Potential decent Ref alert ...

[Spud]

Not sure if it's been mentioned but the keeper just sitting down for a tactical break absolutely boils my piss, the players should be made to wait in the centre circle.

[turnbull for england]

They were laughing at it on the commentary  , said there would be 10 mins added time due to the horrendous injury to his water bottle

[Ian Nimmo]

The radio Sheffield  microphone picked up a few savoury swear words from Robinson.

Yes the sky commentator also apologised for the foul language, can’t remember his exact words but went on to say something like “O my word”

There was also the issue at half time, when the officials had to hold back from leaving the pitch due to what was waiting for them at the tunnel. Will be interesting if we hear of any action being taken against them.
We will probably hear that Grant has been fined for what he said to the ref at full time! he certainly wasn’t happy regarding the Anderson incident in the first half.

[Ryaldinhio]

Not sure why their goal in 45th+min was disallowed.

Also thought the second yellow in the 95th min was a bit OTT, but brought my bet in.

Overall I think that was probably best ref I've seen this year.

Well their over the top biased Commentator said Tilt was not looking at their Keeper , we was running to get back in position

However TSL caught the ball cleanly and Tilt knew a long ball was coming and took him out with a British Bulldog barge

Or if under 50 a barge. Completely deserved a yellow

I don't really disagree with it being a yellow, like I said just a bit OTT for a second yellow that's all. Maybe I'm a bit old school. It didn't change the game, wasn't stopping a goal 10 seconds before the end etc.....yellow by the book but not worthy of a 1 game ban in the real world.

The times when refs don’t show a second yellow if it would result in a red card show a weakness in their character.
Any offence that warrants a yellow should receive one.
There was an instance in the Wimbledon game last weekend when one of their players (already booked) made a bad foul and should have been booked.
The ref ran over and was pulling the yellow card out but didn’t because he realised that it would have been a sending off and I guess he thought it would have been unfair to reduce Wimbledon to nine players on the pitch.
A total bottling job by the ref and one that might have impacted on us winning the game.
Yes, the one by Tilt was very late in the game but who knows whether or not a quick clearance by TSL would have given us a chance to score on the break when Salford had so many players committed forward.
It was a cynical foul by Tilt and he knew the risk of doing it.
Too many times we see refs not issuing a second booking to a player simply because they have already had a yellow card.

Yeah, can't argue with that.

[Pancho Regan]

Not sure if it's been mentioned but the keeper just sitting down for a tactical break absolutely boils my piss, the players should be made to wait in the centre circle.

I was going to start a new thread about this until I saw your comment Spud.

It boils my piss too.
As soon as their 'keeper put his hand up on 59 minutes and went to ground, those around me agreed that this was a blatant, pre-planned tactic to stop play in order to have a team briefing on the touchline.
The 'keeper then receives 'treatment' while the manager has a team-talk with the other players, after which the 'keeper is miraculously restored to full health and continues completely as normal.

This is becoming the '60-minute syndrome' and the powers-that-be have to wise up and do something about it.
Maybe they start with your suggestion that all the other players have to move to the centre circle while the 'keeper receives the magic sponge treatment - that's a decent shout Spud.

[ravenrover]

I don’t agree with all who are saying the foul on mols was just a yellow. For me there seems to me clear intent that garbutt was going to take moly out, so a clear red for me.
He’s taken a lot of hefty challenges this season, and we have to credit him for always looking to carry on, unfortunately he gets little protection from these poor refs in L2.

There were other poor decisions by the ref including the so called push by Anderson.

Also did anyone notice maxwell being pushed in the back by Karl Robinson, yes stop a player getting close, but order of order to push him. Surprised he didn’t get a red for the way he acted all through the game

Speaking of Robinson and the touchline, i only watched a bit of the game but either Maxwell or Senior were charging along with one theirs for a ball near the touchline and who pops up, was he on or off the pitch?, but Robinson. The Rovers player should have gone straight through him foot high

[Spud]

Not sure if it's been mentioned but the keeper just sitting down for a tactical break absolutely boils my piss, the players should be made to wait in the centre circle.

I was going to start a new thread about this until I saw your comment Spud.

It boils my piss too.
As soon as their 'keeper put his hand up on 59 minutes and went to ground, those around me agreed that this was a blatant, pre-planned tactic to stop play in order to have a team briefing on the touchline.
The 'keeper then receives 'treatment' while the manager has a team-talk with the other players, after which the 'keeper is miraculously restored to full health and continues completely as normal.

This is becoming the '60-minute syndrome' and the powers-that-be have to wise up and do something about it.
Maybe they start with your suggestion that all the other players have to move to the centre circle while the 'keeper receives the magic sponge treatment - that's a decent shout Spud.

I can't take credit, someone else suggested it on here a couple of weeks ago.
Yeah the keeper, walking around his Bix suddenly holds him hamstring & sits down. Physio comes on & rolls his ankle around & then stretches his calf, blatant as you like.

[ForsolongaRover]

Did anyone notice the stepping over the line from the long throw ins from the bleached haired thrower?  The assistant referee wasn’t doing his job properly.

