The tackle on Martial was not a foul, excellent reffing.
NonsenseWUM, surely?
It's as clear a free kick as you're ever going to get and Oliver is possibly the worst amongst a bad bunch.
He should've given Watford a pen for Fellaini's shirt holding, but the sheer amount of little incidents he gets entirely wrong is infuriating.
it wasn't quite Vardy on Rafael in that 5-3, but I was surprised it wasn't given.
I think it was a pretty clear foul, but it's hardly an example of consistently shocking refereeing, we were a little unlucky with the foul but fully deserve to be behind because we've been shit
He went in really hard and might have got the tip of his toe on the ball before pole axing Martial. It is a bit of a grey area as Howard Webb said. Oliver has been giving Watford some really soft free kicks in attacking areas though so I was surprised he didn't blow for that.
Wah WahWUM, surely?
When can you start to blame the ref though?Can't blame the ref for today but Oliver has been awful today. He's such a bad ref.
But they were also holding in the area for our set pieces, I think we had a set piece shortly before half time where they are holding 2 of our players and nothing was given or even mentioned in the commentary.Get where you're all coming from, fair points. For what it's worth I'd be more angry about the Fellaini pen, especially with the crackdown this season on those kinds of actions at set pieces.
Wah Wah
The Fellaini pen I mentioned, I thought that could have been a pen to United. I didn't see any other major examples thoughBut they were also holding in the area for our set pieces, I think we had a set piece shortly before half time where they are holding 2 of our players and nothing was given or even mentioned in the commentary.
If you're on about the incident i think you are, then there is no chance it wasn't a free kick. It was blatantly..
then that deep down side line challenge by Rooney that wasn't anywhere near a free kick. You could tell Rooney was really pissed off with that decision and stayed on long to talk sense to Oliver. Absolutely sickening. Ibra also looked really angry at times - more than usual.
It's a collision at most. He clearly goes for the ball, the guy tries to shield the ball when he realize he's about to lose the duel. There's a reason Rooney is going on about that situation even with the lineman.If you're on about the incident i think you are, then there is no chance it wasn't a free kick. It was blatantly.
Ah I thought you meant the Fellaini shirt grab on Deeney! My bad.The Fellaini pen I mentioned, I thought that could have been a pen to United. I didn't see any other major examples though
It wasn't a clear foul, it was really 50/50 and could have gone either way, he definitely nicked the ball first but his momentum definitely took him through Martial.the state of the refereeing is comical but what's even more hilarious is the state of the commentary, it was annoying but slightly amusing to see the commentators saying "it was a good tackle" on martial for watford's first goal, then they replayed incident in slow motion where you could clearly see it was a foul and somehow they all went silent and you just hear danny murphy come out with "I think its a good tackle, I really do" and no one had the guts to say "hold on, we got that wrong and so did the refs, that's a foul", they just quickly asked howard webb what he thought of it and he comes out with "it comes down to whether he put a toe on the or if he made contact with martial's leg first, in this situation, we gotta give the benefit of the doubt to the referee"
Sorry but this post is absolute nonsense. Please refer to the multiple posts explaing why it was a foul and stop being so pro-refs.It wasn't a clear foul, it was really 50/50 and could have gone either way, he definitely nicked the ball first but his momentum definitely took him through Martial.
I can see why he didn't give it and can see why he could have given it.
Seems to me there's as many people saying it wasn't a foul as saying it was.Sorry but this post is absolute nonsense. Please refer to the multiple posts explaing why it was a foul and stop being so pro-refs.
And if you was a video ref would you have disallowed Capoues goal today?I think we need video technology, seems to be extremely dumb to not implement it
Tbh I don't even remember the goal (saw it once and turned off!). But surely having video would allow for more correct decisions...whats the point in disallowing itAnd if you was a video ref would you have disallowed Capoues goal today?
I just think video refs would create even more controversy. Today's incident is a classic example, after watching numerous replays there seems a real split between people who think the goal should have stood and those who think it should have been disallowed.Tbh I don't even remember the goal (saw it once and turned off!). But surely having video would allow for more correct decisions...whats the point in disallowing it
The Reffing in La Liga is far better than in the PL.I thought the referring at the Euros was good this summer.
Clearly wasn't the British refs because it's been dire so far this season.
Does he Nick the ball with his left foot first?
It seems to me that he first clatters him.Does he Nick the ball with his left foot first?
He went through him, that's a foul. We didn't lose because of the ref though.Does he Nick the ball with his left foot first?
Just noticed that. Last 3 matches he was in charge we lost.We got Mike Dean in the next game (Leicester). Great.