Anthony Taylor

[darko]

Fecking shit Ref, what rule can be ride by a clear and assist handball to allow?

If the rules allow that handball, then I just don't know this game anymore.

 

[OldSchoolManc]

Any major injury now, is on the ref and VAR.

 

[OverratedOpinion]

How is that a free kick AGAINST Bruno. This is amusing incompetence.

 

[arthurka]

Don't know what to say. But this is abysmal. These players need to be taken to the cleaners.

 

[L1nk]

How he played advantage when we should have had a FK right outside the box? We had no advantage and Ronaldo was offside, he's an absolute clown. Worst ref performance I think i've seen for a good long while

 

[OneUnited24]

Apparantly the ref said he saw it and thought it was accidental. Surely VAR has to look at it and see if there was a unfair advantage. I mean his arm is out there and helps kill the ball into his path. The changes to the handball law dont help either... the one law you think would be easy to police in a game call 'football'.

Nothing explains why he didn't give a FK noting that Ronaldo had the advantage from a tight angle...

 

[Samid]

Someone punch this twat

 

[SER19]

Worst I've ever seen possibly. Has allowed about 2 minutes of football in extra time. The foul against fernandes, the decision to play on when Ronaldo pushed wide instead of fk on 18 yard line. This simply can't be a clean performance

 

[Yagami]

I see tennis players lose it with umpires which amazes me because I'm so used to the shit standards of football referees that it makes the umpires look like ai to me.

 

[UncleBob]

Absolute twat of a ref

 

[Heinzesight]

cnut

 

[OldSchoolManc]

Disgrace

 

[Samid]

Eat shit you ugly turd

 

[Ranie]

Joke of a ref!

 

[P-Ro]

Hate is a strong word. I fecking hate him.

 

[Frank Grimes]

Only in England would that handball not be penalised. Incredible.

 

[RedDevilQuebecois]

Triple cnuty of a bald cnut.

 

[RedStarUnited]

This would be a pointless exercise that just sets them up as a target for everybody to take aim at. Which they already are to a large extent, anyway. There would be nothing to talk about unless the interviewer is going to lead a discussion about supposedly poor decisions, which just means they'll be on the defensive and in a position that's no good to anybody.

If we're going to do something like this then micing them up is far, far more productive as you hear the decisions in real time rather than an emotive response after a match. It may also make players take responsibility for the way they behave.

What they need is accountability within the refereeing body. That's what seems to be missing. They seem to have to go to ridiculous lengths to receive any kind of demotion.

I am 100 percent sure that if referees had to explain their decisions, the decision making would improve as a whole. No one wants to sit there and be quizzed.

 

[Hughie77]

Officiating in the game was poor to say the least. To allow play on on clear fouls when there was not real an advantage , was done twice at least. And I've never been so sure of a goal not to stand ever. Livid with VAR. Just how can it count. If it doesn't hit his hand the ball runs away from him . It's controlled with the hand and gains an advantage through it.
Anywhere else on the pitch it's a foul ref blows. It wasn't even close. The rules are wrong or the difference is the VAR guy and refs interpretation of that rule to justify giving a goal. The last time I saw a goal like that was Henry for France but that goal stood. No VAR. Youtube clip for blatant cheating clip for years that be on there. Bad

 

[Ixion]

The handball was ridiculous but the stupid "advantage" he gave on that free-kick was almost as bad.

 

[Adisa]

Woke up still fuming. Bastard.

 

[Irrational.]

If this was in Boro’s box it would be a stone wall penalty. The decisions last night were absolutely infuriating.

 

[Robertd0803]

Woke up still fuming. Bastard.

Same.

 

[Jeppers7]

I’m sorry but no laws in the sport of football should allow for that goal to stand. They are doing mental gymnastics these days with VAR and stupid rule changes to allow goals to stand for the underdog and in their attempts to even up games and create a spectacle.

Antony Taylor will doubtlessly be patting himself on the back at home for ‘facilitating’ this giant killing

 

[Red00012]

Apparently it’s ok to knee Fernandes in the back now

 

[David De Gea]

It's incredible, the handball was the direct result of a poor first touch. The guys touch is so bad it pops right up to where his hand is to take the sting off it and let him play a pass. If that doesn't happen he's lost possession. If he has a good first touch he brings it down and doesn't end up surprising himself and his hand.

I dont care what the rule book says because if that is allowed within the rules it is wrong. If that's really how they are taking the sport then it could literally change it, like some sort of GAA hybrid where you're allowed a quick wee slap of the ball to get it back under control. Just as long as you pass it to someone else to score of course. Ridiculous.

