Quote from: OCD on September 01, 2019, 12:22:26 PMYou never see his hand go towards his mouth so he must have had the whistle already in his mouth ready to blow before play even developed.Loads of people are saying this since Linekar's throw away comment. You don't see him blow his whistle because from all angles that were broadcast, he's taken out of the shot for a second as the ball moves out to Lansbury, but he blows the whistle just as Lansbury is lining up the shot, which was pretty piss poor.
You never see his hand go towards his mouth so he must have had the whistle already in his mouth ready to blow before play even developed.
Yes, we can use VAR more effectively in an attempt to police Friend. Or perhaps don't have shithouses like that on the elite level referee list in the first place. Put the money into better training. As others have pointed out, his band of admirers continues to grow and grow. Yesterday's game wasn't a fiery encounter between two rivals, it didn't need that level of intervention. The best refs are still the ones you don't notice.
It decided it wasn’t a clear and obvious error..
The ref in the Glasgow Derby today was superb.
Kevin Friend13hI’m glad @CPFC praised my performance yesterday, & thanks for the free gifts from your club shop. #Palace #villa