Standard of Refereeing

[PeterWithesShin]

Just seen Howard Webb post in a Facebook group. It's a Photoshop one and he's asking for someone to move the ball a fraction. So we'll see a definitive picture soon.

[Beard82]

I though they said fractionally out of play

[Mister E]

I though they said fractionally out of play

factually

[john2710]

And just to take the piss, they used the term 'factually' in their explanation.

[Nev]

When was the last goal ruled out in a similar fashion.....

[Halfway to Moseley]

I know we’re biased football fans and we only see these things from one perspective, but have there been any controversial or poor ref decisions that have actually gone in our favour this season? I can’t think of any.

[Beard82]

Ive seen a couple not ruled out when it was claimed it went out.

[Beard82]

I get it if the fact the ball goes out actually influenced the goal - like a cross that went out, or a player dribbling past another by taking it out and then scoring - but it had no impact on the actual goal - we didnt gain any form of advantage from it.

If a player had pulled another player down in that break - they would have been booked - and that would of stood.  VAR has been appointed.  Anyone who campaigned for it to be introduced never thought - oh great this will protect against all the goals where a a ball may have got out by the attacking teams own corner flag, and the cheating bastards go on to have a couple of shots 20 seconds later and one of them goes in. 

[Nev]

I've just heard Robbie Savage the ****** and Chris Sutton say that it was probably the right decision. THAT IS NOT THE FUCKING POINT!

The point is how far do you go back, who is the arbiter of this, where are the guidelines.

Absolute and utter fucking bollocks.

[PeterWithesShin]

The issue is "probably". To change the decion they have to be 100% no doubt about it sure. And I'm not convinced they were.

[Flamingo Lane]

When the ball went  out of play were defending our own goal  in fact Bailey was more or less flat on the floor. How can that not be a separate phase of play for that of the goal?

[Beard82]

https://x.com/B6Nigel/status/2018032385640604038/photo/1

I think this shows why - for me at least - this was a mistake.  Until we see a top view that shows it out I think they found a reason o disallow the goal

[Villan82]

I have no confidence in them.

We aren't just up against 19 other teams

[Rigadon]

The mistake was ruling a goal out on zero conclusive evidence. It might’ve been out, it might’ve been in.  The ref and linesman called it in. There was no evidence it was out.  Fucking total robbery.  1-1 v 10 men for most the 2nd half and there only one winner.  Sorry but that’s a massive balls up from ‘VAR’. 

If this was happening to liverspursutd it’d be news for weeks.

[Nev]

VAR doesn't work and it never will because what it tries to achieve is impossible.

It just throws a load of shit at the game