Standard of Refereeing

[paul_e]

It was always going to be given as a pen but there was minimal contact. A little later Watkins went through and got a shove but stayed on his feet and we got nothing. That's my biggest peeve with how football is reffed, if you play for fouls you get rewarded more often than not, which clearly encourages diving because there is no incentive to trying to stay on your feet.

[Somniloquism]

I wouldn't state it was always going to be given, but it was always on Refs decision and VAR wouldn't have overturned it either way. Ref could have decided minimal contact and not enough for player to go down. What didn't help any decision in our favour was Bizot moving his leg after spreading. I know he wanted to get up as fast as possible but the movement meant his leg looked like it was deliberately moved to take the player, where if it was stationary it could have been seen as the striker dragging his leg against the keeper.

[cdbearsfan]

I was more worried about the non-booking for Hughes in the first half. You won't see a more obvious yellow card offence. Newcastle got away with loads, as well.

[Clampy]

I was more worried about the non-booking for Hughes in the first half. You won't see a more obvious yellow card offence. Newcastle got away with loads, as well.

Yep, that was ridiculous. It was worse than the one he actually got booked for. Just abysmal.

[ChicagoLion]

I was more worried about the non-booking for Hughes in the first half. You won't see a more obvious yellow card offence. Newcastle got away with loads, as well.

Yep, that was ridiculous. It was worse than the one he actually got booked for. Just abysmal.

Yes the second should have been a sending off, Atwell is abysmal

[cdbearsfan]

I doubt they'd have left him on at half-time if he had been booked. They went to substitute him as soon as he actually did get a card in the second half (though were forced to delay the sub for a bit as Wharton went off injured).

[ChicagoLion]

I doubt they'd have left him on at half-time if he had been booked. They went to substitute him as soon as he actually did get a card in the second half (though were forced to delay the sub for a bit as Wharton went off injured).

Yep, Hughes is a limited footballer who runs around kick8ng people until he gets booked.

[PaulWinch again]

It was definitely a pen. The non yellow card on that Hughes challenge was a really poor decision.

[Crown Hill]

I will never understand how Attwell is allowed to ref Villa games!

[Somniloquism]

I just can't believe he went out the way to cover-up him supposedly being a Cov supporter 20 years ago JUST to be able to fuck us over. That is dedication.

Also being a supporter of another local team wouldn't actually have stopped him reffing our games anyway  unless we were playing Coventry.

[Crown Hill]

He didn't cover anything up. He never refs Cov games and never has.

I appreciate they use different rules but for me its ridiculous to let Warwickshire refs cover other Warwickshire teams.

[Somniloquism]

Well he is down as a Luton supporter everywhere else, yet you (or apologies if it is someone else) always claims he is lying and actually is a Cov supporter really and so shouldn't ref our games. Personally he shouldn't ref our games (or most others) because he is incompetent is the real reason.

[Crown Hill]

The Luton thing is a myth because he allowed a phantom goal against Watford and the Luton supporters took the mickey.

His family are well known locally and his dad was Secretary of the Local Referee's association. they all had season tickets at Cov.

I've never seen the stats but it has always seemed to me that we are hard done by every tine we have him.

In any case on geography alone (ie same county) I don't think he should be handling our matches. I dont know why they ever changed that rule?

[Somniloquism]

Well even if they brought back the rule, Villa isn't part of Warwickshire officially are they so it wouldn't stop him reffing us.

[Crown Hill]

Its part of the historic county of Warwickshire which the 1972 Local Government reorganisation Act says wasn't altered.

West Midlands is an administrative area not an historic county.

And in football terms both Nuneaton and Villa are covered by the Birmingham County FA.

In any case they are obviously local. So would have undoubtedly been covered historically.