cabaye red early on ... they just seem to play the crowd for me ( dann was getting away with foul after foul after foul no punishment at all......that was awful minus 2 really but we won
Elliott was holding on to the ball for way longer than 6 seconds too. I don't remember the last time I saw a ref give a free kick for that to be honest.
I personally think Cabaye should have walked today but otherwise I don't really have any other criticism for the ref.
and yet it's still in 'The Laws of the Game' as an infringement
Elliott was holding on to the ball I will give you that, but this was after we scored the goal
It doesn't hide the fact that Speroni had been doing it all game sometimes as long as 12 seconds
trust me I timed it
the fact the ref urged us to get on with the game when Elliott held onto the ball was laughable as he didn't show the same sense of urgency
when Palace has the ball
also in the melee following Cabaye's tackle on Yedlin the ref completely ignored that Zaha's had dived in the box
Zaha also raced back 40 yards with Yedlin and brought him down from behind no card
that was only 1 of a number of baffling decisionsDon't know how he didn't give that push on Gayle towards the end. Blatant.
While Gayle was onside, it was really close and you can understand the lino's mistake. It is very hard to call those right in real time. I agree, though, the "give the attacker the benefit of the doubt" is ignored too often, I guess since it's easier for a linesman to take criticism for disallowing a goal that was onside than take criticism for allowing a goal which which was offside.Today was another great example of how embarrassing the FA have become. The ref was abysmal. Little pretentious, precious ****wit. For me the real issue this season is the linesfannies. They've been crap in every match I've watched. Not sure when the "if in doubt, favour the attacker" disappeared, but certainly the lino's have no fcking idea what they're doing. Too often they're watching the ball and giving a bad decision, it's really ****.
We get nothing mate it's odd, would love to know how many pens we had for the last 3 yearfor the first time in ages I had seen a decision go for us today
the ref awarded us a throw in when the opposition did a foul throw
pity he didn't pick up on my pet hate of the goalkeeper holding onto the ball longer than 6 seconds
Gomes was holding onto the ball longer than 9 seconds
wasting time from the 1st minute
also if we did to their fans what Gomes was doing when they scored we would be arrested for inciting the opposition
many questionable decisions and the lino on the East stand side too fat to keep up with the game
as I have said in a previous post on the match day threadWe get nothing mate it's odd, would love to know how many pens we had for the last 3 year
We can trace this back to the harry Kane foul. Whilst it's not atrocious as last season, we still don't get any rub of the green in any given match. Has having Joey Barton all those years ago just ruined good tidings with the ref association!?as I have said in a previous post on the match day thread
I cannot understand how we get rookie refs while more experienced refs stand and do nothing as 4th officials
the foul on our player on the halfway line was plain to see to anyone yet the ref awards them a free kick
this, despite happening 2 yards in front of the 4th official
also the 2 footed lunge by Hughes on our player at the Leazes corner was completely ignored by assistant and ref
Seriously? You’re blaming the officiating for your dismal showing? Deary me.Where do you start
I counted 14 occasions where a free kick or other decision went against us
The man handling of Gayle was unbelievable time and time again it was the lino who had to wave his flag to give a free kick were it should of been the refs decision
The off ball foul on Perez before they went up the other end to score was a noteable non decision
Just like the handball in the penalty area by (I think) Simpson
The new fa directive seems to point to that it is ok for opposition players to push ours but we are not allowed to do the same
Seriously? You’re blaming the officiating for your dismal showing? Deary me.