[Albion] The non-yellow

[A1X]

Bottled it, suspect he didn’t want to send anyone off before half time (even when he should have)

 

[BN9 BHA]

According to a couple of posters recently……we only complain about the ref when we lose.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Any of our resident ref defenders care to explain that one? The most blatant yellow card you will ever see (at least my from my seat) which would obviously have seen him sent off. If I'm wrong then I hold my hands up. Seemed very easy for the ref to then give a costly yellow to RdZ for voicing his opinion. The only comfort was that if Doucoure had been sent off then it would have made a Palace equaliser inevitable.

A bit antagonistic and a sign of what refs have to put up with. Warren and Johnny thought it was a definite yellow if that helps at all. I haven’t seen it yet but I have seen refs slated for being over officious with cards and spoiling the flow of the game.

 

[Icy Gull]

As I'm sure others have pointed out it was the same Peter Bankes who was the VAR official that inexplicably ruled out the Pervis goal for offside. It really makes you wonder if there's something else going on.

Don’t think so, he was wrongly disallowing a Brentford goal against Arsenal on the same weekend as the Pervis non goal wasn’t he?

The VAR official at Palace was John Brooks

 

[Richy_Seagull]

Don’t think so, he was wrongly disallowing a Brentford goal against Arsenal on the same day wasn’t he?

Nah that was our old mate Mason. And it was a wrongly allowing an offside goal.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

As I'm sure others have pointed out it was the same Peter Bankes who was the VAR official that inexplicably ruled out the Pervis goal for offside. It really makes you wonder if there's something else going on.

I thought it was another eejit, John Brookes?? but maybe not

 

[5Ways Gull]

The problem is… I expect this non yellow is what lead to The RDZ yellow. How can that be right. like to hear Howard Webb’s explanation!

I'm sure Howie is composing his apology as we speak and once published everything will be OK. Thank goodness PGMOL have devised this cast iron response to shit performances from their representatives.

 

[Hotchilidog]

To think we'll lose RDZ as a result of this guys incompetence. I hate having a go at refs, but seriously that decision last night was inexplicable and I suspect the assessor will be having a word with him today.

The standard of officiating is very poor in the Premier League right and that goes for those who have the benefit of watching the replays in Stockley Park. I am not sure what can be done about it.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Bad referees are part and parcel of football. That we understand. But the problem is that it goes further than bad decision making, which I think in the cold light of day, we generally accept.

The problem is the refs we see, just don’t have the correct personal characteristics to be ref’s. They are too weak, they look like they are living their lives in fear. The decision yesterday was a great example.

Now Brighton V Palace are two comparable size clubs, but the real problem with having referees with these characteristics, is that when the match is high profile club v lower profile club, the decision making is laughably biased. The ref’s very much come across like success for them is to not have Klopp or Conte slate them by name on match of the day or in the papers. They are not judging success by, “are they officiating the game correctly”, at least on a subconscious level.

Then you layer on the farcical interventions by VAR, and you arrive at the current totally unsatisfactory situation.

 

[El Turi]

Yet another shocking decision that has gone against us. I know we won but if he had been sent off we may well have been able to make up the goal difference on Liverpool.

 

[happypig]

A bit antagonistic and a sign of what refs have to put up with. Warren and Johnny thought it was a definite yellow if that helps at all. I haven’t seen it yet but I have seen refs slated for being over officious with cards and spoiling the flow of the game.

The officials aren't there to ensure that it's a good or flowing game, they are there to apply the laws fairly and robustly; their sole purpose is to be the arbiters of fair play and they should do so "without fear or favour".

 

[schmunk]

Corrupt!

Inept!

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

As I'm sure others have pointed out it was the same Peter Bankes who was the VAR official that inexplicably ruled out the Pervis goal for offside. It really makes you wonder if there's something else going on.

If true he should not be allowed to be involved with the officiating of our matches ever again.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I've seen bananas that were less yellow than that.

 

[Hugo Rune]

The tackles from Doucouré last night are the perfect examples of two deserved yellows leading to a red. They should be shown to refs as part their training as an example of what not to do.

The player seemed determined to get sent off, but the ref was not having any of it. So it was no surprise that Viera pulled him off at half time.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Given the Fabinho/ Ferguson incident, I'm starting to wonder exactly what an opponent has to do to get sent off at the Amex.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Given the Fabinho/ Ferguson incident, I'm starting to wonder exactly what an opponent has to do to get sent off at the Amex.

Wear a Brighton shirt

 

[Sheebo]

According to a couple of posters recently……we only complain about the ref when we lose.

Which is exactly why we have to make sure we highlight this ridiculous decision. Just realised he then went on to make a third bad foul - utterly unreal…

 

[worthingseagull]

especially ludicrious when he has very recent 'previous' for this- Can't believe Viera keeps playing him

"4th March 2023 - Crystal Palace midfielder Cheick Doucoure was sent off during his side's 1-0 away loss to Aston Villa. The 23-year-old was dismissed after receiving two yellows for bad challenges in the game by referee Craig Pawson

 

[albionalex]

I think it was an egregious enough decision that the ref should be stood down for this weekend.