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Topic: English PL refs Posted: 24 Feb 2015 at 12:10am |
As its a very topical subject at the moment I thought we could kick off with good old Martin Atkinson.
Martin Atkinson sent off Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic (third from right) during the 1-1 draw with Burnley
Martin Atkinson: Referee 'needs break after incompetent display'By Simon Stone BBC Sport
Martin Atkinson needs a rest after his "incompetent" officiating display in Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Burnley, says former referees' chief Keith Hackett.
Saturday's game was Atkinson's 32nd of the season and came fewer than 72 hours after he took charge of Real Madrid's Champions League win at Schalke.
His next game in charge is Southampton against Crystal Palace on 3 March.
Hackett said: "Champions League games are tiring. Martin should have been given an additional day to recover."
Atkinson won't referee a game this weekend, but there is a shortened Premier League fixture list because of the Capital One Cup final.
However, he is fourth official at Manchester United's home game against Sunderland on Saturday.
Blues boss Jose Mourinho said Atkinson got four key decisions wrong.
Atkinson sent off Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic for pushing Ashley Barnes to the ground in the 70th minute of Saturday's game.
Mourinho silent on four key 'moments'
But Hackett, who was head of Professional Game Match Officials Limited until 2010, said Barnes had already made two challenges worthy of red cards.
Having not been sanctioned for an aerial clash with Branislav Ivanovic, the Burnley forward caught Matic on his left shin with his studs showing, prompting the Serb's angry response.
Barnes will face no disciplinary action by the Football Association for the challenge on Matic.
The Serb will miss Sunday's Capital One Cup final against Tottenham unless Chelsea successfully appeal against a three-match suspension.
Hackett said Atkinson's performance was "one of the worst" he has seen, adding: "It was an incompetent display.
Edited by Double Maxim - 24 Feb 2015 at 12:11am
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Posted: 24 Feb 2015 at 8:27am |
Delighted this lad is getting called out for the sh!t ref he is. Been saying it for years that he's absolutely useless.
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Posted: 24 Feb 2015 at 8:33am |
I'd say Marriner and Friend are the worst two refs in the EPL.
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Posted: 24 Feb 2015 at 8:43am |
I am not too fussed when refs just get a decision wrong. What annoys me are the ones that they are seeing and not giving. Pulling and holding at corners especially. They are in fear of giving stuff in the box that they would happily give outside the box. It's cheating.
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Posted: 24 Feb 2015 at 8:52am |
Phil Dowd is a shocking ref.
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Posted: 24 Feb 2015 at 12:26pm |
Atkinson , i mean how did he miss the Chelsea handball on the 6 yard line from Louis i mean the Clarets never get any breaks at all .
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Posted: 24 Feb 2015 at 12:29pm |
Until they bring video refs into football these controversys will continue to happen
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Posted: 24 Feb 2015 at 4:16pm |
Roberto Baggio wrote:
Until they bring video refs into football these controversys will continue to happen
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Although there's a big part of me that was opposed to video refs, there are simply far too many terrible decisions to not get some sort of help via video/technology The standard of refereeing in the PL is terrible yet they regularly get European/International games which suggests the other leagues which I don't watch as much of are just as bad.
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Posted: 24 Feb 2015 at 4:28pm |
American football, rugby, cricket, tennis etc all can have a video ref involved. Christ so can the GAA yet for some reason football cant.
They had this great idea for the game to add two extra officials for the European game. Why? they dont do anything, even when they can clearly see its a pen or a corner/goal kick. A wheelie bin with a face painted on it is more use than them.
The officials are terrible and as The U says they still get European games. Look at the spanish league, the diving is unreal in it yet the officials tolerate it. Fouled - bang, hit the ground and roll around 7 times screaming slapping the ground then hold your arm in the air to signal to the bench you have possibly just died.
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Posted: 24 Feb 2015 at 4:36pm |
I would like to see where a tv ref can review something like the 10 seconds leading up to a goal. Stop the clock as the goal goes in and by the time the players are finished celebrating and on their way back to the half way line the tv ref would have made a decision. I think rugby league has tv refs that only have a certain amount of time to review something. Something like 45 seconds would be adequate from the time the tv ref sees the first series of replays.
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Posted: 25 Feb 2015 at 5:56am |
Amby Fogarty wrote:
Phil Dowd is a shocking ref.
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Posted: 26 Feb 2015 at 5:33am |
Referees' chief Mike Riley led a failed peace mission to placate Mourinho after the Chelsea manager publicly bemoaned the performance of officials.
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Posted: 27 Feb 2015 at 9:24am |
Is Roger East any good?
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Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 10:16am |
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Is Roger East any good? | I remember Tony Pulis giving him a hard time when he was manager of Stoke after a game against the Villa though that doesn't make him a bad ref. He needs to be strong today however.
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Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 12:29pm |
Martin Atkinson & Kevin Friend getting hammered by the panel on Soccer Saturday now.
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Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 4:24pm |
What a decision by the ref of the united game. Clearly was oshea who committed the foul yet he sends brown off even after oshea tells him it was him who committed the foul
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Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 4:32pm |
What a numpty East is
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Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 5:01pm |
ftm wrote:
What a numpty East is |
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