Yaya Toure had pleaded for a penalty just a minute before. He and Carrick were wrestling each other, who fouled who first was not clear and thus no free kick or penalty. I believe that incident was still in his mind and he didn't want to give us one because he was unsure if that incident was one.
There was a clear difference in clarity concerning both situations... The tackle on rashford was clear as day
I don't disagree which is why I said he bottled it.
Also we should have a ref flying over the field on a helicopter
He was nowhere near the ball and it was a clear and intentional tackle, what more do you need?
It's not more refs we need, it's better ones.
Rashford goes down easily. Demichelis was being stupid and nowadays it's probably a penalty, but it's one of the things I dislike about football these days.
Dermot Gallagher does an ex referee bit on Sky Sports. He said it wasn't a yellow card challenge.
LOL.
Everyone remembers, it was the defying moment for Oliver, like Alonso challenge was for Webb and Nani's red card was for for that Turkish referee (not sure on the correct English spelling so I won't even try)
Fernandinho cleared it for a throw in after the challenge.
Ah, so he did. I just remember the producers showing Rojo controlling the ball on the line atleast a few times, so figured the idiots chickened out of a big decision.
That's harsh. Demichelis is a big guy and he just bundled into the back of him, taking his legs. It's an absolute stone waller.
He also might have been afraid that the ball went over the sideline just before. Either way, is just another spineless referee as most are in the PL.
Oh, right. What did he say about the penalty call?
The worst part about all of that is how he's too fecking cowardly to break up the big huddle of players who are fighting with each other. Is there a referee as weak and scared as Oliver in the league?
I think it's spelled cnut.
Same. Pushed Fernandinho who is now one of my least liked players along with Demecheillis for attempting to intimidate Rashford. Jokes on you two ya shit cnuts.
I played semi-professional football for 11 years, had to give up when I was 32 due to a succession of bad knee injuries. Never played in the conference, but played in the Southern and Ryman leagues. I did my referees training as I felt that it would be a good option rather than playing - i.e. still involved in the sport. I kind of assumed there would be some sort of fast-track process for someone like me, as believe me you learn a lot of underhand tactics playing at the level I did
That's what I found the most strange. He stood about 30 feet away watching as Rashford and Lingard get swarmed by City players, and he just stands quietly minding his own business.
Yeah my thoughts exactly. People who've played at a high level should be fast-tracked, as they have the knowledge and the natural fitness to do the job. Plus they have a natural empathy with the players and won't treat them like naughty children.I played semi-professional football for 11 years, had to give up when I was 32 due to a succession of bad knee injuries. Never played in the conference, but played in the Southern and Ryman leagues. I did my referees training as I felt that it would be a good option rather than playing - i.e. still involved in the sport. I kind of assumed there would be some sort of fast-track process for someone like me, as believe me you learn a lot of underhand tactics playing at the level I did
In order to even referee at the level I played at, which obviously is a long way from the premier league would have taken at least 5-6 years. Not to sound big headed, but given my past experience I would have thought that would have counted for something. Didn't want to jump the queue completely and it should obviously be dependent on performance, but after finding that out a lot of my enthusiasm went and I no longer referee. I was hoping to make a career of it at the highest level I could get to, but the timeline was just too long. Seems that referees have to be career referees and not ex players.......