Yes, I did.
It happens a lot and I can’t recall one instance of a foul throw being called.
The long throwers also have one foot off the ground when releasing the ball on a regular basis.

^
So many of the throws are illegal and I noticed that when Salford wanted a long throw the ball boy would hand them a fresh dry ball effectively getting round the drying-the-ball-with-a-towel routine. That should be illegal too. The referee needed protection from the crowd when he went in at half-time, so will the club be charged? Isn't it time too the feigned injury by the GK to allow the team under pressure to go over to the manager for a tactical talk was stopped by making it illegal for players to move to the dugout for advice during the course of a game?

[donnievic]

Did anyone notice the stepping over the line from the long throw ins from the bleached haired thrower?  The assistant referee wasn’t doing his job properly.

Yes, I did.
It happens a lot and I can’t recall one instance of a foul throw being called.
The long throwers also have one foot off the ground when releasing the ball on a regular basis.

^
So many of the throws are illegal and I noticed that when Salford wanted a long throw the ball boy would hand them a fresh dry ball effectively getting round the drying-the-ball-with-a-towel routine. That should be illegal too. The referee needed protection from the crowd when he went in at half-time, so will the club be charged? Isn't it time too the feigned injury by the GK to allow the team under pressure to go over to the manager for a tactical talk was stopped by making it illegal for players to move to the dugout for advice during the course of a game?

why are the illegal?as for the keeper going down yes is a ball ache and of course it’s planned but the ref isn’t a doctor so can’t do anything else,all the mat can be done is bring in a law where the players can’t go within so many yards of the dug out while the keeper is being treated

[rich1471]

Not sure if it's been mentioned but the keeper just sitting down for a tactical break absolutely boils my piss, the players should be made to wait in the centre circle.

I think the only way to combat this is by making one other player go off for 2 minutes when play restarts ,keeper will not go down then

[Spilsby Red]

What would make it interesting, is the keeper has to go off like other players have to. That would stop it.

[ravenrover]

Keepers would be getting clattered for real every opportunity

[drfchound]

Not sure if it's been mentioned but the keeper just sitting down for a tactical break absolutely boils my piss, the players should be made to wait in the centre circle.

I think the only way to combat this is by making one other player go off for 2 minutes when play restarts ,keeper will not go down then

That is an interesting option.

[Spilsby Red]

Keepers getting clattered is a bit different to just sitting down out the blue.

[Spilsby Red]

Or they bring on the sub keeper for 5 mins but take of a forward for that length of time

[ravenrover]

Keepers getting clattered is a bit different to just sitting down out the blue.

But the punishment would be the same

[ForsolongaRover]

Did anyone notice the stepping over the line from the long throw ins from the bleached haired thrower?  The assistant referee wasn’t doing his job properly.

Yes, I did.
It happens a lot and I can’t recall one instance of a foul throw being called.
The long throwers also have one foot off the ground when releasing the ball on a regular basis.

^
So many of the throws are illegal and I noticed that when Salford wanted a long throw the ball boy would hand them a fresh dry ball effectively getting round the drying-the-ball-with-a-towel routine. That should be illegal too. The referee needed protection from the crowd when he went in at half-time, so will the club be charged? Isn't it time too the feigned injury by the GK to allow the team under pressure to go over to the manager for a tactical talk was stopped by making it illegal for players to move to the dugout for advice during the course of a game?

why are the illegal?as for the keeper going down yes is a ball ache and of course it’s planned but the ref isn’t a doctor so can’t do anything else,all the mat can be done is bring in a law where the players can’t go within so many yards of the dug out while the keeper is being treated

If you read what it says at Law 15 you’ll see that a lot of these long running throws would not stand examination against it. Replacing the ball with a freshly cleaned one for the home side defeats the purpose of the ban on providing a towel.

[donnievic]

Did anyone notice the stepping over the line from the long throw ins from the bleached haired thrower?  The assistant referee wasn’t doing his job properly.

Yes, I did.
It happens a lot and I can’t recall one instance of a foul throw being called.
The long throwers also have one foot off the ground when releasing the ball on a regular basis.

^
So many of the throws are illegal and I noticed that when Salford wanted a long throw the ball boy would hand them a fresh dry ball effectively getting round the drying-the-ball-with-a-towel routine. That should be illegal too. The referee needed protection from the crowd when he went in at half-time, so will the club be charged? Isn't it time too the feigned injury by the GK to allow the team under pressure to go over to the manager for a tactical talk was stopped by making it illegal for players to move to the dugout for advice during the course of a game?

why are the illegal?as for the keeper going down yes is a ball ache and of course it’s planned but the ref isn’t a doctor so can’t do anything else,all the mat can be done is bring in a law where the players can’t go within so many yards of the dug out while the keeper is being treated

If you read what it says at Law 15 you’ll see that a lot of these long running throws would not stand examination against it. Replacing the ball with a freshly cleaned one for the home side defeats the purpose of the ban on providing a towel.

I wasn’t referring to using a towel as I know that isn’t allowed now I was on abit them being foul throws

[roversdude]

Todays ref was very good

[Ian Nimmo]

Certainly better than most we have had this season.