Ref. Watch.

[Leicesterbaggie]

Have just been watching 'Ref. Watch' on Sky. I can't believe the comment made by ex referee Dermot Gallagher regarding the Liverpool free kick that led to their equaliser. He stated that it was the wrong decision but we had plenty of time to defend it. What planet is he on? If it was the wrong decision then the situation would never have arisen. The standard of refereeing, in the main this season, has been poor. This was just another example of incompetence. Regarding our disallowed goal, that was probably the correct decision as the 'keepers vision must have been impaired.

[Albionic68]

....Regarding our disallowed goal, that was probably the correct decision as the 'keepers vision must have been impaired.

Regarding the disallowed goal. Phillips was not blocking his line of vision. He wasn't actively seeking to interfere with play either.

And if the keeper couldn't see the rather large figure of Ajayi leaping into the air from that distance while heading the ball to the onside Kyle Bartley he wouldn't have moved himself to a new angle while the ball was flying through the air.

Not only that but if he couldn't see all of the above unfolding before his eyes I very much doubt he'd have found himself on the football pitch in the
first place because last night's ball didn't have a bell inside it.

Standing in an offside position doesn't automatically mean you're offside, he wasn't unsighted and the goal should have stood.

[WBA123]

I think I'm going to be alone with this view...

I think Phillips was offside, if it happened at the other end of the pitch I would want VAR to chalk that goal off.

Also, the ref did make a mistake with the free kick in the build up to the 1st goal, but there was still a passage of play that we didn't do well enough in. Firstly, Phillips gave them the ball so they could take a quick free kick. Secondly Diangana tried to pass it back to our centre half on the edge of the area and the ball was dispossessed. Both of these decisions contributed to that goal.

Finally, their goalkeeper comes up wearing a dark black shirt. Its obvious he's running up the pitch because they wait for him to take the corner and its so unusual for a Keeper to come up for a corner. And no one, literally NO ONE picks him up.

I thought we played okay yesterday, gave them a game and showed a bit of fight. But these are the reasons we are going down, because we make stupid decisions and lose runners / leave players unmarked. Sam has picked it up a little bit, but ultimately we still have the same problems which is we have naïve players who don't do the basics.

[Johnny on the spot 1]

Have just been watching 'Ref. Watch' on Sky. I can't believe the comment made by ex referee Dermot Gallagher regarding the Liverpool free kick that led to their equaliser. He stated that it was the wrong decision but we had plenty of time to defend it. What planet is he on? If it was the wrong decision then the situation would never have arisen. The standard of refereeing, in the main this season, has been poor. This was just another example of incompetence. Regarding our disallowed goal, that was probably the correct decision as the 'keepers vision must have been impaired.

The Blokes a tossa Leicester mate he never criticises any Ref on their , & don't even start me on the disallowed goal what a joke everyone I have spoke today can't understand why it was disallowed robbery,

[Leicesterbaggie]

While I agree 123 that we could have defended their equaliser better, my point is that the scenario would not have happened if the correct decision had been made. It is completely irrelevant how we did or didn't defend it.

[kettering_baggie]

In the good old days, that was offside, no argument. Today, though, there is so much ambiguity regarding offside, there is no definitive guide. There have been plenty of goals allowed in similar circumstances to that one yesterday during the season, probably more allowed than disallowed. I think, therefore, that we were a tad hard done by with that ruling. Their first goal, though, just gross incompetence by Mike Dean. As the old saying goes, ‘we was robbed’!

[Lindenbaggie]

In the good old days, that was offside, no argument. Today, though, there is so much ambiguity regarding offside, there is no definitive guide. There have been plenty of goals allowed in similar circumstances to that one yesterday during the season, probably more allowed than disallowed. I think, therefore, that we were a tad hard done by with that ruling. Their first goal, though, just gross incompetence by Mike Dean. As the old saying goes, ‘we was robbed’!

Anyone else think that referees are now too beholden to the game at premiership level? Great lifestyle in comparison to previous years when they were independent isn't it?

[holmleighchris]

The refs make mistakes. The players make plenty more.
Just the way it is and will always be.

[kettering_baggie]

The refs make mistakes. The players make plenty more.
Just the way it is and will always be.

Yes, refs do make mistakes, isn’t that why VAR was brought in? It was intended, in particular, to eliminate howlers by the ref; Mike Dean was guilty yesterday of a massive howler, so why not use VAR?

[WBA123]

While I agree 123 that we could have defended their equaliser better, my point is that the scenario would not have happened if the correct decision had been made. It is completely irrelevant how we did or didn't defend it.

But where do you draw the line? Over the course of a season, we are going to have unjust free kicks, corners, throw ins etc given against us. That's the law of averages, its still up to us to defend that subsequent passage of play correctly.

I was more disappointed with Phillips and Diangana than the ref for their 1st goal.