That has to be one of the most inept refereeing performances I have ever seen.
Obviously there were the big decisions but he also got loads of small decisions wrong....throw-ins given the wrong way, corners given instead of goal kicks. I am not one for wanting to see reds, but if Kaboul gets a yellow for that second tackle, then Woodgate should have seen yellow again for his very poor late tackle on Parker...on that occasion the ref did not even signal play on, so in other words, no foul
The linesman (near side as you watch on TV) was involved in the Crouch handball, the Shawcross handball, the Shawcross foul on Kaboul, the Adebayor Offside and got every single decision wrong.
When you look at the decisions in the EPL recently - Luiz deemed to have fouled Ba, when last man but gets yellow; Cahill deemed to have fouled Parker when not last man & 40yds from goal and gets red (there are many more) - it drives me mad to see that referees are getting this so wrong, so often.
Not excusing our poor first half showing. Maybe after that display we deserved nothing...but that should not be for the ref to decide.
Rant Over.............
In fact, here's another thing.
How come the 4th Official is allowed to tell the ref that Kaboul did the "ref needs glasses" gesture, which got the player booked, but he is not allowed to correct him on other decisions....Are 4th officials officiating or not. What are the rules because they seem blurred.
unFOYgiveable
posted on 12/12/11
How come the 4th Official is allowed to tell the ref that Kaboul did the "ref needs glasses" gesture, which got the player booked, but he is not allowed to correct him on other decisions
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OH! So thats what happened? As if i needed another reason to be !!
posted on 12/12/11
Write a complaint here. Get that clown away from top flight football.
http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/WhoWeAre/ContactUs
posted on 12/12/11
TBH we have to ask if the ref was either biased or had taken a bung now that may be taking things a little far but if that's not the case then we have to ask what the hell is going on in football when people of total ineptitude are allowed to control a professional football match..........
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Posted that earlier and TBH it's a valid question
posted on 12/12/11
13 man Foke City 2 Spurs 1
Foy is a weak man, Kaboul's sending off was malicious and petty, while we had three stonewall penalties , a clearly on side goal disallowed and countless other smaller decisions going against us, as Harry said he enjoyed giving us nothing..
Just hope we smash Foke City to pieces at WHL in March put the egg chasers back in their place.
posted on 12/12/11
I blame Platini and Blatter and there love-in with Barça.
posted on 12/12/11
'their' love-in even
posted on 12/12/11
I did get the impression that Foy was annoyed/insulted by the glasses gesture and was all too happy to send Kaboul off, because that was not a dirty game, that was not a bad tackle, it was a simple trip the sort that happens all over the picth. If every challenge like that got a yelllow it would have 8(+Foy) v 8.
What super annoys me is that you never hear anything about it. The ref never has to explain himself, the FA never comment...do they get fined, extra training, questioned?
The refs apparently meet on the Mon/Tue to discuss the weekend. Bet they all sit around having a laugh and eating biscuits and probably have a draw to see which team they will ***k-up next.
posted on 12/12/11
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