A special mention for Robert Madley

[Simster]

There's no 'should have' about that one - that was an appalling decision. Colback couldn't believe his luck.

I wasn't sure about this, so I've looked it up and you are correct:

http://www.kenaston.org/the-pitch/law-15.htm

If an opponent unfairly distracts or impedes the thrower:
- He is cautioned for unsporting behaviour

Or the bottom of the official FA site:
http://www.thefa.com/football-rules...les/laws/football-11-11/law-15---the-throw-in

 

[Notters]

No complaints about the ref from me.

It's strange how we don't have 'bad referee' threads when we win

We do. I wouldve done had we won. Thought he gave every 5050 decision to Newcastle.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

No complaints about the ref from me.

It's strange how we don't have 'bad referee' threads when we win

We do. We had one after the Reading game.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Got to agree with you.. I was complimentary about Saturday's refereeing performance, but thought this was back to the Roger East type game. No decision cost us anything, but I agree he seemed inconsistent, and wasn't helped by the linesman on the East side..

You think the referee good for a game we won but bad for a game we lost? Who'd have thought it.

 

[clippedgull]

We do. We had one after the Reading game.

My memory is poor. Fair enough. But it is the exception.

 

[BensGrandad]

I thought that he did ok but the penalty could have been a kick either way as GM was pulling the defender. It would have helped Huddersfield cause had he booked Ritchie but he didnt so hay ho.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Colback should have been booked re the throw in....bit puzzled why just a booking when Baldock was through...wasn't keen on us taking our time over throw ins when ahead and yet not that bothered when Newcastle took an eternity before we scored...otherwise not arsed about him...just gutted we lost and hoarse from shouting

 

[studio150]

Did Knockaert handle for his booking, as from my seat he looked like he headed it.

Thought the linesman in front of the west stand got the big decision right on whether the ball was over the line or not as it was right in line with the goal.

Agree with everyone else that the stopping of the quick throw should have been a yellow.

Overall thought the ref was OK.

 

[Gazwag]

Thought he should have booked the Newcastle player who prevented the quick throw.

Exactly, stopping the quick throw to Baldock was no different from when he was brought down later in the half.

Both linemen were incompetent as well missing two obvious corners and a number of balls going out on the sidelines

 

[Everest]

I think he got the Sidwell booking wrong.
Give a handball, yeah I could live with that.
But to give a yellow after the ball deflected off Sidwell's head onto his hand?

 

[Eric Youngs Contact Lense]

You think the referee good for a game we won but bad for a game we lost? Who'd have thought it.

Not really, and if I were looking for excuses for last night then you might have a point. I didn't think he cost us the game, far from it, and he wasn't the worst this season, but just didn't think he was very good, not helped by the linesman in front of the East stand. My posts on this in other threads say that..

 

[ROSM]

In many of the incidents being aimed at the ref here, he really needed help from.his assistants.

The one on the east side had 6 decisions to make in the first half and got three of them wrong. He also didn't help out the ref with the colback incident.

I thought the baldock one where the defender was booked looked right to me. Clearly fouled, wasn't clean through on goal and if anything his first touch seemed to take him towards the line.

Have to say though, Newcastle were the most professionally cynical team Ive seen this season. I mean that as a compliment

 

[Farehamseagull]

I thought he did well.

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

No mention of Shelvey and his kick out at an Albion player after he had been tackled hard but fairly

 

[dazzer6666]

Thought he should have booked the Newcastle player who prevented the quick throw.

This, otherwise thought he did OK. We've seen a lot worse.

 

[Everest]

I think he got the Sidwell booking wrong.
Give a handball, yeah I could live with that.
But to give a yellow after the ball deflected off Sidwell's head onto his hand?

Sorry, meant to be Knockaert

 

[Exile]

I think he got the Sidwell booking wrong.
Give a handball, yeah I could live with that.
But to give a yellow after the ball deflected off Sidwell's head onto his hand?

Sorry, meant to be Knockaert

Did he not get booked for smashing the ball away, once handball was called, rather than the actual handball??

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Did Knockaert handle for his booking, as from my seat he looked like he headed it.

Thought the linesman in front of the west stand got the big decision right on whether the ball was over the line or not as it was right in line with the goal.

Agree with everyone else that the stopping of the quick throw should have been a yellow.

Overall thought the ref was OK.

Knockaert headed the ball down but it hit his hand as it was falling, so accidental, not worthy of a booking, imo.

 

[SittingbourneSeagull]

Knockaert headed the ball down but it hit his hand as it was falling, so accidental, not worthy of a booking, imo.

Yes and that came about because they were allowed to take a free kick about 20 yards from where it should have been.

Re the incident where Baldock was brought down, the ref indicated that the ball was heading towards the touchline and although Sam would have got to it he wouldn't have been straight through on goal.

 

[Fungus]

The penalty call was correct, though no-one seems to mention Lascelles also pushing Murray in the back at the same time as Clark was wrestling him.