Todays officials

[Donnywolf]

Apparently the 4th official did look at the iPad then tell the ref, right decision but wrong way of getting to it

Completely obvious that’s what was happening at the time. If that had happened against us we would be going mad. The officials on the pitch should have got to the correct decision admittedly but we got a bit fortunate there. The hand ball in the last minute was another terrible decision by the officials.

The 4th official has the right (in fact, the responsibility) to inform the ref if he (4th official) has spotted something that the ref hasn't.

There's a poster on the Bradford City forum saying he was directly behind the 4th official and had an unobstructed line of sight and saw the handball clear as day.

There's no evidence that the Rovers bench showed the 4th official a video. And even if they did, there's no evidence that that influenced the 4th official's decision to speak to the ref.

Classic example of people making rock solid conclusions from zero evidence.

Are the 4th officials mic’s up? The thing that didn’t feel right to me is the amount of time it took to make the decision if the 4th saw it straight away real time.

Too much other stuff going on to make referees decisions relevant. On to Burton, it’s a big one.

It should be obvious that 4th officials have a mic to the referee. How else would referees know of anything being said from managers or coaches on the touchline.

... or indeed for Ref to tell 4th Official the Added time for his Board

I'm still amazed the number of people who shout insults at 4th Official thinking it's him who decides it

[drfchound]

Apparently the 4th official did look at the iPad then tell the ref, right decision but wrong way of getting to it

Completely obvious that’s what was happening at the time. If that had happened against us we would be going mad. The officials on the pitch should have got to the correct decision admittedly but we got a bit fortunate there. The hand ball in the last minute was another terrible decision by the officials.

The 4th official has the right (in fact, the responsibility) to inform the ref if he (4th official) has spotted something that the ref hasn't.

There's a poster on the Bradford City forum saying he was directly behind the 4th official and had an unobstructed line of sight and saw the handball clear as day.

There's no evidence that the Rovers bench showed the 4th official a video. And even if they did, there's no evidence that that influenced the 4th official's decision to speak to the ref.

Classic example of people making rock solid conclusions from zero evidence.

Are the 4th officials mic’s up? The thing that didn’t feel right to me is the amount of time it took to make the decision if the 4th saw it straight away real time.

Too much other stuff going on to make referees decisions relevant. On to Burton, it’s a big one.

It should be obvious that 4th officials have a mic to the referee. How else would referees know of anything being said from managers or coaches on the touchline.

... or indeed for Ref to tell 4th Official the Added time for his Board

I'm still amazed the number of people who shout insults at 4th Official thinking it's him who decides it

I think that added time should be the responsibility of the fourth official.
It would be something that the ref needn’t have to worry about and quite easy for the 4th to manage.