Standard of Refereeing

[Mister E]

"Contact with consequence"? - WTAF? - Rogers (twice) and Tielemans are both clearly shoved in the box leading to a loss of possession, and nothing is given. Rogers and Bogarde do likewise outside the box, in the 2nd half, and freekicks are awarded. This refereeing business has soooo complicated itself, it's disappearing up its own backside.
And today the ref decides to stop a burgeoning Villa attack because his linesman had waved for a Forest offside: no attempt to use the advantage rule.
I try not to moan about refs, having been one myself, but they don't make things difficult for themselves.

[usav]

I thought the referee on Tuesday missed way more than this guy did today.

[achilles]

"Contact with consequence"? - WTAF? - Rogers (twice) and Tielemans are both clearly shoved in the box leading to a loss of possession, and nothing is given. Rogers and Bogarde do likewise outside the box, in the 2nd half, and freekicks are awarded. This refereeing business has soooo complicated itself, it's disappearing up its own backside.
And today the ref decides to stop a burgeoning Villa attack because his linesman had waved for a Forest offside: no attempt to use the advantage rule.
I try not to moan about refs, having been one myself, but they don't make things difficult for themselves.

Actually the ref initially played the advantage on the offside and then when we broke away inexplicable changed his mind and gave the offside, which was even worse!

I certainly don't think he is the worse ref I have seen this season by a long way, just a bit weak!

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

I thought he was decent today, let a lot go for both sides which allowed the game to flow reasonably well.

My one complaint of our boys today was they were throwing themselves to the floor under any contact in penalty box, we’d be better staying on our feet and trying to score.

[Hampshire Villa]

Just watched Brighton v Burnley MOTD. Walker shoved over Mitoma and almost carbon copy of the shove on Rogers. Result free kick to Brighton.
Frankly speaking I am sick of watching the all in wrestling matches at every corner or free kick into the box. This really needs to be stopped

[PaulWinch again]

I didn’t think he was too bad yesterday. He let quite a lot go, but I felt that happened for both teams.

[walsall villain]

I didn’t think he was too bad yesterday. He let quite a lot go, but I felt that happened for both teams.

Letting a lot go is the issue for me. Where is the consistency from week to week? Villa fans were right with that chant about him finding his cards.

[PaulWinch again]

I get that, but in game I’d say he was pretty consistent for both teams.

[Brend'Watkins]

I didn’t think he was too bad yesterday. He let quite a lot go, but I felt that happened for both teams.

Letting a lot go is the issue for me. Where is the consistency from week to week? Villa fans were right with that chant about him finding his cards.

Agree. I thought that Konsa might come unstuck with that policy. He only did his buying a foul once yesterday but the foul was given.

Refs do tend to over penalise physical contact as a rule but you sometimes get one, like yesterday, where they let things go until they start remembering what their whistle and cards are for. I’m all for letting the game flow but a foul is a foul and should be officiated as such, particularly as it’s Forest who are one of the more physical sides in the Prem.

[PeterWithe]

Thought that again their No3 and 29 got away with persistent fouling when we were away and breaking.

[Steve67]

The push from behind to Tielemans wasn’t highly questionable. I think the ref tried to keep the game flowing but Forest are turning into the same as any other Dycheball side and are robust with their tackling. We should have had at least one penalty yesterday.

[PaulWinch again]

I saw some stuff online about Murillo standing on Rogers should have been a red - it definitely wasn’t. It was unfortunate, but it wasn’t reckless or anything.

[Somniloquism]

I saw some stuff online about Murillo standing on Rogers should have been a red - it definitely wasn’t. It was unfortunate, but it wasn’t reckless or anything.

Yep, it was no worse then Duran on Schar.......

[Rigadon]

The thing that gets me is the amount of grappling physical teams get away with.  It’s obviously a directive to ‘let the game flow’ but it’s led to me not knowing what a foul is or isn’t anymore.  Teams like Forest and Newcastle fill their dirty boots and get away with cynical fouls which stop the sodding game from flowing. The grappling at corners is also an annoying farce.  Surely there’s a middle ground somewhere. 

I think the above makes refereeing harder too - hence why the current lot of refs appear shite. 

[Villa Lew]

Whenever I see Howard Webb, the referee chief, on tele he's always going on about how his team are always looking for ways to improve things for refs and fans, but I've yet to hear him mention about the farce that goes on in the penalty box, when a corner is given.