[Football] The standard of Europa League refs

[Bodian]

We possibly witnessed the first time a player has been booked for diving only for VAR to intervene and award a penalty

Twice in one game to the same player

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[Thunder Bolt]

We possibly witnessed the first time a player has been booked for diving only for VAR to intervene and award a penalty

I think I cheered that more than the actual goal!
He scored two great pens. Alexis who?

 

[Uh_huh_him]

The first pen was ridiculous he checked his run and completely sold the defender.
Would have been in on goal if he hadn't been caught.

The most stonewall of stonewall pens.

 

[Icy Gull]

About the same quality as much of our passing.

I think that knowing that a bit of GBH was likely to be heading your way might make most of us move the ball quicker and less accurately

AEK had thugs reminiscent of Wimbledon in their top flight days.

I fear for our players safety in Athens if we get another ref like tonight’s. It’s gonna be very hostile there.

 

[Sirnormangall]

Oh how I miss those old chants
who s the Wanker in the the black ( Pre prem kit changes for refs)
he s bald he s bent his arse is up for for rent Referee Referee
Im certain there were more Back in the day
Feel free to add those you recall

Need to remember that to have any impact in the European matches the “wanker in the black” chant (I’m not commenting on the other chant) would have to be translated into a different language. My Estonian isn’t up to scratch, so I wouldn’t have volunteered to have started the chant about tonight’s officials. We should probably seek volunteers on here to translate the chant for the next 5 matches.

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Ref had a shocker. At least he got the train down from Thornton Heath on time.

Lamptey taken out by the corner flag and nothing given. FFS

He wasn’t interested in giving two clear penalty’s. Luckily VAR did its job.

 

[SteveU]

You can't call someone bald in this day and age. It is hair deficient thank you.

Folically challenged

 

[WhingForPresident]

He wasn't just poor, he was so far out of his depth it was unbelievable. Totally guessing decisions (emphatically waving away a clear penalty and booking our player for diving on a clear penalty, for example), allowing them to carry on with their constant timewasting from the off, doing everything he could not to give a yellow in the first half then dishing them out at random in the second. f***ing woeful.

As said elsewhere though, not the reason we lost.

 

[studio150]

Plus someone on their bench.

13 bookings in total, by my reckoning.

Correct, at this rate RDZ won't need to rest players in the other group games, as several will be suspended for each game.

 

[AlexBH]

We’d have lost 3-0 without VAR as the ref was useless. Giving Pedro a booking for diving and then looking like a complete fool waving away the card and pointing to the spot. Honestly I can’t think of a single time a referee has booked a player for diving then given a penalty instead. For once I was grateful for VAR, never thought I’d say that at an Albion game cos I still blooming hate it and want it scrapped as it takes more away from the game than it gives.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I quite like him.

I wonder if they rely more on VAR for pens in UEFA games?

Indeed. I though the ref was pretty decent. Bookings for back chat. Used VAR well.

(We were a bit shit though. Not a lot of people appear to know that. I bet Debbie McGee does though)

 

[Nicks]

At least the VAR decisions were quickly dealt with, if it had been premier league refs doing VAR we would have been there until midnight

 

[Bozza]

Indeed. I though the ref was pretty decent. Bookings for back chat. Used VAR well.

Refs don't choose to review a decision on the screen, of course.

They head to the screen, to take another look, because someone in their ear is telling them "you've f***ed that one right up mate".

 

[BNthree]

Once the ref had (eventually) given us 2 penalties he clearly wasn't going to give us anything else unless it involved an AEK player using weapons!

 

[jamie (not that one)]

Thank god for VAR.

 

[trueblue]

Estonian refereeing rules:

Outright and repeated assault - minor ticking off
Getting clattered - yellow card for simulation
Questioning useless decision - attempt world record for ‘fastest yellow’

 

[Simster]

Not great is it.

Did his best not to give us a penalty on 2 occasions, then started throwing yellow cards around like confetti in the 2nd half.

For the first time that I can remember, I'm grateful for VAR.

For the first time since Man Utd at home last season. Not that long ago!

How about for the first time since Man Utd away? i.e. our LAST GAME - when VAR ruled out their goal because the ball went out of play.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Refs don't choose to review a decision on the screen, of course.

They head to the screen, to take another look, because someone in their ear is telling them "you've f***ed that one right up mate".

True enough

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

We all slag off the likes of Taylor, but this guy tonight would struggle to ref an under 5’s match.

The refs here get battered, but they are better than most of the refs in Europe.

Not saying ours don't need improving of course.

 

[hart's shirt]

How about for the first time since Man Utd away? i.e. our LAST GAME - when VAR ruled out their goal because the ball went out of play.

My memory's getting shorter by the day.

But let's move on. Who's looking forward to the first Europa game against AEK?