Worst refereeing decision you've ever seen?

homerjay2005

Voltwad wrote: »

A whole host of them in the game known as the Clattenberg Derby. He hasn't refereed a game at Goodison since.

i watched that expecting alot of poor reffing and was disappointed.

i assume your an everton fan as, even though i hate liverpool, there aint a whole lot wrong there. Kuyt could have been sent off the the lunge, but im not sure there was any intent or contact, just silly.

there is miminal contact at the end in the lescott incident, if any at all. to say there was a host of bad decisions, is way off the mark, he got most right except maybe the sending off for kuyt.

Bertser

To me there's definitely contact in the Lescott incident, he didn't throw himself to the floor like that, Carragher clearly pulled him down.

TheTosh

Rooney's elbow on James McCarthy should of been red

citytillidie

chelseavera wrote: »

.....Or - foot high on Cech, free out and yellow card for dangerous play?!!

Not really when the ref was interviewed and he said if he did not award the goal he would have awarded Liverpool a pen and sent off the goal keeper.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/media-watch/referee-i-did-chelsea-a-favour

Fr Tod Umptious

Lars1916 wrote: »

West Germany against Austria in 1982. The 1:0 helped both teams into the next round on the expense of poor Algeria. The ref (can't remember his name, I was just 12 that day) should have called the game off, a shamble that was

That's a bit harsh now.

It's not the ref's job to abandon a game just because a scenario exist where both teams benefit from a certain result.

Should the ref of the Ireland v Holland match at Italia 90 have called of the game after Quinn scored, because for the last 15 mins or so both teams just passed the ball amongst themselves, knowing that 1-1 got them into the next round on the expense of poor Egypt.

gosplan

TheTosh wrote: »

Rooney's elbow on James McCarthy should of been red

Meh, it was a poor decision but the FA's arsey rules that ment he couldn't be punished afterwards were the worst thing about that.



I thought RVP's sending off in Barca (yes I'm harping on about it again) was really poor. His first yellow was silly, granted and technically the ref was within the rules but no-one ever gets a yellow for that.

Even if he was telling porkeys and had heard the whistle, what annoys me most is that every match I watch I see one or two similar cases and I haven't seen a yellow since. RVP (along with every other striker) has been doing what he did his entire career and they've never been booked for it and now they're still doing it and not being booked.

1-1 in a CL quarter final with 30 minutes to go - what a hell of a time to clamp down on the rules. :mad:




Also, remember a couple of seasons ago when they started booking players for grabbing to ball and taking it back to the halfway line after they'd just scored. A bit of a hullabloo was made before the season, then after a couple of harsh bookings and one or two second yellows iirc, they dropped it silently.

gosplan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqYEpVjpinI

That's the really famous world cup semi final one. Battiston lost his two front teeth and got a damaged vertebra.

Ref gave a goal kick and Germany won on penalties.

Ush1

Shocked nobody has mentioned Italy vs South Korea in 2002. My Italian mate started smashing the pub up.

Ush1

gosplan wrote: »

I thought RVP's sending off in Barca (yes I'm harping on about it again) was really poor. His first yellow was silly, granted and technically the ref was within the rules but no-one ever gets a yellow for that.

So it was actually good and quite brave reffing?

inforfun

I can live with mistakes. Every human being makes them.
What annoys me to no end is refs/linesmen not knowing rules.
Off side with throw ins?
Blowing the whistle after a goal bound shot, ball goes in and then not give the goal?

Basic stuff that.

keano_afc

Mushy wrote: »

Beaten to it wahey.

Think was French left back who happened to be up there.

Not sure if any videos exist but Ireland were guilty of some shockingly political refereeing in the 70's and 80's. Off hand I remember us conceding a penalty to Bulgaria I think for a foul that was outside the box, a disallowed goal against France (Stapleton maybe?) and plenty more I'm sure.

recyclops

gosplan wrote: »

Even if he was telling porkeys and had heard the whistle, what annoys me most is that every match I watch I see one or two similar cases and I haven't seen a yellow since.

Cox got booked a few weeks back in what was almost identical situation. I moaned about it then as an Ireland supporter, but brushed it off as unlucky when RVP was called up on it, i think its bad ref decision if against ya and good ref decision by following laws of game if its in your favour

ColeTrain

chelseavera wrote: »

.....Or - foot high on Cech, free out and yellow card for dangerous play?!!

Nah Baros takes the ball before Cech clatters him.

lubo_moravcik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NR-CDSTKRo

Gillington

From last night I think,one of the worst red cards I've ever seen

Thierry Henry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct_BrgNgt0k

losthorizon

gosplan wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqYEpVjpinI

That's the really famous world cup semi final one. Battiston lost his two front teeth and got a damaged vertebra.

Ref gave a goal kick and Germany won on penalties.

I tell you looking back and remembering it the World cup of 1982 was the best world cup of them all. Great football and some notorious incidents.

bohsman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCshUH6wKSc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjLGTgHF_Cw

amacachi

Gillington wrote: »

From last night I think,one of the worst red cards I've ever seen

Thierry Henry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct_BrgNgt0k

Have to say the commentators were spot on there about the referee, something that doesn't happen often in either football or in US TV.

ColeTrain

Gillington wrote: »

From last night I think,one of the worst red cards I've ever seen

Thierry Henry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct_BrgNgt0k

Karma is working, slowly but surely.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

ColeTrain wrote: »

Karma is working, slowly but surely.

I find it hard to dislike Henry even after the handball, just seems like a cool guy like in this recent interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6FCjKrJT38

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

Gazza in the 1991 FA Cup.

Should have been sent off for both challenges. At least the ref was honest enough to admit in this documentary type thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAfWKU-W7Gk

grenache

georgiecasey wrote: »

Gazza in the 1991 FA Cup.

Should have been sent off for both challenges. At least the ref was honest enough to admit in this documentary type thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAfWKU-W7Gk

It will always amaze me how the cnut escaped with not even a yellow!!


However, i think this decision beats even Gazza's madness. Not one, but TWO offsides!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxVtScYFT6c

Paully D

amacachi wrote: »

Have to say the commentators were spot on there about the referee, something that doesn't happen often in either football or in US TV.

7 goals and 4 assists for Henry in 12 games this season, according to Wiki. I've only watched one game of his over there but he seems to be doing quite well.

Paully D

losthorizon wrote: »

Has to be 1982 world Cup game between France and Kuwait. France score. Ref allows goal. Kuwait decide they wont play anymore until goal is disallowed. Ref stands firm. Emir comes on Pitch. Calls Kuwiat team off and then suddenly ref chnges his mind and disallows goal. Here is edited version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZP_yx3O1FE

Yep, that's definitely the winner IMO. Worst refereeing decision ever made.

nullzero

Denis Irwin being sent off for "time wasting" by David Elleray against Liverpool in May 1999, after making contact with the ball on the touchline at the exact moment Elleray blew his whistle.

Elleray seemed to enjoy sticking it to United, maybe because he got stick for awarding two penalties in our favour in the 94 cup final against Chelsea. He sure as hell made up for those two penalties over the years and poor Denis Irwin suffered at the hands of a man who claimed he could tell if Ryan Giggs was going to be on his best behaviour based on whether he had shaved before the game or not.:rolleyes:
Elleray was before his time in terms of major cock ups and zero accountabilty.