Quote from: Concrete John on August 08, 2013, 03:46:07 PMAnyone remember that reg in the Intertoto when we played Celta Vigo at the Hawthorns? Never seen such a display of utter incompetence to the point where both sides and sets of supporters were closer to laughter than anger.He even blew the final whistle too early and the linesman had to tell him there was still 5 minutes to play. Yes, he was probably the worst ref ever, but at least he was dreadful for both sides. Blew up after 85 minutes, sent off the wrong players and so on. But he was so bad that it was funny. Oh and I think Benni McCarthy scored against us.
Anyone remember that reg in the Intertoto when we played Celta Vigo at the Hawthorns? Never seen such a display of utter incompetence to the point where both sides and sets of supporters were closer to laughter than anger.He even blew the final whistle too early and the linesman had to tell him there was still 5 minutes to play.
Remember the Hawthorns Celta Vigo game. One player was sent off for taking a throw-in, I think.I hope the memory banks are correct, but I went to Derby v Villa at the Baseball Ground sometime in the 70's - Villa "scored", but the net wasn't properly tied down behind the goal line and the ball popped out of the back of the net. No goal given. Anyone else see this?
One for those with longer (bitter memories) - League Cup semi 1st leg at Goodison in 1984. 1-0 down - header from a Villa player from a corner (can't remember who), saved on the line by the plaster cast on Kevin Richardson's arm. They went on to win 2-0 and we won the second leg 1-0 (Rideout).Seen by the whole ground apart from the referee.
Quote from: Concrete John on August 08, 2013, 03:46:07 PMAnyone remember that reg in the Intertoto when we played Celta Vigo at the Hawthorns? Never seen such a display of utter incompetence to the point where both sides and sets of supporters were closer to laughter than anger.He even blew the final whistle too early and the linesman had to tell him there was still 5 minutes to play.Yeah, I remember this. An incredible game for several reasons, the joke of a ref being one, Steve Stone pissing blood from his face being another.
Home game against Forest 77/78 season. The score was 0-0 when Kenny "blue nose bastard" Burns clawed a header from Sid back from about two feet behind the goal line with his hand. Missed by ref and linesman. Forest went up the other end and scored. Still makes my blood boil even now, 35 years later. I think it's because of who was involved.
The Halsey/Arsenal decision was the one for me. I left the ground feeling genuinely robbed of the money I'd paid to get in - it was beyond diabolical. It shows how referees (as if we didn't know already) can completely dictate the result of a match. I'm still shaking my head thinking about it.
My dad says a ref blew up for full time, as a shot was about to go over the line