Good Grief

[Thirsty Lizard 3,183]

0:32 to 0:53 here. But we don't need VAR in the Championship.

 

[Coneys Knee 987]

Just wow

[Graham Paddons Beard 2,450]

That is so bad it looks corrupt. Hard to believe that the ref and Lino can’t see that . 
 

Eltringham . . 
 

Apparently Stroud had a nightmare last night too in the Stoke game . 

[Buck Rogers 10]

I had to watch it a few times, just to let it sink in how bad that really was !

[GenerationA47 758]

And there’s no comeback either for the refs/linos or the ‘victims’ presumably… shocking 

[Bomber 50]

That is a truly shocking decision - where is the linesman who is supposed to be in line with play saying to the ref it was outside the box - seems to me that linesmen these days don't do nothing although did not really need one for that decision 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,795]

Championship refs being awful? Water is wet

[Nuff Said 5,176]

Mistakes happen, refs are human. But that’s two mistakes by two officials at the same time.

[Paul101 94]

no one needs VAR its ruined football for every thing it gets right it nitpicks at minor things to overturn goals that really should stand

or they choose not to use it when they should

[Harry53 211]

2 hours ago, Graham Paddons Beard said:

That is so bad it looks corrupt. Hard to believe that the ref and Lino can’t see that . 
 

Eltringham . . 
 

Apparently Stroud had a nightmare last night too in the Stoke game . 

Yes the keeper had the ball and slipped and they scored but ruled out as a foul on the keeper. Shocking decision 

[Google Bot 3,301]

I'd prefer to see a few rare glaring errors like this than VAR being so invasive and active in affecting the rules of the game to suit it.

I read that it hit the player on the face when it happened, at least it was his hand based on this replay.  Shocking positioning to think it was in the box though.

[lake district canary 4,545]

32 minutes ago, Bomber said:

That is a truly shocking decision - where is the linesman who is supposed to be in line with play saying to the ref it was outside the box - seems to me that linesmen these days don't do nothing although did not really need one for that decision 

Linesmen were given the fancy name "assistant referees" a while ago - but they hardly ever seem to correct anything. I think there is a casual agreement between refs and their assistants that they don't say anything to a ref unless he/she asks them.

[cornish sam 962]

1 minute ago, Google Bot said:

I'd prefer to see a few rare glaring errors like this than VAR being so invasive and active in affecting the rules of the game to suit it.

I read that it hit the player on the face when it happened, at least it was his hand based on this replay.  Shocking positioning to think it was in the box though.

Looks very much like the head to me in the replay... But I am on a phone screen...

[Midlands Yellow 4,078]

Marginal, but probably the correct decision.

[Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,297]

I mean, you’d like to think the WBA captain speaks to the ref and shows real sportsmanship. 

[Robert N. LiM 4,481]

44 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

I'd prefer to see a few rare glaring errors like this than VAR being so invasive and active in affecting the rules of the game to suit it.

Agree entirely. Referee errors, like player errors, are part of the game. Trying to legislate them out of existence is pointless. 

[Nuff Said 5,176]

1 hour ago, Google Bot said:

I'd prefer to see a few rare glaring errors like this than VAR being so invasive and active in affecting the rules of the game to suit it.

I read that it hit the player on the face when it happened, at least it was his hand based on this replay.  Shocking positioning to think it was in the box though.

It is the head, not the hand.

[shefcanary 2,448]

Truly shocking. The ref surely must get a "rest" after that?

[mannings bandy legs 396]

1 hour ago, Midlands Yellow said:

Marginal, but probably the correct decision.

Marginal? What the headball or area it happened in?

[Midlands Yellow 4,078]

24 minutes ago, mannings bandy legs said:

Marginal? What the headball or area it happened in?

I think you have to cut the referee a bit of slack. No protest from the 14 Rotherham fans at the match. 

[Vegueros 7]

Astonishing !

[ridgeman 135]

It makes me wonder if Howard Webb is the right man for the head of PGMOL.

[city4eva 213]

2 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said:

Marginal, but probably the correct decision.

I assume you are joking…it hit his head and was a good way out of the box..2 mistakes from 2 people 

[Robert N. LiM 4,481]

1 hour ago, Robert N. LiM said:

Agree entirely. Referee errors, like player errors, are part of the game. Trying to legislate them out of existence is pointless. 

Having said that, that is one of the worst refereeing errors I've ever seen. Inexplicable.

[Google Bot 3,301]

3 hours ago, Nuff Said said:

It is the head, not the hand.

It's really not, and please don't force me into making a GIF.... Just take my word for it. 🙂

 

[Graham Paddons Beard 2,450]

The old “header 10 yards outside of the box” 

Now we can say

“We’ve seen them given”