Chivs Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Was he good or awful?I thought the Forest players were "robust" in their early challenges but he waited until Johnson had been launched above his own head before he waved the yellow card.There was the occasion where he allowed play to carry on even though his linesman was waving his flag. I expect though that this was a mistake by the linesman.He gave Forest a number of soft fouls in the second half but, then again, he didn't award what looked like a penalty to me against Holt.On the whole I think that he was excellent. It's just that he let so much go on that I'm feeling a bit lost.But isn't that the way refereeing should be? Congratulations to Master Bates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau45 Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 I thought he was awful, the worst we've had in a long time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almondsbury_red Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 poor no idea of the advantage rule. inconsistent decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DanC Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 The officials were poor, One one occasion I remember the linesman putting his flag up for us which the ref didn't seem to notice and then he pulled the flag back down and then Forest got a throw in.If he had saw something that the ref didn't he should have stood still and kept the flag up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collis Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Always the same.Thank goodness we have the chance to get out of this division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 God help us if we get Prem officials more often in the league above :noexpression: The bloke was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 The officials were poor, One one occasion I remember the linesman putting his flag up for us which the ref didn't seem to notice and then he pulled the flag back down and then Forest got a throw in.If he had saw something that the ref didn't he should have stood still and kept the flag up.No he shouldnt. The referee has the final say and he clearly saw the flag was up but decided the linesman got it wrong, fair enough.All referees at this level make mistakes but at least he mainly let the game flow. Its the stop start refs that are worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boadle Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 No he shouldnt. The referee has the final say and he clearly saw the flag was up but decided the linesman got it wrong, fair enough.RedDave is right. Referees are trained to present a united front (I was a qualified referee - until I packed it in), and to be seen to be in agreement with each other. Whether the ref missed the signal, or decided not to act on it, the linesman knew to get on with the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ron Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 The officials were poor, One one occasion I remember the linesman putting his flag up for us which the ref didn't seem to notice and then he pulled the flag back down and then Forest got a throw in.If he had saw something that the ref didn't he should have stood still and kept the flag up.Never heard of the Referee overruling the linesman...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodburyred Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 the ref was absolutely shockin. The way there deffence was pushing brooker about, right in front of the ref was a joke!! One of wich in my opinion was a blatant penalty. I also thought the tackle on holt by carey was a blatent penalty aswell so i suppose they cancel each other out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyRed Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 The officials were poor, One one occasion I remember the linesman putting his flag up for us which the ref didn't seem to notice and then he pulled the flag back down and then Forest got a throw in.If he had saw something that the ref didn't he should have stood still and kept the flag up.Quite correct. As a former referee, I can confirm that, as an impartial assistant referee, it is part of your role to maintain the flag until the referee either acknowledges that he has seen your indication and has allowed play to continue or he stops play. The assistant on Saturday was incorrect in dropping his flag, unless the referee somehow acknowledged him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 poor no idea of the advantage rule. inconsistent decisionsI thought that the one thing he was, was consistent. As you say he never allowed the advantage for either side, constantly allowed challenges which he saw as shoulder to shoulder and allowed for the heat of the situation in a lot of the challenges.He wasn't the best I have seen this season by a long way, but the least I expect is consistency and he had that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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