Referees and big calls

[tomw24]

I think most people define bottling it, or losing one's bottle as meaning losing one's nerve, or acting in a cowardly manner, for what it's worth.
No one, as far as I can see, is suggesting that ref's should be taking risks, when they are not certain about decisions, so I don't know why you raise that point.

All I am doing is responding to an earlier post, by Tom, and I have asked him to define what he means, when he accuses ref's of bottling decisions, because he becomes very defensive, and offensive, when others criticise refs.

Below are two quotes made by Tom, during Sunday's game.

"That should have been a pen and red for Lovren."
"He bottled it completely."
These were made in reference to the Long/Lovren incident on Sunday. I just want to know if he thought the ref was cheating, or showing bias, or if the ref was correct in doing nothing.

Neither. He got the decision wrong. Plain and simple.

 

[RedandWhiteManofKent]

I'm not particularly disagreeing with what you say so don't take this the wrong way, but wouldn't it be unfair if it turned out that the ref had made the right decision on the pen and play had still been stopped during an attack? Swap the teams round and see how it feels. We'd be livid. (And I suspect the pundits would immediately switch to bitching about whoever's decision it is to stop play for contentious moments).

What would make an enormous difference would be refs wearing earphones that played white noise so they couldn't hear the crowd. Scientifically proven to make them less biased. If they could do that just for our away games, it'd be nice.

Vin

It's a conundrum and can see fors and against. It would be great for a weekend to go by where the main talking points are about the game, the goals, the skills and not what might have or should have been if the right refereeing decisions had been made. I would welcome anything that may address that. Referees with headphones? As long as it is white noise and not say s club 7. Clattenburg skipping along to reach for the stars would just about finish me.

 

[Whiteley Saint]

It's a conundrum and can see fors and against. It would be great for a weekend to go by where the main talking points are about the game, the goals, the skills and not what might have or should have been if the right refereeing decisions had been made. I would welcome anything that may address that. Referees with headphones? As long as it is white noise and not say s club 7. Clattenburg skipping along to reach for the stars would just about finish me.

More likely to be Ed Sheeran.

 

[fran-MLs little camera]

Ray Charles might be more apt for a ref

 

[davecg69]

Ray Charles might be more apt for a ref

Or Stevie Wonder ..........