Declan Bourne today’s ref

it wasn’t as bad as the Everton v Wimbledon game where Everton needed a win to stay up they was 2 nil down at half time.
And won 3 - 2 hans seagers dived over the ball and the penalty omg i think it was anders limpar.

And latterly Fashanu and co got done for taking bribes.

If you want to read a good book Tom Bower the broken game that tells you all you need to know about football.

Quoted from Stadium

Do you genuinely believe the officials were "cheating" & if so what would be their motive?
I'm edging my bets to say that they were just not very good.
Maybe finishing chances & game management would have delivered three points??

We put one in the net and had a one-on-one pulled back for a free kick... to us! Very, very questionable refereeing today.

Quoted from LH

We put one in the net and had a one-on-one pulled back for a free kick... to us! Very, very questionable refereeing today.

Correct & also missed some guilt edged chances.
Failed to see out the game once again in the final minutes.
Not disputing the officials performance btw.

Quoted from LH

We put one in the net and had a one-on-one pulled back for a free kick... to us! Very, very questionable refereeing today.

Agreed. Very, very curious decisions...

Let's not forget that it wasn't too long ago that both Juve and Milan were relegated after they were found guilty of giving refs backhanders to ensure they got last min penalties etc so a draw was translated into 3 points.

However...Two decisions the ref made today show he wasn't trying to ensure Salford win at all costs - their penalty appeal he waved on and deciding not to send Payne off.

That said, we had a good shout for a penalty which he wasn't interested in either.

We also had a goal chalked off;

An almost certain goal scoring opportunity pulled back for a free kick to us on the half way line. This was the most extraordinary refereeing decision I've ever witnessed (unless the whistle had already gone?);

He waved play on when Coke went down with a head injury, from which he was bleeding profusely;

He didn't book their player who committed the head injury to Coke (debatable admittedly as he stuck his head in);

He didn't award us a corner when their keeper took the ball a foot over the byeline;

He constantly penalised Matete when he was on the receiving end of fouls...etc...etc...

Like I say...very curious.

There was no penalty appeal for them. That should have been a free kick against and a yellow card for the player for simulation. I agree that Payne should have walked for that sarcastic clap. He had to make it believeable that he wasn’t bent though. I can’t excuse LJL’s sitter this week but the free kick incident and disallowed goal should have seen us home and hosed well before that. Not impressed by them at all today.

Quoted from GrimExile

I also was amazed by the ref’s awful decision making today. In fact I’d go as far as to say that it was as bad as I’ve ever seen. However, I don’t think he was consciously biased I just think he was totally incompetent. If he had had a good game then I don’t think anyone would have complained if he’d sent off Payne for sarcastically applauding him. I just feel he was totally and utterly out of his depth.

Agreed. He could have very easily given a penalty just after the Payne incident too.

The decision making got me too, he refused to stop the game when Payne was on the floor with an obvious head injury, covered in blood because Salford were attacking but then did stop the game with Clifton through on goal because two other players had a bit of grief after a challenge and then awarded us the freekick?!

Priceless

Gawd knows what he taught them on this FA referees course


https://twitter.com/newarkrefs/status/968229330106179584?s=21

Quoted from Stadium

Do you genuinely believe the officials were "cheating" & if so what would be their motive?
I'm edging my bets to say that they were just not very good.
Maybe finishing chances & game management would have delivered three points??

Think brown envelopes come to mind
Wouldn’t be the first time ever!

I'd be interested to read feedback on the performance of today's ref from fans who have experience of refereeing - I don't have any, admittedly.

Were his decisions as bad and as bizarre as the majority on here all think?

I'd be very surprised if the answer is "no".