The only explainable reason is that he would think Payet just fell on the ground "naturally" but then again he did appeal for the pen. Atkinson should just retire, the game is too fast for him and he is very bad at his job.
That one was pure blindness. Unbelievable when you consider how dangerous that tackle was.
Because penalty decisions and goals are game changing decisions. Andy Carroll flicking out at Rashford to get off of him aren't. We'd be there all day if refs were explaining every decision.
Red cards are game changing decisions, as much as penalties are. Webb has often revisited challenges which could have resulted in a red card on live games on BT, but didn't on Sunday.
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He was a huge Leeds fan in school.
I said it in the match day thread, the BT boys said, "that's why Howard reffed a World Cup final!"
This always infuriates me.
I initially hated Howard Webb's input to BT Sport, but I've come to realise it offers a unique insight into the mind of the top-level ref. He makes up his mind instantly on his first view of an incident, and even when other angles prove him totally wrong, and the commentators are saying "oh, actually, he didn't touch him" or whatever, he completely refuses to even contemplate admitting his mistake.
And we come out of it with everybody talking about how they should have had a pen, when in actual fact, their goal scorer should not have been on the pitch.
Yup, it's ridiculous.
Yes so if it´s like that split second.. Why if he thought it wasn´t a pen didn´t he give the guy a yellow? That´s not split second by any means, that´s just poor! I for one thought that he had a terrible game and nothing right or wrong went for United. That foul on Payet when he scored that goal was it a foul? He let much worse go in that game, Blind stands tight to the player who throws himself down again... If that was a freekick surely it was a pen. Never in a million years, just terrible performance but sadly we have become used to this from that guy and a few others.. But that Atkinson just eats the cake...
That's all correct (my post was about Webb, btw, but Atkinson is shit too!)
It was a very soft foul, but I wouldn't say it was the same as the penalty shout. The penalty was clear simulation - there's no contact and he clearly throws his foot back to try and con the ref - definite booking. The free kick he just feels a bit of contact and goes down really weakly, if I was ref I'd just say play on.
Sorry but I agree with you anyway..
Mike Riley (Head of Referees) is from Leeds.
Howard Webb is a mental midget compared to men like Jack Taylor, Roger Kirkpatrick, or even Clive 'the book' Thomas. Webb and his ilk act like it is they, not the players, who are the stars of the show.
Disagree, there can easily be contact in the box without it being a penalty. For example a collision after a corner could be deemed to soft to give a penalty, but that doesn't necessarily mean the ref should book the player who goes to the ground for diving, even if he's calling for a pen.
To add on that, refs should only make a call in any case if they are sure. He could have heavily leaned either way but not be totally sure and thus called nothing. Penalty calls are especially hard because they usually furthest away from any official and getting it wrong affects the game a lot more than getting it right.
The second one was a yellow but a soft one. The peno call was shocking.
It is very rare to see players getting booked for that. Very very soft, especially if given a yellow 40 seconds before. He didnt even connect properly. I mean sometimes these fouls are not even given.
All his "performances" at SB when we were involved were dodgy.
Was shit and didnt want to give us anything. Glad the linesman wasn't in the same frame of mind.
