[Football] Saturday’s ref

[Icy Gull]

What possible difference would it make if he were more outspoken? The referee will never reverse his decision, and all that could possibly happen would be Chris Hughton getting into hot water with the FA.

I’d listen to his post match interviews?

 

[BensGrandad]

I hope that we go out and beat Bournemouth with or without the help or hindrance of the ref.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I hope that we go out and beat Bournemouth with or without the help or hindrance of the ref.

Agreed, we need to let our football do the talking, and not worry about the officials.

 

[Joe Gatting's Dad]

We will have Andre Mariner for the Cardiff game, which I guess is about the best we were likely to get.

 

[Grassman]

We will have Andre Mariner for the Cardiff game, which I guess is about the best we were likely to get.

Mariner! He was ref at The Goldstone when we lost 7-0 to a last minute penalty and he sent off everybody. Or did I dream it....

 

[The_Viper]

Nope:-

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Oh dear, all these years I've held it against Kevin Friend

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Fletcher left his foot in and broke Ankergren's nose.

Nope. That was Symes. Disgusting assault.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I don’t think Freind is ‘against’ us at all. I think he is just a weak ref who leans towards the favourites in any game. Hopefully he puts in a homer performance on Saturday.

What I have established about him though, is that he has a real downer on Glenn Murray. How refs see Murray’s aerial battles is very much down to interpretation - a challenge that one ref will see as a foul ON Glenn, another will see as a foul BY him. Kevin Freind tends to give literally every call against him. I’d play Andone.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Nope. That was Symes. Disgusting assault.

Yes, you're right. It was awful. The whole game was awful.

 

[Weststander]

I don’t think The Complete And Utter Shyster, Atkinson or Friend are biased towards certain clubs or swayed by size. They’re just not very good, making many clear and often important mistakes each season, compared to other refs who you simply don’t notice. Their mistakes often deprive ‘big clubs’ of a result too, they’re disliked by fans of some of those clubs.

For that reason, along with key lino blunders, unfortunately VAR can only be an improvement.

On Saturday, I just hope Friend’s blunders favour us. Sad isn’t it.

 

[Boston28]

Nope:-

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Thank you for making me remember that Cristian Baz existed!

 

[LamieRobertson]

Kevin Friend may be incompetant, not for me to say, but I don't think he favours any particular team. He has refereed other home games this season which we have actually won.

As IG said in the Liverpool game nearly every 50:50 seemed to favour the away team

 

[LamieRobertson]

I don’t think The Complete And Utter Shyster, Atkinson or Friend are biased towards certain clubs or swayed by size. They’re just not very good, making many clear and often important mistakes each season, compared to other refs who you simply don’t notice. Their mistakes often deprive ‘big clubs’ of a result too, they’re disliked by fans of some of those clubs.

For that reason, along with key lino blunders, unfortunately VAR can only be an improvement.

On Saturday, I just hope Friend’s blunders favour us. Sad isn’t it.

Friend certainly likes his little ‘chats’

 

[BensGrandad]

I don’t think Freind is ‘against’ us at all. I think he is just a weak ref who leans towards the favourites in any game. Hopefully he puts in a homer performance on Saturday.

What I have established about him though, is that he has a real downer on Glenn Murray. How refs see Murray’s aerial battles is very much down to interpretation - a challenge that one ref will see as a foul ON Glenn, another will see as a foul BY him. Kevin Freind tends to give literally every call against him. I’d play Andone.

So would I but for no other reason that I think that he offers us more at the moment. GM is IMHO looking tired and frustrated

 

[Taybha]

From memory he seems to be a bit of a homer wherever he refs , the penalty he gave us on Izquierdo v Palace sticks out but i'm sure he's done us a few favours in the past , no doubt will have a absolute stinker now iv'e said it and give Muff a last minute penalty try touchdown .