desparado, Sun 23 Nov 13:13

Topic Originator: JoshPars4life like
Date: Sun 23 Nov 12:37

Don`t know what game some of you were watching if you thought the refereeing performance was good. From the grab/elbow on barney to the borderline red card that didn`t even get looked at, not to mention the grappling and two hands on the back that went consistently unpunished it was an incredibly poor performance.

You’ve been conditioned over the years by refs giving fouls for absolutely everything, the slightest touch or grab. The ref against St Johnstone was a prime example, he must have blown for a foul every 15 seconds in the second half of that match. Those of us who are old enough remember the days when you could actually challenge for a ball without it being penalized.
The ref yesterday did miss things, he did make mistakes….they all do, but he was pretty consistent throughout and imho the best we have had this season.

Wait till you see the ref against Partick then you might change your mind about the one yesterday…

par_33, Sun 23 Nov 16:06

We’ve all forgotten about the incident where it seemed like the referee picked up a shin pad and handed it to the dug out?

Surely it’s within his duty of care to stop the game and return it to said player that’s lost it.

wee eck, Sun 23 Nov 18:40

I see Ross Hardie, who refereed our game against SJ two weeks ago, was in charge of the Rangers v Livi game yesterday and denied Livi a penalty for handball, a decision upheld by VAR which angered David Martindale. The consensus opinion of the media seemed to be Livi were hard done by.

Par-timer, Sun 23 Nov 21:21

Yesterday was a typical Colin Steven performance to be fair. He was up with play (so much so that he kindly obstructed a Morton player on one occasion for us in the second half), and let the game flow, not wasting time (as many do) on pointless lectures after minor incidents. However, he clearly has what might charitably be described as an inconsistent view as to what constitutes foul play, and given that his first duty is the safety of the players, letting dangerous challenges go is a real concern. What usually happens in his matches is that the players eventually just ignore him and get on with it playground-style, accepting that holding/pushing etc will go unpunished and knowing that there is no chance of dialogue with him, and the game itself is usually not too bad as a result, despite the seeth from both sets of fans (and, presumably, players).

Not your average Sunday League player.