Referee (Officials)

[Sheebo]

Thought the same. Was a plastic noise not a bone noise. Whatever that is.

Don't wanna find out ever!

 

[Soulman]

Saw and heard it from the North stand. looked 50/50 to me and the Newport player looked to go in harder. Just an unfortunate injury.

Ref was a donkey all night.

Same as, in NS. I genuinely thought that Calde got to the ball first and the Newport player was late and came off worse. I think if a red had to be dished out, then the Newport player would get it.

 

[maglers]

Just watched a replay on SSN. Looked 50:50 in real time at the game in W1F row L but if you slow it down on TV the Newport player gets the ball first, just. Calde challenge certainly didn't look malicious though - looked like two players going for the ball. The ref didn't call it. In fact it looked like the fourth official did because the ref called him over to talk to him and the lino. And the noise was definitely shinpad.

Oh, and we were very poor tonight. Very poor.

 

[El Turi]

I thought referees were meant to pass fitness tests? The fat ******* in charge barely managed to move out of the centre circle the whole game. He was like a glorified Sunday league referee.

 

[perseus]

Calde won ball, other player came flying in? Should have been a red to the Newport player but obviously didn't have the balls to send off an injured player.

That's how I saw it from the east. Reckless from the Newport player. I thought the referee was OK otherwise. He penalised Newport quite a lot. Calde looked like he had the ball but was too slow. The Newport player was further away but quicker. He made it a 50-50.

 

[Sam Ovett]

Don't wanna find out ever!

When I accidentally broke my mate's leg playing football a couple of years ago, I assumed the snap I heard was his shinpad until I looked and he wasn't wearing any

 

[brightn'ove]

I thought referees were meant to pass fitness tests? The fat ******* in charge barely managed to move out of the centre circle the whole game. He was like a glorified Sunday league referee.

I don't know how these fat old codgers continue to be chosen to referee games. They should have to pass medicals to the same standard as players IMO.

 

[AZ Gull]

Probably the worst red card decision since beckfords for Leicester down here, or barnes v burnley.

Maybe he was making up for his previous visit to the Amex. He was the ref for the Gillingham Cup game in August 2011. He booked 10 players (3 Albion, 7 Gills) but perhaps his biggest decision was failing to send off the Gillingham substitute Stefan Payne for a bad tackle from behind on Romain Vincelot. The Albion players were so incensed at the challenge, Ankergren and Greer were booked for their protests.

 

[trueblue]

I think they were booing the ref, not the poor bugger with a snapped right peg

I don't. Calde was long gone by then. We do have some morons unfortunately.

 

[Horses Arse]

I don't understand. How can it be a fair challenge if the other player had his leg broken?

Is that how this refereeing lark works then?

 

[Silverfox]

Calde won ball, other player came flying in? Should have been a red to the Newport player but obviously didn't have the balls to send off an injured player.

Calde didn't win the ball, Newport player got there first, see other thread on this

 

[JJ McClure]

Maybe he was making up for his previous visit to the Amex. He was the ref for the Gillingham Cup game in August 2011. He booked 10 players (3 Albion, 7 Gills) but perhaps his biggest decision was failing to send off the Gillingham substitute Stefan Payne for a bad tackle from behind on Romain Vincelot. The Albion players were so incensed at the challenge, Ankergren and Greer were booked for their protests.

Didn't realise it was the same ref. He had an absolute shocker that game too, how he didn't send the Gillingham player off I still don't know. As for yesterday he spoke to both the lino and the 4th official before showing the red so who knows what they all saw. From where I was in block G WSL the only player deserving of a card for that challenge was theirs.

 

[backson]

I thought it was very noble of the linesman on the East side to try and deflect the flak from the ref, by waving his flag every three seconds whenever we tried to attack. Wondered if they were both trying to go for a Crap Decision of the Night award.

 

[TheJasperCo]

I don't know how these fat old codgers continue to be chosen to referee games. They should have to pass medicals to the same standard as players IMO.

Fitness tests for referees aren't exactly strenuous, believe me.