First Wazzock 1,014 Posted August 18, 2013 I usually get home after the game (I''m not that far away from the ground) at about 5 O Clock, and more often than not get on here do the ''Ref Watch''. This doesn''t give me time to see any replays or hear any other versions of events therefore what you get is an honest how I saw it view. This didn''t happen yesterday as I was working last night and had to be out by six...Anyhow, this year it''s going to look slightly different... Michael OliverThe mere mention of his name usually fills me with dread, was he going to continue in the same vein...?Good PointsFor most of the game he was fairly anonymous for most of the game - the sign of a good Ref, so they say!Played some superb advantages, and also brought play back when the advantage didn''t materialise - excellent.The bookings were justified.Bad pointsOnce or twice wasn''t decisive when giving decisions, as both he and the lino (sorry, assistant Ref) gave nothing.Should have booked their number 22 as he argued about everything that didn''t go their way and was involved in a couple of naughty incidents.Although he played some good advantages he also gave some very soft fouls. Players realising they were not going to get the ball simulated being fouled and a few times he fell for itOverallPleasantly surprised by a reasonably good performance. He did nothing to spoil a very entertaining game.7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReadingCanary 0 Posted August 18, 2013 Agree thought he was on the whole pretty decent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete 371 Posted August 18, 2013 He wasn''t trying hard enough still likely to see him again however not as poor apparently as Arsenal ref Wenger did manage to see those decision. Strange that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,830 Posted August 18, 2013 [quote user="pete"]He wasn''t trying hard enough still likely to see him again however not as poor apparently as Arsenal ref Wenger did manage to see those decision. Strange that.[/quote]The game was I believe an easy one to ref. Everton are strong and on the whole fair, as are we. No Snodgrass or Holt trying to win cheap free kicks, and Fellaini was kept quiet enough by Jonno and the rest of the midfield. A good game to watch and I suspect Oliver had it relatively easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nexus_Canary 1,206 Posted August 18, 2013 I thought he did alright was surprised, maybe we wont have "new boy" or "small team" feel now after 2 years ? Sure on the replay the Hull keeper gave old Torres a right hook but I knew the second Torres went down it was gonna be a peno vs Hull ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted August 18, 2013 [quote user="lake district canary"]and Fellaini was kept quiet enough by Jonno and the rest of the midfield. [/quote]Fellaini ran the midfield (and the game) for large chunks of the match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted August 18, 2013 I think Oliver got most things right. Though I think he missed a couple of things from Fellaini. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
