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Worst refereeing decision you've ever seen?

  • 20-06-2011 05:41PM
    #1
    ColeTrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭


    First off lets not mention The Henry incident because it's too obvious and I'd imagine most posters are sick of hearing about it.

    The worst decision I've seen this season was in the St Johnstone vs Celtic game where Michael Duberry clearly handled the ball inside the box, looked at the referee MR. Ian Brines who did nothing. Unbelievable stuff.


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    Trying to select the worst of all time is more difficult. We've all seen some howlers down through the years. I don't know why but the Man United vs Tottenham game from a few years back springs to mind. Pedro Mendes goal from the halfway line should have won the game for Spurs. Unbelievable how the referee and linesman missed it.





    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-8dOjeVC80





    An honourary mention to Graham Poll who managed to hand out three yellow cards to one player in the Australia vs Croatia game at the 2006 World Cup.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5108722.stm


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  • #2
    Bertser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭Bertser


    On a bias note it'd have to be the Luis Garcia goal in the CL semis in 2005, or any of Ovrebo's 6 or so decisions in the 2009 semis. Stuart Attwell's ghost goal in the Watford - Reading game a couple of years ago comes to mind.


  • #3
    gooch2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭gooch2k9


    Chelsea v Barca semi final, two or three years back.


  • #4
    ColeTrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ColeTrain


    Bertser wrote: »
    On a bias note it'd have to be the Luis Garcia goal in the CL semis in 2005, or any of Ovrebo's 6 or so decisions in the 2009 semis. Stuart Attwell's ghost goal in the Watford - Reading game a couple of years ago comes to mind.

    IIRC If the goal wasn't given then wouldn't it have been a straight red and a penalty?


  • #5
    The Volt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


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


    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2364256/Collina-denies-Everton-at-the-death.html

    Everton’s 4th place finish in 2005 looked to be in vain when they lost the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Villareal 2-1 at Goodison Park. In the return game in Spain, Villareal looked to have it all sewn up when they took a first-half lead, but a 70th minute Mikel Arteta free-kick gave the Toffees hope. On they pressed, and they looked to have turned the tie completely on its head when Ferguson nodded in a corner soon afterwards. For reasons best known to himself, scary-faced referee Pierluigi Collina – officiating his last game before retirement – disallowed it, leaving a desperately-attacking Everton open to a last-minute Diego Forlan winner


  • #6
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 42,230 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    There is no such thing as the worst, there are millions of them that have been equally as bad.

    If I had to pick one, I'd say its Fifa not going for goal-line technology. While its strictly not a refereeing decision its does affect the ability to correctly referee for all of them.


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  • #7
    dfx-
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,812 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eETOxGn_NGk

    The no penalty given 20 seconds into this clip


  • #8
    Oat23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,748 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuEqYgxt7xQ


    Behind the linesman.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8jOXF4GOiU


    I don't see how you get that wrong!!!


  • #9
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,968 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVksdN4QnvA


    Rivaldo diving

    The referee sent off the Turkish player but what was the linesman doing and why didn't he speak up?
    He could not have been closer


  • #10
    Vurnon San Benito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,979 ✭✭✭Vurnon San Benito


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HCiBrKjNKE




    From 30 seconds onwards.

    Absolutely ridiculous! :pac:


  • #11
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0YiuSbBdaQ


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  • #12
    Tusky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,097 ✭✭✭✭Tusky


    Bertser wrote: »
    On a bias note it'd have to be the Luis Garcia goal in the CL semis in 2005.

    No way should that decision even be in the running. Lets say for a moment that it wasnt over the line and it shouldnt have been a goal - it was still very close to call and most people needed a number of replays. Theres still a fair amount of people who believe it was over the line so it cant be considered as a terrible refereeing decision.

    Even looking at it now its hard to tell.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxhztMuRGr0


  • #13
    G.K.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,704 ✭✭✭G.K.


    You guys can't blame attwell, it was the linseman being really insistent.


