[Albion] Officials v Chelsea

[Bozza]

Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistants: Marc Perry and Steve Meredith
Fourth official: Michael Salisbury

VAR: Jarred Gillett
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

Craig Pawson's season​

12 games, 54 yellow cards (4.5 per game) and 2 red cards (1 every 6 games)

Craig Pawson's most recent Albion games​

23/4/23 FAC Albion 0 - 0 Man Utd (4y)
4/2/23 Albion 1 - 0 Bournemouth (4y)
22/10/22 Man City 3 - 1 Albion (4y)
16/4/22 Spurs 0 - 1 Albion (6y)
27/11/11 Albion 0 - 0 Leeds (4y)
27/1/21 Albion 0 - 0 Fulham (3y)
14/9/20 Albion 1 - 3 Chelsea (1y)

 

[essbee1]

oh my gawd, not those clowns.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Wanker Salisbury involved, of course. At least he shouldn't be able to ruin the game as Fourth Official. Right?!

 

[Farehamseagull]

Wanker Salisbury involved, of course. At least he shouldn't be able to ruin the game as Fourth Official. Right?!

Red card for RDZ incoming?!

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Inept.

 

[Arthur]

Why was it a drop ball and not a corner??

 

[Rookie]

Embarrassing

 

[Acker79]

Why was it a drop ball and not a corner??

Because he gave the penalty, so play stopped at the moment of the alleged incident. Once it was determined it was not a handball, he had to restart from where the offence was wrongly given.

 

[Sheebo]

Inept.

Corrupt.

 

[Jam The Man]

Because he gave the penalty, so play stopped at the moment of the alleged incident. Once it was determined it was not a handball, he had to restart from where the offence was wrongly given.

I accept that was actually the right decision… now.

However, watching the game at home it wasn’t clear that a pen was the decision taken at the time and certainly the commentators had no idea a pen had been given either. It’s just screaming for officials to be mic’d up - surely it’s just a matter of time.

Incidentally the main commentator (Irish chap) was bloody awful.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

We gave away 2 poor goals in the first half. Which won the game.

The officials were appalling, but that wasn't the reason we lost.

 

[Arthur]

Because he gave the penalty, so play stopped at the moment of the alleged incident. Once it was determined it was not a handball, he had to restart from where the offence was wrongly given.

What a load of f***ing bollocks (by the ref not you) given the nonsense with linesmen and offside these days.

Why was he sent to look at the screen. It clearly wasn’t a penalty.

Referees in the country are terrible. Awful.

 

[Horses Arse]

Because he gave the penalty, so play stopped at the moment of the alleged incident. Once it was determined it was not a handball, he had to restart from where the offence was wrongly given.

Yes, worked out subsequently that was what happened. But his signalling was so vague very few knew what was happening at the time: both on the pitch and in the stands. He just shuffled around after the ball went out. No signal for a pen. That's why everyone was so confused, utterly horrendous performance from him.

Can't believe he gave it in the first place either. Also couldn't work out why we got bookings for fouls as they broke through and they didn't when they did it.

Utterly hopeless ref. Very far out of his depth.

 

[Horses Arse]

I accept that was actually the right decision… now.

However, watching the game at home it wasn’t clear that a pen was the decision taken at the time and certainly the commentators had no idea a pen had been given either. It’s just screaming for officials to be mic’d up - surely it’s just a matter of time.

Incidentally the main commentator (Irish chap) was bloody awful.

No need for miking up. Just needs to learn how to ref a football match.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Yes, worked out subsequently that was what happened. But his signalling was so vague very few knew what was happening at the time: both on the pitch and in the stands. He just shuffled around after the ball went out. No signal for a pen. That's why everyone was so confused, utterly horrendous performance from him.

Can't believe he gave it in the first place either. Also couldn't work out why we got bookings for fouls as they broke through and they didn't when they did it.

Utterly hopeless ref. Very far out of his depth.

This.

Half our stand was cheering when he made the overrule sign as assumed he was giving the pen,
The rest of us assumed he would give the corner (not knowing the ridiculous ruling)

 

[Questions]

VAR were ok today

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

What a load of f***ing bollocks (by the ref not you) given the nonsense with linesmen and offside these days.

Why was he sent to look at the screen. It clearly wasn’t a penalty.

Referees in the country are terrible. Awful.

He was sent to the screen as he had given then pen.

It was VAR actually working correctly for once.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

As mentioned above, I was particularly incensed with Pawson stopping play for an injured Chelsea player (not injured).
He grabbed the ball and prevented the game from progressing until Chelsea were fully back in position.
The injured player wasn't forced off the pitch for 30 seconds either.

Buananotte was forced off the pitch in the first half for a similar situation.

Typical double standards from PGMOL

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

VAR were ok today

You can be thrown in gaol these days just for saying you're English.

(I happen to agree with you, in case it isn't obvious - so perhaps you need to put me on ignore )

 

[Taybha]

No complaints,far too busy laughing at that clown hooper in the city game to worry about our standard of ref,fk me this is professional sport being made to look like Division 13 of the SSL