[Football] The Ref

Stephen Seagull

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Oct 6, 2015

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Barcelona

• Sep 17, 2018

• #1

It’s so frustrating watching a game of football where any sort of aggression in a tackle results in the game being stopped for a freekick.
The game today would have been so much better with a more lenient ref (for both teams)

Got both penalties right, still frustrating seeing two players shoulder to shoulder, the first one to go down gets a freekick

 

spence

British and Proud

Oct 15, 2014

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Crawley

• Sep 17, 2018

• #2

Ref did well. Tried to play the advantage a lot to keep the match flowing

 

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

72,015

• Sep 17, 2018

• #3

I thought he played advantage very well and had a good game

 

Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011

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Withdean area

• Sep 17, 2018

• #4

Fine, but was wrong to stop Murray closing in to score the winner. Ali and the defender’s meeting was inconsequential.

 

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BensGrandad

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Jul 13, 2003

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Haywards Heath

• Sep 17, 2018

• #5

He is one of the worst refs in the Premier as he does not allow tackling of any description but he does play the advantage well.

 

Thunder Bolt

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Aug 18, 2009

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Beside the seaside, beside the sea

• Sep 17, 2018

• #6

Weststander said:

Fine, but was wrong to stop Murray closing in to score the winner. Ali and the defender’s meeting was inconsequential.

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Correct but was fooled by Westegaard holding his head.

 

The Large One

Who's Next?

Jul 7, 2003

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97.2FM

• Sep 17, 2018

• #7

Thought he was OK.

One - because he was OK, and two - having it confirmed by BG, who thought he was dreadful.

 

Timbo

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Jul 5, 2003

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Hassocks

• Sep 18, 2018

• #8

I thought his advantages were dreadful, but I think that’s more a case right across football now. If you keep any sort of possession it’s considered an advantage now but a full back with the ball and no options is not an advantage.

Also he was completely wrong to book the Saints keeper.

 

lawros left foot

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Jun 11, 2011

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Worthing

• Sep 18, 2018

• #9

He booked Stephens who was 5/1 on bet365 to get booked before kick off.
Aftertiming, I know, but, kerching!

He was, therefore, an excellent ref.

 

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rippleman

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Oct 18, 2011

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• Sep 18, 2018

• #10

lawros left foot said:

He booked Stephens who was 5/1 on bet365 to get booked before kick off.
Aftertiming, I know, but, kerching!

He was, therefore, an excellent ref.

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How can you get booked before kick off? You got robbed at only 5/1.

 

dazzer6666

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Burgess Hill

• Sep 18, 2018

• #11

Weststander said:

Fine, but was wrong to stop Murray closing in to score the winner. Ali and the defender’s meeting was inconsequential.

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I thought the lino was flagging for offside anyway...............

As regards the ref, I actually thought the opposite of the OP - he went out of his way to play the advantage as much as he could - arguably a bit too much at times (ie when it did't look like there was a clear advantage)