Comments on: Go to your room and apologize for your refereeing errors http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: justjack http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-53072 justjack Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:30:37 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-53072 Yeah, I with the no apologies policy, that's whacked and makes a bad situation even worse. It total undermines referees. Instant replay is the constant gripe of non-refs who have never wondered what it'd be like to facilitate a players' game. That's also a no-go in my book. But then again, everyone was not up to their best Sunday. Liverpool was so poorly sporting as a side, picking fights, operatically diving and pushing the envelope constantly. When they were playing they were playing brilliantly and besting my lads. It was unsurprising but shameful nonetheless to have behaved so badly as they had. Chelsea even began to lose it and went over the top more than a few times. In all of that a solid referee could have made a difference, instead Styles bungled the job pouring petrol all over the players then lit a match with the penalty, fanning the flames later with the "third" yellow against Terry (or whomever he was widly gesticulating at). If you can't control a match you don't deserve the position. And it's also true everyone can have a bad bad day, Styles was no better than the players who let their emotions get the better of them. They all need to go to their room until they can behave in public like adults again. I'm all Blue but I didn't want to see a 1-1 on such a bad call, and all the cards flying and the tempers and tantrums. Shameful all, but as a ref here in the States, I hope to never have quite as bad a day as Styles did. I felt angry with his performance and am glad he's sitting out this week. Yeah, I with the no apologies policy, that’s whacked and makes a bad situation even worse. It total undermines referees. Instant replay is the constant gripe of non-refs who have never wondered what it’d be like to facilitate a players’ game. That’s also a no-go in my book.

But then again, everyone was not up to their best Sunday. Liverpool was so poorly sporting as a side, picking fights, operatically diving and pushing the envelope constantly. When they were playing they were playing brilliantly and besting my lads. It was unsurprising but shameful nonetheless to have behaved so badly as they had. Chelsea even began to lose it and went over the top more than a few times. In all of that a solid referee could have made a difference, instead Styles bungled the job pouring petrol all over the players then lit a match with the penalty, fanning the flames later with the “third” yellow against Terry (or whomever he was widly gesticulating at). If you can’t control a match you don’t deserve the position. And it’s also true everyone can have a bad bad day, Styles was no better than the players who let their emotions get the better of them. They all need to go to their room until they can behave in public like adults again. I’m all Blue but I didn’t want to see a 1-1 on such a bad call, and all the cards flying and the tempers and tantrums. Shameful all, but as a ref here in the States, I hope to never have quite as bad a day as Styles did. I felt angry with his performance and am glad he’s sitting out this week.

]]> By: Connor http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52899 Connor Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:24:19 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52899 I agree, I think forcing referees to apologize for their mistakes and making such a public case about refereeing errors really undermines the authority of the referee. They make mistakes just like players, which can effect the game just as much as a player. A referee might award an incorrect penalty, and a striker might miss a shot with an open goal, and a goalkeeper might drop the ball into the net, and a defender might trip and let an opponent go 1v1, and a ... etc etc I agree, I think forcing referees to apologize for their mistakes and making such a public case about refereeing errors really undermines the authority of the referee. They make mistakes just like players, which can effect the game just as much as a player. A referee might award an incorrect penalty, and a striker might miss a shot with an open goal, and a goalkeeper might drop the ball into the net, and a defender might trip and let an opponent go 1v1, and a … etc etc

]]> By: Brian http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52804 Brian Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:52:13 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52804 He wasn't forced to apologize, he did it on his own accord. He wasn’t forced to apologize, he did it on his own accord.

]]> By: gwar http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52768 gwar Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:36:05 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52768 no, he should have been dropped, he had an <a href="http://www.dongshow-productions.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=40&meid=51" rel="nofollow">absolutely shocking game</a>. Not just the penalty either, notice how in the midst of the whole second yellow card to Essien he randomly points in the area of defence (no where near terry) and holds the card up again, was that for Ben Haim, Essien, or a thrid for Terry. At the same moment with yellow card and ball in handm he hands it to a completely confused looking Torres and arbitrarilly gives liverpool a free kick from that spot. You can see Torres rather confusedly explain the whole thing to Alonso. He really should be dropped, he had a horrible game last week sending off Kitson for what can only be described as a light foul there too. no, he should have been dropped, he had an absolutely shocking game. Not just the penalty either, notice how in the midst of the whole second yellow card to Essien he randomly points in the area of defence (no where near terry) and holds the card up again, was that for Ben Haim, Essien, or a thrid for Terry. At the same moment with yellow card and ball in handm he hands it to a completely confused looking Torres and arbitrarilly gives liverpool a free kick from that spot. You can see Torres rather confusedly explain the whole thing to Alonso. He really should be dropped, he had a horrible game last week sending off Kitson for what can only be described as a light foul there too.

]]> By: Sam http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52749 Sam Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:24:33 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52749 @Jake: I don't know how much you know about round football, but if there were to be instant replay, it would just be made up for in stoppage time. @Jake: I don’t know how much you know about round football, but if there were to be instant replay, it would just be made up for in stoppage time.

]]> By: Jake http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52743 Jake Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:06:57 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52743 How would instant reply work in soccer, when the ball does not stop for 45 seconds after every play like it does in pointy football? Just curious. How would instant reply work in soccer, when the ball does not stop for 45 seconds after every play like it does in pointy football? Just curious.

]]> By: combat chuck http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52738 combat chuck Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:35:37 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52738 @chris: agreed. It would also make it much harder for refs to pull off any funny business, like getting paid to call a game in one team's favor (I'm looking at you, Calcio). @chris: agreed. It would also make it much harder for refs to pull off any funny business, like getting paid to call a game in one team’s favor (I’m looking at you, Calcio).

]]> By: chris http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52735 chris Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:16:25 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/go-to-your-room-and-apologize-for-your-refereeing-errors.html#comment-52735 Instant. Replay. And who wouldn't want to see how 'Special' Mourinho is when he tries to toss that red flag like Aunt Susan. Instant. Replay.

And who wouldn’t want to see how ‘Special’ Mourinho is when he tries to toss that red flag like Aunt Susan.

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