Ref today

[Doncaster Smoggie]

Andy Madley Premiership referee who I thought did ok today , certainly better than some of those we’ve had recently. Wonder if the FA have finally accepted that their usual appointments have been dross or are they merely trying to placate us prior to the misconduct hearing.

 

[TeaCider]

Missed a red card tackle from Stoke, and apparently Stoke should have had a stonewall penalty.
Bar that he was absolutely fine.

 

[asredastheycome]

Where was the stonewall penalty. Don't remember that.

 

[r00fie1]

The fact we didnt notice the ref is the sign he did his job properly.

 

[TeaCider]

Where was the stonewall penalty. Don't remember that.

I don't either, but I've seen loads of people saying that Sam Morsy was dragging their player down two handed in the box.

 

[Bernies_quiff]

Where was the stonewall penalty. Don't remember that.

From a corner in the first half (IIRC) Morsy pulled one of their players over.... not exactly stonewall, but I’d be shouting for it if it was the other way around

 

[S7DiscoDown]

The best refs are ones you don't notice. It's almost a case of if he does 'nothing' then he's had a good game.

He was decent enough. I have to say it comes to somthing were we have to praise an official for doing his job.

That said the state of the ones in the prem. Hiding behind VAR and getting it wrong at Stockley Park. I don't think it's good anywhere.

 

[Jonny2773]

Ironically, it was a bad decision by him that probably won us the game!

If he had given the red card to that lad in the first half Stoke would have shut up shop and we would have spent the next 75 mins creating nothing.

Great win, thanks Mr Madley!

 

[futureboy]

It seemed like we got a few of the 50-50s today - I wonder if that was the Warnock effect after last week's rant.

Having said that, Powell could easily have been sent off. I was also disappointed with one decision in the first half, where two of our players robbed one of theirs just inside their half and set off towards the goal before play was pulled back for a non-existent foul, but I think the commentators said it was the linesman who'd flagged for that one.

 

[changingman]

Better than last week but still missed a straight red. Definitely overplaying the "blurred line" between offences in EPL and Championship. Would have been a straight red in the Prem.

 

[Redwurzel]

I thought the ref was very good no one is perfect, but if someone get 9 out of 10 decisions right that is very good going and he did.

 

[HolgateCorner]

He was ok, no really blatant decisions against us, maybe a red for the foul on McNair but at least he gave a yellow rather than nothing or a decision against us.

Didn‘t notice the Stoke claim but they were a physical side in the box so they should expect to take a bit.

Big improvement on last week which seems to get even worse with time.

 

[Keelo]

Breath of fresh air after the garbage weve put up with most of this season

 

[McBrid]

He’s a decent ref.

 

[Buddy]

The fact we didnt notice the ref is the sign he did his job properly.

There are many enormous fallacies in football, but this is one of the biggest.

 

[FabioPorkpie]

There are many enormous fallacies in football, but this is one of the biggest.

How so? I personally think there is no better endorsement of a referee’s performance than nobody noticing them.

 

[MrIsaac]

ALL Ref’s have good games and bad games, just as players do. Yesterday just fell into the acceptable category.

 

[Buddy]

How so? I personally think there is no better endorsement of a referee’s performance than nobody noticing them.

I missed this at the time, but I think it's worth a reply.

The thing is, the ref is not always in control of whether you "notice" them. There's the obvious case of players steaming in to terrible tackles or starting a fight for no reason, when the ref clearly has to be involved, but there's more subtle stuff like the way the TV directors focus on the officials after any decision.

If a 50/50 ball bounces off both players at the same time and goes out, in the amateur game the ref will give a call one way or another, the bloke who loses out will probably say "****'s sake" and get on with it. In the Premier League, they'll get out the Ultra HD slow mo and spend ten seconds working out whose shoe lace was last, then have a lingering close up of the ref or linesman.

That's not the officials' fault, but you're noticing them, because someone else has decided you will.

 

[FabioPorkpie]

I missed this at the time, but I think it's worth a reply.

The thing is, the ref is not always in control of whether you "notice" them. There's the obvious case of players steaming in to terrible tackles or starting a fight for no reason, when the ref clearly has to be involved, but there's more subtle stuff like the way the TV directors focus on the officials after any decision.

If a 50/50 ball bounces off both players at the same time and goes out, in the amateur game the ref will give a call one way or another, the bloke who loses out will probably say "****'s sake" and get on with it. In the Premier League, they'll get out the Ultra HD slow mo and spend ten seconds working out whose shoe lace was last, then have a lingering close up of the ref or linesman.

That's not the officials' fault, but you're noticing them, because someone else has decided you will.

Yep, I can’t disagree with that