Worst refereeing decisions you've seen go against us?

[silhillvilla]

That ManUre win against Sheff Weds when the ref added all that time on , basically play until you score the winner . Cost us the league. Grrrrrrr.

[The Left Side]

That ManUre win against Sheff Weds when the ref added all that time on , basically play until you score the winner . Cost us the league. Grrrrrrr.

Still makes me mad too

[Somniloquism]

With the OT 7 minutes one, the original ref went down injured and had to be replaced which caused the extra time to be played. The main culprit with that match and the goals scored in that time is Nigel Worthington. Both times he was supposed to be guarding the post that Bruce scored into. Both times he just stood there as if he was waiting for a bus and especially the second one, didn't even watch the ball come over and sail over his head.

[David_Nab]

The Pen against City last year was shocking

An oldie was V Inter Milan in the Uefa cup they scored a goal from a cross but the ball was miles past the line when it was crossed back in.More Linesman than Ref  though

[preston28]

Has to be the non penalty at home to Southampton last season?

[ajclayton]

Halsey helping Henry by standing over the ball on a free kick.

[Villa in Denmark]

Not in the same class as some of the incidents already named, but I remember Staunton getting booked for time wasting, after kicking the ball about 6" wide off the opposition player waiting to take a throw-in, seemed harsh to say the least.

Can't remember who we were playing, but Stan was about level with the edge of the six yard box, in front of the Holte End, oddly on the Trinity side of the pitch, so in the right back position.  Oppo player was about half way between the penalty area and ½ way line.

[dcdavecollett]

Hi Andy Lochhead in the air!

I enjoyed your contribution re the Pat McMahon Goal That Never Was at Filbert Street.

My recollection of this game was that, in the pre-live TV times, the game kicked off at 7:00pm.

I have never been able to find out why this was the case -do you know?

I only mention it because the floodlights -and horrible rain -may have had some influence on what the ref 'saw'. Had the game had a 3 o'clock kick-off, it might habe made a vital difference.

I recall the Filbert Street nets and stanchions were pretty shallow as well which doesn't help. In fact, the next season, Portsmouth scored a perfectly good goal on the same ground but it was disallowed as the officials hadn't seen it go in and rebound out off the stanchion!

[joe_c]

Nobody was screaming for the introduction of technology after this:

[bertlambshank]

West Ham F A cup quarter final 1981.The ref was bunged something that day.

[rob_bridge]

West Ham F A cup quarter final 1981.The ref was bunged something that day.

Was that 1980? I thought we lost to Ipswich in 1981

[AV82EC]

Two from me which had me storming out of the ground at the end, both already mentioned i think.

The Ronnie Rosenthal non-penalty at Anfield in 91-92 (Karmas a bitch though as we all know what happened the seasonafter!)

The Paul Danson game against Forest.  Now Townsend didn't leave him too many options but it had to be the most inept display of refereeing I've ever seen for the whole 90 minutes.  I work with a Forest fan and even he bangs on about how bad Danson was despite him going mental with their 93rd minute equaliser.

[MoetVillan]

I actually think the answer to the thread question happens every time Dowd is selected as a Ref for our game.  That is a terrible refereeing decision against us.

[Richard E]

West Ham F A cup quarter final 1981.The ref was bunged something that day.

Was that 1980? I thought we lost to Ipswich in 1981

We did, and there was a blatant handball in the build up to the Ipswich goal in that game, which is ironic given the non-handball in the West Ham match. 

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I actually think the answer to the thread question happens every time Dowd is selected as a Ref for our game.  That is a terrible refereeing decision against us.

And we had him more than any other ref last season - 5 times.
Surprisingly: W 2; D 2; L 1