 

[Foxbatt]

Having seen the goal I really don't understand why it was allowed? During the build up play it maybe allowed. But this is ridiculous. If his arm was not in that position he would not have been able to get in a shot.

 

[grahamo]

I'm well used to refs annihilating us since SAF left. I put it down to referees revenge after SAF spent years tearing them new assholes

 

[Crimson King]

Having seen the goal I really don't understand why it was allowed? During the build up play it maybe allowed. But this is ridiculous. If his arm was not in that position he would not have been able to get in a shot.

What makes it really mental is that, according to the way the rule is now written, it would have made more sense for Henderson to just stand aside and let Watmore score directly. Then VAR could have disallowed it, apparently...

Absolute madness! Can you imagine inventing a board game or something and leaving such an obvious hole in the rules of the game? Such utter incompetence!

They've had to change the handball rule so many times in recent years and it gets worse every time. There was a point where it was just common sense, and VAR would have made that easier for refs as they could double check.

Instead, you have a situation like this, where the totally controversial decision is somehow justified! Not a single person would have complained if that goal had been disallowed, not even their manager, but instead it's going to be all anyone talks about when remembering this match.

 

[Grande]

It’s a tough one, because it’s hard to tell if it’s that fool Taylor and his team fecking up in spite of revised rules and the help of video footage and eight pair of eyes, or if it’s mindlessly rigid following of pedantic rules designed to protect us from fools like Taylor.

 

[sugar_kane]

The new rule makes no sense at all, since when in the history of football has handball been permitted unless clearly accidental?

That it’s justified by him not being the scorer is ludicrous… would it therefore be possible for arguments sake for 5 players to do the exact same thing from one end of the pitch to another provided the player who scores doesn’t use his hand - or am I completely misunderstanding?

 

[vanderpants]

Seems even more unreal this morning how that goal was allowed to stand

 

[Varane around town]

Everyone moans about referees. Always have, always will.

However, it's now undeniable that there's a serious problem with the level of officiating in England. The powers that be have allowed the standard of officials to decline so much that Anthony Taylor is now regarded as one of the better referees in England. I don't know how much longer the most popular league in the world can get away with employing some of the worst referees.

 

[calodo2003]

Why is this in the United forum?

 

[Abraxas]

I am 100 percent sure that if referees had to explain their decisions, the decision making would improve as a whole. No one wants to sit there and be quizzed.

Why would it? Do players get better because they do a post match interview? They just mumble some platitudes, sprinkle in a few clichés and it's done.

I am sure they do explain their decisions to the relevant bodies. At least I hope they do, that should be part of their appraisal or debriefing each week, and if it isn't that's a mistake in such a high pressure job. But no, I don't think they should be required to explain to you.

 

[horsechoker]

As far as I understand the rule, it must be accidental however the Boro players arm was outstretched in an unnatural position used to control the ball.

It's hard to argue it was accidental

 

[Hughie77]

I’m sorry but no laws in the sport of football should allow for that goal to stand. They are doing mental gymnastics these days with VAR and stupid rule changes to allow goals to stand for the underdog and in their attempts to even up games and create a spectacle.

Antony Taylor will doubtlessly be patting himself on the back at home for ‘facilitating’ this giant killing

Agree but some still think it was a justified goal. If a defender had his arm that high and it hits his arm he would give a pen for unnatural position that's correct isn't it, but the same does not count when scoring a goal apparently. I'm sorry but I'm still livid over it of how blatant they have used a rule to justify it .

 

[Talisker]

Not one British referee was selected to officiate in the last World Cup. There was a reason for that.

 

[jem]

I’m sorry but no laws in the sport of football should allow for that goal to stand. They are doing mental gymnastics these days with VAR and stupid rule changes to allow goals to stand for the underdog and in their attempts to even up games and create a spectacle.

Antony Taylor will doubtlessly be patting himself on the back at home for ‘facilitating’ this giant killing

it’s fecking ridiculous. I hope none of these people defending the call, agreeing that it was accidental, were outraged by Henry’s handball against Ireland.

 

[Jeppers7]

Agree but some still think it was a justified goal. If a defender had his arm that high and it hits his arm he would give a pen for unnatural position that's correct isn't it, but the same does not count when scoring a goal apparently. I'm sorry but I'm still livid over it of how blatant they have used a rule to justify it .

It’s absolutely ridiculous…..nowhere else on the pitch would anyone think that isn’t handball….so why should it be allowed in the most important area of the pitch. It isn’t ok because he didn’t score, that’s not relevant at all here. He controlled the ball with his hand is all that matters anywhere on the pitch, it didn’t just brush against it.