Yet another

[BillyStubbsTears]

Shocking miss by the officials yesterday for Walsall's goal. The lad who was stood on top of Marosi, and challenged him when he palmed away the first shot was a yard offside when that shot came in.

Didn't cost us yesterday, but we've been on the wrong end of a string of similar decisions lately. If the officials had called the two against Charlton and Blackpool correctly, we'd be just about over the line now.

[donnievic]

From the corner it came off a rovers player (downing)I think

[Donnywolf]

Lot of people saying the trip on Wilks was outside Box ?

Couldnt tell from Royal Box and when replayed I get essentially the same view

[donnievic]

Can’t believe the number of fans moaning about theirs corners aswell about the ball not touching or being inside the D

[IDM]

Only has to overlap the edge of the line when looked at from above..

[IDM]

Lot of people saying the trip on Wilks was outside Box ?

Couldnt tell from Royal Box and when replayed I get essentially the same view

I think it was one of those when the attempted tackle starts with both players outside, but finishes within the box..

[donnievic]

Only has to overlap the edge of the line when looked at from above..

exactly there are loads that don’t know the laws of the game

[BillyStubbsTears]

From the corner it came off a rovers player (downing)I think

Withdrawn in that case.

[IDM]

Marosi was still obstructed..

[Robbo]

They put a player either side of him at most corners to obstruct- and they did.

[rich1471]

We had the rub of green yesterday the trip on wilks looked outside the box and blairs handball when held his face I in the first half should have been a penalty , but wilks was pulled back in the box in the second half the ref missed that as well.

[drfchound]

We had the rub of green yesterday the trip on wilks looked outside the box and blairs handball when held his face I in the first half should have been a penalty , but wilks was pulled back in the box in the second half the ref missed that as well.

If you mean the header that our player blocked on the line, it was Danny Andrew and it did hit him in the face.

[IDM]

Don’t think we had the rub of the green, the ref was shit for both teams..

[dknward2]

Only has to overlap the edge of the line when looked at from above..

exactly there are loads that don’t know the laws of the game

The problem was sometimes it was over the line once on the north west corner it was a good few inches out of the D.

[donnievic]

Only has to overlap the edge of the line when looked at from above..

exactly there are loads that don’t know the laws of the game

The problem was sometimes it was over the line once on the north west corner it was a good few inches out of the D.

where do you sit to have good eye sight to see it was good few inches outside the d

[dknward2]

It was that obvious it was out I guessed at the few inches may have only been a cm but it was out.

[donnievic]

How can you tell from where you sit ????has been said before it doesn’t need to be touching the line

[dknward2]

I am aware that it doesn't need to be touching the base of the ball was nowhere near the white paint the ball needed to be 16 inches wide

[dknward2]

52.14 on I follow clear as day

If I find more I'll add them

[Donnywolf]

The solution would be a 1 Metre square rather than semi circle and the ball has to be totally in the square.

Given how players like to gain an advantage / wind people up  I suppose they would then put the ball almost totally in the square but then let it encroach on the line it is supposed to be behind



Agree Danny Andrew took one in the face too. The dullard of a Ref had the correct idea as well looking if there was any blood. Amazing given some of his other failings

[Robbo]

In my opinion it was well out of the corner quadrant by relatively some distance. Many in the west stand corner had the same opinion. It is not the fact that the ball was not where it should have been but that something as blatantly obvious was ignored by the poor officials. Challenging someone’s vantage/seating position to make your point is a bit desperate. So unless you are blessed with the gift of flight you have to use your eyes and life’s acquired judgement- the ball was not in the quadrant. Perhaps there are more important issues to debate.

[Donnywolf]

....and have you noticed this "cheating" usually happens in the South East and North West Corners because that is where the Lino is'nt ?

Childish behaviour by the Players maybe just to make the Home fans "bay" for the Ref to look AND as I have said before totally ridiculous because what would gaining even an inch do ?

[RobTheRover]

I called their goal as offside at the time on Saturday.  Surprised none of the Rovers players appealed.

[donnievic]

That’s because it wasn’t offside but think one maybe butler sort of thought about appealing for it

[VivaRovers]

I must be in a minority who thought the officials were perfectly fine on Saturday. The ref perhaps could've booked one of the Walsall defenders earlier for obstruction/foul on Wilks, but as he'd not issued a card all game until injury time I've no great qualms with that.

[i_ateallthepies]

Agreed, Glen.  I thought the ref was a great improvement on what we usually get.  A few decisions I didn't agree with but there are plenty of marginal decisions called for every game.  They won't ever go all in our favour.

[roversdude]

Plus one I thought the ref had a decent game

[IDM]

Have to disagree.. thought he was picky and poor for both sides.

[ravenrover]

Very sparing with the yellow card

[POD]

How can you tell from where you sit ????has been said before it doesn’t need to be touching the line

Its the same principle as used by the goal line technology ‘hawkeye’.  The whole of the ball needs to be over the whole of the line to be classed as a goal.  If it’s just a millimetre overhanging the line it’s not a goal and the same goes for the corner quadrant.  The referee isn’t going to go over and inspect the quadrant every time there is a corner despite what the crowd think!  He has to use his judgement on what is not really an important issue and get on with the game, just as he allows some margin with throw ins and free kicks not taken from the exact spot.