What is it with Phil Dowd?

[lovejoy]

Delphi booked for winning the ball at the end.

[Risso]

It wasn't Dowd who cost us the Wembley place.

[ozzjim]

He favoured them for sure, but we take our chances first half and play the same way second, we win through.

We lost all shape after half time, and stopped supporting Bennett with Hines. Dowd was his usual anti villa shit, but not the reason we lost.

[PaulWinch again]

The result isn't down to him.

[neo_Villan]

He made a couple of bad decisions, but can't blame the fat tosser for today's result. 

[danno]

thought he blew for full time early, and let a few things go.

but he certainly had no bearing on the result today.

the fat useless man yoo supporting clown.

[Jon Crofts]

Dowd is a fat, noncing, dog interfering wanker, but tonight he had nothing to do with our plight, that's down to Lerner, Faulkner & Lambert.

[paul_e]

Not blaming him for the result, but he made 3-4 basic mistakes tonight that were just terrible decisions, and I don't accept for a second that it was difficult in real time, that's a cop out excuse to defend ineptitude.

[Nev]

Dowd was shit, but not as shit as the manager.

[ktvillan]

Not blaming him for the result, but he made 3-4 basic mistakes tonight that were just terrible decisions, and I don't accept for a second that it was difficult in real time, that's a cop out excuse to defend ineptitude.

Yep no effect on the result, but some decisions where he'd have had to be either blind or biased.  He gave one goal kick based on Benteke heading it out, he was about 5 yards away and the replay showed Benteke nowhere near it and a clean header from the defender.  How he concluded a goal kick is beyond me.

[mr woo]

He wasn't great tbf but to blame him for us losing a two legged tie is grasping at straws.

There were several shouts for hand-ball, none of which seemed nailed-on from where I was sat (stood) so I wouldnt say the contentious decisions were in any way crucial.

[Monty]

We can't take it as any sort of excuse for our aggregate defeat, but I hope neutrals look at his display and realise he shouldn't be officiating pub games. He's unfits, always in the wrong position miles away from play, he has absolutely no consistency with his decisions (the foul on Gabby was a total disgrace, and the booking minutes later for whoever it was - Lowton? - was a joke), and his method of communication with the players is that of a suspicious bad cop. I hate him, he's the type of person who ruins football, and he should go for the good of the game.

[Mortimer's Bear]

"You're too fat to referee", that was mildly amusing.

[Dave]

Delph's yellow card at the end was breathtakingly incompetent. The tackle couldn't have been any cleaner.

[LeeB]

He is fucking useless.

He should join us.