Taylor]

2-1 to the referee. Why is the standard of refereeing so poor in the Championship? Terrible today for both sides.


How a referee can not see a blatant handball by one of their scummy players and then has the nerve to card the players who hound him at the end for his terrible decision is truly amazing.


For what it's worth we looked really poor and disinterested in winning the game, looks like it could be a long hard season a head, especially with joke officials in the league.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Evens up austins joke of a red card against us in last game then.

 

[Icy Gull]

The ref sounded like he had a reasonable game from the radio commentary, not that I had a clue what was going on though, thanks to the totally inept commentary. Apparently the ref was unsighted for the alleged handball, things like that happen.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Interesting that you seem to hold the officials responsible and not, say, Buckley, who by various accounts missed a fairly simple chance a couple of minutes before they scored.

If we'd scored the goal that Murphy did, you wouldn't be on here complaining about officiating, so let's move on.

 

[R. Slicker]

I agree, for the record, i thought we were generally poor, but in my day handball was a free kick and a two footed lunge was a red card. The ref couldn't wait to give Leeds decisions.

 

[Safeway]

The commentary team admitted the ref was probably unsighted, but then having looked at it several times on the TV it looks like the player chested the ball anyway.

 

[nwgull]

This is all bollocks; the ref was fine. He gave us a laughable free kick for a Bruno dive just before their winner. And if you want to complain about the 2 footed challenge that only got a yellow, we can be thankful that Bruno got nowhere near with one of his own - and he'd already been booked!

 

[The Merry Prankster]

We were rubbish. Missed our few chances. Three times we could (and should) have subbed Bruno then when we couldn't he became a passenger. Not at the races today.

 

[nwgull]

This is all bollocks; the ref was fine. He gave us a laughable free kick for a Bruno dive just before their winner. And if you want to complain about the 2 footed challenge that only got a yellow, we can be thankful that Bruno got nowhere near with one of his own - and he'd already been booked at the time!

 

[El Turi]

Very few championship referees would have the balls to disallow a goal in the last minute in front of 30,000 angry Yorkshire men.

 

[Icy Gull]

We were rubbish. Missed our few chances. Three times we could (and should) have subbed Bruno then when we couldn't he became a passenger. Not at the races today.

At least we had quite a few chances, look on the bright side

 

[RM-Taylor]

Bruno and Bridcutt looked really below par today in a disappointing performance, only players to come out with a good performance were Upson, Calderon, Orlandi and Ulloa

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Sadly, we were very poor today. They all looked exhausted. Even Buckley, who was only on for 20 bloody minutes.

We didn't deserve to lose like that, but it was a very poor performance today.

 

[Paris]

At least we had quite a few chances, look on the bright side

Exactly. Lets all try and remain rational. We've got some very winnable games coming up. Lets see where we are after 9 or 10 games.

 

[El Turi]

Sadly, we were very poor today. They all looked exhausted. Even Buckley, who was only on for 20 bloody minutes.

We didn't deserve to lose like that, but it was a very poor performance today.

The fitness levels may well be down to our strange pre-season schedule. We played a lot fewer games than usual but then someone decided to organise a friendly for 3 days before the season started.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

The fitness levels may well be down to our strange pre-season schedule. We played a lot fewer games than usual but then someone decided to organise a friendly for 3 days before the season started.

If it was down to that, it really showed.

 

[junior]

Sadly, we were very poor today. They all looked exhausted. Even Buckley, who was only on for 20 bloody minutes.

We didn't deserve to lose like that, but it was a very poor performance today.

I wonder if this has got anything to do with the departures of back room stuff? rumour has it that fitness coach Matt Miller is actually only a water boy these days and Oscar Garcia has brought in his own fitness coach. On the basis of them all looking knackered today, he can't be that good. I hope he realises this isn't some tin pot Isreali leauge!

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

Two points.....we started with eleven players who were here last season ie no additions , who were not good enough last season. secondly , Leeds were able to bring on a 6' 6" lunk of a centre forward, towering above our centre halves and who laid on the winning goal with his knock down.
Hopefully both these points will be addressed this transfer window.
Living where I do, both Yeovil and Bournemouth above us will be unbearable !!!

 

[BensGrandad]

Warren Aspinall on Radio Sussex said he thought that it was definitely hand ball but the ref was unsighted and probably couldnt see but these decisions even themselves up over the season.

 

[BBassic]

We were poor today. Looked loose at the back, far too many wasted long passes and until Buckley came on we had no pace. The ref not seeing the handball didn't help but what can you do? It's only the first game of many to come.