The Officials Today

[davieB]

I'm not normally one to comment on a refs performance. Bad decisions probably even themselves out over the season.

BUT THAT REF, AND HIS OFFICIALS, TODAY WERE THE WORST I'VE SEEN FOR A LOOOOOOONG TIME :008: :008: :008:

They were truly shocking. Yellows were produced automatically for anything that closely resembled physical contact. And how come we were flagged offside approximately 2000 times while they seemed to time their runs perfectly EVERYTIME???

[Guest Scoots]

agree 100% absolutely shocking :020:

[Guest Bonzo]

Officials were poor - but we were shocking.

Christie OUT!

[Row S]

Dougal lost the plot once he booked Roy for the first foul of the game.  Their first goal was off-side and Barry Robson should have had a second yellow for diving in the box (twice). 

[RiG]

Baws to that - he should have been off for elbowing Rankin!

[Guest Arab4Ever]

well in that case send Black off as well for going studs first in on Stillie at chest height when he had the ball in his hands

[RiG]

When did this happen?

[Guest Arab4Ever]

It was definatly in the 1st half as Stillie was defending the goal near the East Stand.

Basically the ball was passed back to Stillie and Black chased after it. Stillie caught it but Black kept going and jumped in the air towards Stillie with his leg stretched and studs showing. He didnt make contact and I dont think he really planned to but should he have mistimed it he would have kicked Stillie pretty hard in the chest.

The referee was a disgrace though and he was even attracting some boos from Utd fans when he gave us a freekick that should never have been. I guess at least it was consisent and he wasnt picking on one team.

[RiG]

It was definatly in the 1st half as Stillie was defending the goal near the East Stand.

Basically the ball was passed back to Stillie and Black chased after it. Stillie caught it but Black kept going and jumped in the air towards Stillie with his leg stretched and studs showing. He didnt make contact and I dont think he really planned to but should he have mistimed it he would have kicked Stillie pretty hard in the chest.

The referee was a disgrace though and he was even attracting some boos from Utd fans when he gave us a freekick that should never have been. I guess at least it was consisent and he wasnt picking on one team.

So you're claiming Black should have been sent off for a foul he never even committed?  :015:

Dougal was mince though - fully agree with that. Given that he started carding people after about 4 seconds I am amazed there were 22 players on the pitch at the end.

[Guest Arab4Ever]

No. He did commit an offence. It was dangerous play, he retracted his foot just before he kicked Stillie in the chest. If he mistimed it then he would have kicked Stillie and could have caused injury.

[RiG]

So he retracted his foot so as not to foul Stillie - no foul.

However if he did not retract his foot and had mistimed it then yes he should have had some form of punishment.

[Guest Arab4Ever]

"However if he did not retract his foot and had mistimed it then yes"

He put the foot up after Stillie had already caught it, he was just putting himself about and trying to be intimidating.

[RiG]

And what is wrong with trying to 'put yourself about' on a football pitch? I'd rather have players do that than have a bunch of sand dancers prancing about the place.

[Guest Arab4Ever]

Look if Barry Robson ran towards Brown (who had the ball in his hands), jumped up with his leg stretched and studs showing and narrowly avoided kicking him in the chest, I severly doubt your reaction would be the same :014:

A red would maybe have been harsh (looking at above scenario, if it was the other way around) but it was certainly a yellow card offence. The linesmen pointed an accusing finger but the referee didnt see it which is lucky for Black.

[RiG]

But you said he never made contact and had also retracted his foot anyway suggesting that Black was doing everything possible to avoid fouling Stillie?

[Guest Arab4Ever]

But you said he never made contact and had also retracted his foot anyway suggesting that Black was doing everything possible to avoid fouling Stillie?

He never made contact and he did retract his foot but thats only after putting the foot up after Stillie had the ball in both hands - Black was running, saw Stillie catch ball and then put his foot up. You do know its ilegal to challenge the keeper when he has the ball in two hands??

[RiG]

Yes - if he fouls him which by your description is something he didn't do.

[CaleyD]

What a stupid argument - by pulling out of the challenge he wasn't even showing any intent, let alone commiting a foul.

[DaveDargo]

So your saying he should have been sent off (or at least booked) because he might have made contact if he left his foot up. :015: :015: :015:

  It's quite blatant that Black did what he did to see if Stillie would whimp out of it, he didn't and the game continued

I don't think "pretending to foul" is an offence in football :015: :015: :015:

[Guest Arab4Ever]

I never said or implied that there was a foul, I said it was an offence. And either way it was unsporting.

Perhaps you will see the incident on Scotsport for yourself, then you can judge it for yourself. I cant really be bothered argueing this much longer though. At the end of the day my team won, Stillie isnt injured and Black didnt sign for Utd so I am happy all round and the incident doesnt really bother me too much. Perhaps also I will see the Robson elbow (which i missed) and then I too can judge it for myself (I bet if I do see it, it is not as bad as described).

[Guest Arab4Ever]

So your saying he should have been sent off (or at least booked) because he might have made contact if he left his foot up. :015: :015: :015:

Yes well done, thats what I'm saying. It was dangerous play, IF he did make contact it could have been a bad injury for Stillie. No contact was made and therefor not a foul but dangerous play all the same.

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

Feck aff ya biased ****. I would be more worried about something/anything making contact with yer feckin brain.

[Guest Arab4Ever]

I could easily be immature like you and slag you and your team off but I am trying to keep this to football.

I think Blacks disciplinary record speaks for itself.

And of course I am biased but so are you.

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

Oh no I'm not.

Have ya sold the hoose ya bought him yet?

[Guest Arab4Ever]

huh?