Russ wrote:

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Moo wrote:

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Ref the best I've seen this season (so far).

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Are you Daish in disguise?

He was far too busy trying to be touchy feely with the players to be effective, until the last few minutes when Ebbsfleet's 11 finally got his dues.

-- Edited by Russ on Tuesday 22nd of March 2011 11:33:27 PM

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I see where you're coming from Russ, but at the time I wrote that, the ref hadn't really done much wrong.  During the first half, the only thing he could have done differently was to perhaps have booked the 11 for simulation.  Throughout the match he didn't fall for their theatrics and, on several occasions, told their players to get up after they'd gone over too easily. 

There were a couple of free-kicks he should have given our way during the second half (mainly headers won by our players when the Ebbsfleet players made no attempt to get the ball and backed in), but I thought he was fine compared to most of the refs I've seen this season.  I think it also depends where you watch the match from, as those in the stand around me thought he was a decent ref, but it was clear that those behind the goal weren't happy with him.

As JGFC says, there was also a late tackle on Clarke that probably warranted a yellow, but then Clarke could have picked up a yellow card of his own for a late challenge and constant backchat to the ref.  He could also have booked an Ebbsfleet player for kicking the ball away, but Day also did this during the match and could have been booked as well.  I think he was the same for both sides.

From what I've seen during the last few seasons, I go to each match pretty much expecting the refs to be truly awful; this one wasn't. 

I thought he showed little integrity second half as far too much was given to ebbsfleet whenever he could, including a few that should have gone our way, he was also far more leniant with ebbsfleet players.

-- Edited by JgFc on Wednesday 23rd of March 2011 12:51:16 PM

JgFc wrote:

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he was also far more leniant with ebbsfleet players.

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That's true especially when their number 10 kept standing in front of our players when they wanted to take a throw in, and the times when he stood right in front of our goalie trying to stop him taking a goal kick. He should have got a booking for deliberately acting like a knob and disrupting the flow of the game.

Also he was a disgrace when we played at Hampton in the same way giving them everything and penalising us and not protecting our players. That was a refereeing performance i will remember for ever at Hampton. I think he hates us.

Moo Hampton 2 years ago when we lost 2-0 in midweek, not this season. It was a disgraceful show of refereeing that night.

Personally, I thought the ref was OK last night. Got most calls spot on and his assistants looked OK too, from where I was- can't really complain. I see the highlights earlier, and when Tom Phipp(11) went down 'like he'd been shot', it looked like there was slight contact, as the elbow did make movement towards the face, nothing malicious though. The penalty call, I thought the ref got spot on- the player did catch West(I think it was) as he was about to shoot, but he got the ball I thought. The goal kick he gave, I was dead certain that was a corner though! Ah well, a point was fair and I'm happy with it. Good turnout from us, and a decent atmosphere in general. Good luck for the rest of the season.