Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊

[Albion] Referee Sunny Sukhvir Gill (v Sheffield United)



Weststander

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Aug 25, 2011
64,191
Withdean area
Whilst I thought we deserved to win I thought the ref had a shocker. I expected both our penalties to get over turned. I’ll be surprised to see that ref make it to the PL on that performance - other than if the FA want to be seen to be promoting Asian refs - which is a good thing , just not that one. Sorry Suni

Pedro was fouled and a clear handball. Well done ref, well done VAR.
 






ROSM

Well-known member
Dec 26, 2005
6,230
Just far enough away from LDC
I believe as well as the 4 onfield decisions publicly checked there were 3 or 4 more done more discretely. All 7 or 8 stayed with the onfield decision. That in itself is unusual in the current day and age.

I can understand wilder being frustrated. Their game plan relied on a prem ref constant whistle blowing style. The ref today didn't do that. It prevented their spoiling , break up the game approach. It may not be consistent with other prem refs but i know what i would rather watch
 


Berty23

Well-known member
Jun 26, 2012
3,209
I agree he was decent apart from a few mins in the second half. There was a spell when Pervis was hammered from the side and looked like a knee in his quad but the funniest one was when Pedro was grabbed with both hands and thrown to the ground but nothing given.

We go down far too easily at times. JPVH and Buonanotte are big culprits.
 






abc

Well-known member
Jan 6, 2007
1,050
“Ref out of his depth” and effectively we’re cheats (after praising Aston Villa 😂).

One of the better refs I’ve seen in recent seasons, hopefully he gets given a PL opportunity.

On the bitter early?
Manager out of his depth more like!
 


medwayseagull reborn

Well-known member
Oct 12, 2022
345
Whilst I thought we deserved to win I thought the ref had a shocker. I expected both our penalties to get over turned. I’ll be surprised to see that ref make it to the PL on that performance - other than if the FA want to be seen to be promoting Asian refs - which is a good thing , just not that one. Sorry Suni
Which part of Sheffield or Croydon do you come from ?
 


Loadicus Trux

Active member
Jan 12, 2012
186
Blades fans seriously not happy with him, and they thought we were a bunch of divers.
I thought the Utd challenges were clumsy, and given the opportunity, we'd be daft not to take advantage.
 






Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
59,663
The Fatherland
Whilst I thought we deserved to win I thought the ref had a shocker. I expected both our penalties to get over turned. I’ll be surprised to see that ref make it to the PL on that performance - other than if the FA want to be seen to be promoting Asian refs - which is a good thing , just not that one. Sorry Suni
😯
 


Uh_huh_him

Well-known member
Sep 28, 2011
10,705
Completely over the top of Wilder to say the ref was out of his depth.
Ref got all the big calls right, let the game flow and didn't make a single contentious call.

Wilder doesn't give a single example of why the ref was out of his depth, just reiterates that the ref was being given a trial at reffing a premier league game.
He went after the ref at half time.
As they had just come back from 2-0 down with goals given by the ref and confirmed by VAR, I'm not sure what he was so angry about.
My assumption was that he could see how badly his team were being outclassed and needed to deflect onto an easy target.
 






BarStaff216

New member
Aug 6, 2011
11
Without wanting to upset the applecart too much as I am clearly in the minority, I thought the referee was fair to middling, certainly wasn't as good as others are making out, but no where near as bad as Wilder's comments IMHO. In what was seemingly an easy game to officiate as it was mainly played at a walking pace, he didn't necessarily do anything that exceptional nor did he make a clanger.

A good spot for the second penalty, but he missed Webster get clattered in the first minute by Brereton Diaz (to the delight of many no doubt) which was potentially a booking and would've allowed him to control the game a bit better, whilst a booking that early on might've been harsh, letting it go set the tone and seemingly gave Sheffield United permission to leave a boot in at every opportunity.

But our play acting yesterday was pretty embarrassing and I think some Brighton fans are quick to forget the Fulham circus that rolled into town a few months back. Had the roles been reversed we would've been the same if we had 2 penalties given against us, both our goals were subjected to long VAR checks and seemingly every decision went Brighton's way, I think Sheffield United's frustration is understandable.

As for Salisbury, do we really need to say any more?
 


Seagull58

In the Algarve
Jan 31, 2012
7,328
Vilamoura, Portugal
Whilst I thought we deserved to win I thought the ref had a shocker. I expected both our penalties to get over turned. I’ll be surprised to see that ref make it to the PL on that performance - other than if the FA want to be seen to be promoting Asian refs - which is a good thing , just not that one. Sorry Suni
Fishing, surely? He was excellent and got both penalties right. If anything, he gave Wilder's bootboys too much leeway in the early stages but then started penalising them for trying to rough us up.
 




Seagull58

In the Algarve
Jan 31, 2012
7,328
Vilamoura, Portugal
Out of interest - why (apart from it being Salisbury on VAR)?

Definitive clip on the first one, and clear handball on the second. Don't think they even complained about the second on the pitch?
The only thing Wilder didn't complain about was the two penalties. Yet, despite the ref getting both of those correct, by his own admission, he thinks the ref is not up to the job.
 




Neville's Breakfast

Well-known member
May 1, 2016
13,423
Oxton, Birkenhead
Without wanting to upset the applecart too much as I am clearly in the minority, I thought the referee was fair to middling, certainly wasn't as good as others are making out, but no where near as bad as Wilder's comments IMHO. In what was seemingly an easy game to officiate as it was mainly played at a walking pace, he didn't necessarily do anything that exceptional nor did he make a clanger.

A good spot for the second penalty, but he missed Webster get clattered in the first minute by Brereton Diaz (to the delight of many no doubt) which was potentially a booking and would've allowed him to control the game a bit better, whilst a booking that early on might've been harsh, letting it go set the tone and seemingly gave Sheffield United permission to leave a boot in at every opportunity.

But our play acting yesterday was pretty embarrassing and I think some Brighton fans are quick to forget the Fulham circus that rolled into town a few months back. Had the roles been reversed we would've been the same if we had 2 penalties given against us, both our goals were subjected to long VAR checks and seemingly every decision went Brighton's way, I think Sheffield United's frustration is understandable.

As for Salisbury, do we really need to say any more?
I think that if roles were reversed many of the same people praising the ref would be saying exactly what the Sheffield fans are saying. Some of them often do.
 


Seagull58

In the Algarve
Jan 31, 2012
7,328
Vilamoura, Portugal
Completely over the top of Wilder to say the ref was out of his depth.
Ref got all the big calls right, let the game flow and didn't make a single contentious call.

Wilder doesn't give a single example of why the ref was out of his depth, just reiterates that the ref was being given a trial at reffing a premier league game.
He went after the ref at half time.
As they had just come back from 2-0 down with goals given by the ref and confirmed by VAR, I'm not sure what he was so angry about.
My assumption was that he could see how badly his team were being outclassed and needed to deflect onto an easy target.
After the first 15 minutess when the ref gave them leeway to kick lumps out of us, he started penalising them for fouls. That's probably what upset Wilder, along with the colour of the ref's skin.
 




PILTDOWN MAN

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Sep 15, 2004
18,718
Hurst Green
The only thing Wilder didn't complain about was the two penalties. Yet, despite the ref getting both of those correct, by his own admission, he thinks the ref is not up to the job.
What managers like Wilder fail to realise, is their constant moaning especially about a ref, who got all the main decisions correct, just ends up with their views being irrelevant. He just comes over as an angry bullying prick.
 




Albion and Premier League latest from Sky Sports


Top
Link Here