The REF

[briref]

........ with a decent one today we would off finished with 9 men

useless

 

[Deadly Danson]

Assuming you are a ref - could you explain the ref's decision in the first half to INSIST the Sheff Wed player moved the ball back ten yards or so and then allow it to be taken, the next second, from EXACTLY the same spot? This is the sort of thing that irritates me most about refs - everyone can make a mistake and some refs would have sent Crofts off, some wouldn't and some would have sent JFC off and some wouldn't but this was total incompetence. I wouldn't have minded if he'd just let them get on with the free kick to start with.

And if you're not a ref - thanks for starting a thread that lets me have a rant! And, no I'm not blind to our own failings today.

 

[One Love]

and a 0-0 draw.

 

[midnight_rendezvous]

Certainly seemed inconsistent to me. Didn't see the Crofts incident clearly enough to comment on that.

 

[briref]

Assuming you are a ref - could you explain the ref's decision in the first half to INSIST the Sheff Wed player moved the ball back ten yards or so and then allow it to be taken, the next second, from EXACTLY the same spot? This is the sort of thing that irritates me most about refs - everyone can make a mistake and some refs would have sent Crofts off, some wouldn't and some would have sent JFC off and some wouldn't but this was total incompetence. I wouldn't have minded if he'd just let them get on with the free kick to start with.

And if you're not a ref - thanks for starting a thread that lets me have a rant! And, no I'm not blind to our own failings today.

YES - I am a ref

And NO I can not explain the incident you are talking about as I agree with you, it was a shocking piece off refereeing

 

[Deadly Danson]

YES - I am a ref

And NO I can not explain the incident you are talking about as I agree with you, it was a shocking piece off refereeing

Excellent. Well I feel you have to take at least some of the blame then. Guilt by association

 

[Kevlar]

2 options
1 refs are biased against BHA
2 BHA fans are biased for BHA
mmmm tricky

 

[bhawoddy]

Incredible how the ref ALWAYS gets blamed to a point when we lose.....nothing to do with a stale, uncreative, uninspiring, unbalanced performance....

Ho hum... Keep blaming the ref

 

[dingodan]

The ref was very poor today, made some bad calls, and then tried to even things up with some more bad calls.

To be fair though, if Crofty hadn't gone then JFC certainly would have picked up that 2nd yellow, no question.

 

[Deadly Danson]

2 options
1 refs are biased against BHA
2 BHA fans are biased for BHA
mmmm tricky

Oh for goodness sake - no one is saying refs are biased against us.

 

[Kevlar]

Oh for goodness sake - no one is saying refs are biased against us.

they are where I sit

 

[Deadly Danson]

Incredible how the ref ALWAYS gets blamed to a point when we lose.....nothing to do with a stale, uncreative, uninspiring, unbalanced performance....

Ho hum... Keep blaming the ref

Who on here has blamed the ref? We are discussing his performance. For what it's worth I thought we were pretty poor today.

 

[albionite]

2 options
1 refs are biased against BHA
2 BHA fans are biased for BHA
mmmm tricky

Or maybe refs are inconsistent. why fans get riled.

 

[briref]

they are where I sit

discuss your point off view then.

big decisions

crofts = correct

caskey = should of received a second caution

so how is the ref bias

he is just an easy target to vent your frustration

 

[briref]

in your opinion

caskey should of gone

 

[Kevlar]

discuss your point off view then.

big decisions

crofts = correct

caskey = should of received a second caution

so how is the ref bias

he is just an easy target to vent your frustration

I do not think refs are biased against us some fans seem to

 

[upthealbion1970]

How did their #9 not get booked at all after about 87 fouls?

 

[London Irish]

Crofts to blame for a reckless challenge, ref had a decent game

 

[Weststander]

Booked Bruno near the end for innocuous foul, whereas the fat no9 didn't get one for persistent fouling, nor did their fouls which successfully stopped counter attacks.

As for the 4th official - why only 5 mins stoppage time? 6 subs, tons of time wasting, play stopped to lecture and dish out yellows and the red, played stopped many times for fake injuries and cramp.

 

[BensGrandad]

The red card for Crofts was the easiest decision he will have to make this season.
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