[Albion] Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Dorset Seagull]

f*** me Birtles is an absolute “know it all” dinosaur. Completely ruined that great game with his awful co-commentary.

He thought we shouldn’t have had a penalty because the keeper would have got to the ball so we wouldn’t have scored! WTF!

 

[Seagull58]

If you try refereeing a high level match for 90 minutes with the majority of decisions being in a grey area you would realise how difficult it is to be spot on. But a ref will never be spot on because everyone, well most, see it through a prism.

And then you get comments like #770 @Seagull58 who thinks that someone who didn't referee to their team's benefit is 'an utter ****. Just a disgusting waste of oxygen'. If it causes that much of a reaction I would suggest reading a good book on a Saturday afternoon instead.

He was and is an utter ****. He is an utter **** in every match he referees Completely useless, random decision-msking. He'll give a yellow for kicking the ball away once but not the next time. He's also arrogant and over-officious.

 

[tedebear]

The lino (especially the end) was standing like a shop dummy, watching ongoing fouls,

That astounded me, he was actually staring at it all going on....What was he waiting for??

 

[American Seagle]

No-one has actually pinpointed what Taylor did wrong.

• Overturned a decision based on inconclusive evidence
• Random implementation of giving yellow cards for kicking the ball away
• Inconsistent bookings for timewasting

 

[GT49er]

Much like ours it was soft. Unlike ours it wasn’t given on pitch.

Bizarre decision for VAR to decide they needed to intervene on such a subjective decision.

.......................and that is what rankles, not so much the decisions VAR makes, but the random way they seem to decide when to intervene. Soft penalty? - go with the on-field decision. Which they failed to do today.
Where they should have intervened today was the foul on Pedro - clear red, or at least a second yellow; classic example of where they should have told the ref to have a look at the screen.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

He thought we shouldn’t have had a penalty because the keeper would have got to the ball so we wouldn’t have scored! WTF!

He didn't seem to mention the exact same issue when the Forest player was awarded a soft as shit pen as the ball was floated to Verbruggen. Funny that eh

 

[birthofanorange]

That astounded me, he was actually staring at it all going on....What was he waiting for??

Indeed, and from approx 2 feet away.

 

[Jeremiah]

No-one has actually pinpointed what Taylor did wrong.

Well he booked Bounanotte for kicking the ball away and didn't Gibbs-White for doing the same.

He waved play on for the Forest pen and on looking at a VAR replay which seemed inconclusive he changed his mind.

He didn't speak to or book (red card) the Forest player who stood on J.Pedro and then kicked him trying to reach the ball.

He.................. (I lost count)

 

[LamieRobertson]

Well we won but I was not at all enamoured by the way we did. RDZ’s comments about referees clearly got to the players. Dunk was stupid to get sent off and we hung on. It now feels like an injury crisis with FatI and Lamptey joining the long list.

Lino should have helped him out there - literally a yard away

You wonder about there worth these days

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Even Fifa hardly award English referees tournament places any more because they are so poor.

Since 2000 the English refs have taken part in every World Cup and Euro tournament apart from the 2018 World Cup.

 

[Eeyore]

The rugby comparison is fair. Rugby ref's have respect for their consistency and their decision making which is heard by all of us, dissent is pretty much absent. In answer to your previous question, Taylor is poor, and I cannot for the life of me see how you think that was level headed given he was part of the reason it all kicked off. He has always been inconsistent, and has turned the tide of many a game as he did today. What Dunk did was wrong, but I would like to see on a replay what got Dunk so riled up, and I'd suggest it will be something Taylor completely missed (again). I'll eat my hat if it isn't.

Having watched rugby for many years, I can assure you that refs miss a lot. Much of which is unavoidable. The players, mostly, just accept it. There is also the help of VAR which is good at ruling on tries.

But right from a young age discipline is drilled in and the ref is off limits. But I can assure you that, although the language is politer, rugby forums are full of moans.

You cannot assume that Dunk was picking up on something that was missed. It's an example of the default position I'm talking about. Dunk clearly said something that crossed a bad line. Only has himself to blame.

I watch matches from a neutral point of view excepting that I have a team I support. In this case Albion. Sometimes I see poor refereeing decisions. But the majority that are claimed to be poor are partisan and decisions I had no beef with when I saw them live. There are grey areas, and as long as the referee is impartial it's fine.

I saw nothing, I say nothing, in Taylor's performance today that I did any more than 'maybe' waving hand to. The penalties with both Stockleys. And it kicked off after the second verdict. That is a player problem. And, as I said, the referee is not a nanny.

 

[Bald Head]

Most nerve wracking game i've ever listened to.

 

[Eeyore]

• Overturned a decision based on inconclusive evidence
• Random implementation of giving yellow cards for kicking the ball away
• Inconsistent bookings for timewasting

Have you noticed that all of the points you make affected Albion only ?

 

[Jeremiah]

Have you noticed that all of the points you make affected Albion only ?

I support the Albion so rarely notice the wrong calls that go in our favour. But that doesn't make him a good ref does it ?

 

[American Seagle]

Have you noticed that all of the points you make affected Albion only ?

I am sure the second point could apply either way.

 

[JBizzleBeard]

Had to crack open the red wine early after that! That was STRESSFUL. Loved the reaction from De Zerbi and the boys on the full time whistle.
Cheers all!

 

[London Irish]

Brilliant season defining win - the whiole point of De Zerbisin is to build the team that doesn’t rely on one player. Ok let’s do that now

 

[raymondo]

Brighton striker Evan Ferguson speaking to BBC Match of the Day:

"It was a mad old game! It was worth it for the three points."

"We've dropped points in those moments [after Lewis Dunk's red card] and today we came together as a team to push over the line."

"Every game there's an opportunity to impress and that is what I hope to do when I come in. The manager is very invested, really emotional and he can't help himself. He wouldn't just walk over to the fans and celebrate!"

that's a great comment from young Evan ...."The manager is very invested"

 

[GT49er]

Well we won but I was not at all enamoured by the way we did. RDZ’s comments about referees clearly got to the players. Dunk was stupid to get sent off and we hung on. It now feels like an injury crisis with Fati and Lamptey joining the long list.

Probably got to the referees too - can't see us getting the benefit of the doubt too often for a while!

 

[maltaseagull]

On the other side of that, call a ref a 'cheating c***' in a rugby match and you'll be banned for months.

That was sort of what I meant. Remember Dylan Hartley?