[Albion] Referee Sunny Sukhvir Gill (v Sheffield United)

[SWC]

After the first 15 minutess when the ref gave them leeway to kick lumps out of us, he started penalising them for fouls. That's probably what upset Wilder, along with the colour of the ref's skin.

Starting to sound like the Sheffield United forum

This thread is destined for the Bear Pit

 

[Seagull58]

Starting to sound like the Sheffield United forum

This thread is destined for the Bear Pit

Sheff Utd fan on twitter. I particularly enjoyed his reference to "the black guy", although he managed to remember Webster's name.

 

[Seagull58]

Interesting comment. Any facts to back that up ? Did you have that opinion of him when he played for us ?

He commented that the ref was only there to boost ethnic minority quotas.
Edit: I've rewatched his interview and I was wrong. He didn't comment specifically on ethnic minority ority quotas, just the "test case" comment. That was on the SU forum.

 

[Seagull58]

Starting to sound like the Sheffield United forum

This thread is destined for the Bear Pit

Wilder made the comment that the ref was only there because he was an ethnic minority.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

He commented that the ref was only there to boost ethnic minority quotas.

What exactly did he say ?

 

[Weststander]

Wilder made the comment that the ref was only there because he was an ethnic minority.

Since the hammering their fans have been sniffing around this with “only because of positive discrimination” noise.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Ref was excellent irrespective of anything else at all

 

[Guinness Boy]

Sheff Utd fan on twitter. I particularly enjoyed his reference to "the black guy", although he managed to remember Webster's name.

 

[Weststander]

What exactly did he say ?

“The referee’s a test case. The FA are checking out a test case”.

Then it’s whatever one’s interpretation of that is.

 

[Seagull58]

What exactly did he say ?

No, I've rewatched it and I was wrong, he didn't specifically mention quotas. It was on the SU forum

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

“The referee’s a test case. The FA are checking out a test case”.

Then it’s whatever one’s interpretation of that is.

The context I read is;

I thought he was really poor. But yet again, they have put him out to referee our game again to try and see if he's all right for the Premier League.”

I haven’t read any reference to his race.

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[Pete Skinner]

Out of interest - why (apart from it being Salisbury on VAR)?

Definitive clip on the first one, and clear handball on the second. Don't think they even complained about the second on the pitch?

First one, yes there’s contact but not enough for a penalty and then a crude dive which I thought we’d pick up a yellow for simulation.
Second, you’ve got to be 100% to give a penalty otherwise they’d be a dozen each game, the reply went back and forth and still they couldn’t decide whether it has hit the Sheffield player’s hand. It’s only because the ref has given it that they can’t definitely over turn it. Had he not given it then VAR wouldn’t have over turned it for the same reason.
I can see Wilder’s point, I more experienced ref wouldn’t have put himself in that position.
It got to the point that everytime we appealed for something he then blew his whistle.
Re the Sheffield players not contesting the second decision. I think there’s too much surrounding the ref, he’s never going to change his mind unless VAR tell him to.

 

[Pete Skinner]

Oddly the poster has signed up and just made a single post.

Maybe they aren't as committed an Albion fan as they might be suggesting they are?

Didn’t realise that you needed to be on a forum to be a committed Albion fan.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Agree thought he was good. Actually seemed to communicate to the players but then not entertain rubbish from them as replies, merely get on with the next thing.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Whilst I thought we deserved to win I thought the ref had a shocker. I expected both our penalties to get over turned. I’ll be surprised to see that ref make it to the PL on that performance - other than if the FA want to be seen to be promoting Asian refs - which is a good thing , just not that one. Sorry Suni

The second penalty was incredibly obvious from the away end, which I guess you weren’t in. I and many others called it as handball in real time.

 

[Pete Skinner]

The second penalty was incredibly obvious from the away end, which I guess you weren’t in. I and many others called it as handball in real time.

No, I wasn’t at the game. So will bow to your better view. Though I again would say, just because fans appeal for a handball , doesn’t mean it’s given - otherwise we’d be having penalties galore. All I’m saying is that he looked a real inexperienced referee that was swayed by appeals from players and fans. We benefitted from it this week, I just wouldn’t want to see him in the PL as we might be on the wrong end of his weak refereeing.

 

[WATFORD zero]

First one, yes there’s contact but not enough for a penalty and then a crude dive which I thought we’d pick up a yellow for simulation.
Second, you’ve got to be 100% to give a penalty otherwise they’d be a dozen each game, the reply went back and forth and still they couldn’t decide whether it has hit the Sheffield player’s hand. It’s only because the ref has given it that they can’t definitely over turn it. Had he not given it then VAR wouldn’t have over turned it for the same reason.
I can see Wilder’s point, I more experienced ref wouldn’t have put himself in that position.
It got to the point that everytime we appealed for something he then blew his whistle.
Re the Sheffield players not contesting the second decision. I think there’s too much surrounding the ref, he’s never going to change his mind unless VAR tell him to.

Both were clear and obvious and would have been turned over by VAR had the ref not spotted them, which he did, along with a large number of other good decisions, and very few bad.

Hence this thread

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Oddly the poster has signed up and just made a single post.

Maybe they aren't as committed an Albion fan as they might be suggesting they are?

Especially naming themselves after an MEP sent to prison for expenses fraud. Odd.

 

[fruitnveg]

Both were clear and obvious and would have been turned over by VAR had the ref not spotted them, which he did, along with a large number of other good decisions, and very few bad.

Hence this thread

He had a good game, but i disagree with what you've said about the first Pen. If he hadn't given it, neither would VAR have.

 

[WATFORD zero]

He had a good game, but i disagree with what you've said about the first Pen. If he hadn't given it, neither would VAR have.

Every time João Pedro has gone down for a 'soft' penalty, VAR has shown there was contact and it has been a penalty, even when the ref hasn't given it. To me, this one looked no different.

Think we'll have to agree to disagree