  • #14
    Gillington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,555 ✭✭✭Gillington


    Back when I played under 15's or 16's I think,the other team had the ball in our box,took a shot and it trickled wide of the post.It had gone as far as the net pulls back where the stakes are,I picked it up,ran onto the pitch and gave it to our goalkeeper and was running back into position.I had reached the peno spot or so and the ref gave a peno for handball by me and I got a yellow card!!

    Sadly there are no videos on youtube


  • #15
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭bonerm


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySUM0ZERdA4


    Ah well, at least Germany got them back in 2010 .... 1970, 1990, 1996 and several other times too I'm sure.


  • #16
    DOC09UNAM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,305 ✭✭✭DOC09UNAM


    Almost every decision that goes for Barca in the CL against the teams that look like they might win.

    Chelsea a few times and more recently V.P getting sent off.


  • #17
    The Volt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOpeS22sKfA


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


  • #18
    ColeTrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ColeTrain


    DOC09UNAM wrote: »
    Almost every decision that goes for Barca in the CL against the teams that look like they might win.

    Chelsea a few times and more recently V.P getting sent off.

    Poor decision but players get booked all the time for kicking the ball away.


  • #19
    Handsome Bob
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    Tusky wrote: »
    No way should that decision even be in the running. Lets say for a moment that it wasnt over the line and it shouldnt have been a goal - it was still very close to call and most people needed a number of replays. Theres still a fair amount of people who believe it was over the line so it cant be considered as a terrible refereeing decision.

    Even looking at it now its hard to tell.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxhztMuRGr0

    Plus the alternative was a penalty and red card, so either way, we had them by the balls. :)


  • #20
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,529 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    Seen a couple incidents where referees call offside on a throw in!


  • #21
    Paully D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Stuart Atwell letting Liverpool play on when Sunderland were flicking the ball bacl to bring Mignolet forward to take a free-kick is up there.


    Also, the beachball incident too.


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  • #22
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Might as well mention Graham Poll and his three yellow cards. Getting a call wrong can always be excused as a matter of opinion, but booking a guy three times and not even noticing just screams incompetence.


  • #23
    The Volt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-GHqqI6nUA


    Another Graham Poll special here, he blows the final whistle before the balls crosses the line. He wasn't called Mr. Liverpool for nothing, you know.


  • #24
    _blank_
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    That Roy Carroll one vs Spurs was not over the line.

    Conclusive Proof


  • #25
    VW 1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭VW 1


    De Jong not getting sent off in the WC final was another howler, most of the obvious/well known ones covered above.


  • #26
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,387 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3byTNRoxujo


    Should have been sent to jail for that, got away scot free.


  • #27
    bobbysands81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,229 ✭✭✭bobbysands81


    ColeTrain wrote: »
    First off lets not mention The Henry incident because it's too obvious and I'd imagine most posters are sick of hearing about it.

    The worst decision I've seen this season was in the St Johnstone vs Celtic game where Michael Duberry clearly handled the ball inside the box, looked at the referee MR. Ian Brines who did nothing. Unbelievable stuff.


    paranoid.jpg


    Beat you to it mate!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71670780


  • #28
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,387 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    With the Garcia v Chelsea goal, Chelsea got away with it lightly. If the referee didn't give the goal, he had to send the goalkeeper off and give a penalty.


  • #29
    lordgoat
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,428 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    Semi final of a 7 aside, the ref gave a penalty for someone falling over in the box with no one near him. They guy fell over goes to me no idea what that was about sorry. Turns out the ref was the brother of the opposition captain. Needless to say we lost. Still pisses me off and i still give the ref grief over it every time he refs me since.


  • #30
    ColeTrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ColeTrain


    bobbysands81 wrote: »
    Beat you to it mate!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71670780

    Ah so you did :D

    No doubt one of us will be starting another thread very soon when the SFA shows itself up in the coming season!


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  • #31
    razorblunt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    The penalty in the Liverpool Chelsea game about 4/5 years ago when someone jumped into the back of Finnan.

    It wouldn't be the worst but it's pretty bad and hasn't been mentioned yet so stick it on the list.


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