WC Referees

gerire

Is it just me or are the free's and cards that are being handed out absolutely rediculious.

Avery John cleanly took the ball in the Sweden game his leg was following but so was his whole body, player goes down and he gets sent off. Harsh.

Figo goes down with no contact at the end of the first half and gets the other guy a yellow card.

I havn't been able to watch too many of the games this year but from what ive seen once a player goes to ground its a free. This should be a spectacle but too many of the games are turning into stop/start affairs

Ruu_Old

I noticed in the holland v serbia and montenegro game that the ref gave a yellow card (to the dutch) for time wasting during a free kick, but wasnt that late into the game?

Running Bing

Irwin and Cunningham were saying today how good the refs have been so far, I think they have been dire. the slightest contact and its a free or even a yellow, its bloody ridiculous and its encouraging players to dive. Then everybody is singing the refs praises today because he gave the S&M player a yellow for protesting, big deal.

eyerer

they still aren't booking players for diving

like some commentator said, at the start of every tournament there's some stupid new rule that means refs give out loads of yellows in the opening round.

Rollo Tamasi

there is so much play acting too. It's horrible to watch.
and as mentioned all the games are becoming stop start, i honestly think that i have managed to sit thru maybe only 2 games so far without taking a nap during the match.

It's boring out! Not one decent game of football yet imo.

Big Nelly

Too many people watching BBC and UTV, quote from yesterday on UTV, "Refs have been good except the one in the England game" (near enought the word used)......FFS england where sh*t and now the excuse is the ref or the next best one is the heat. lol. Refs havent been too bad so far, havent seen one have a terrible game. Worst dicision was the one when the Argentina player threw himself to the ground in his own box and started to roll around holding his foot, got a free and then got up and started to limp away, shown clearly he was about a metre away from the tackle, can this now be shown in the ground to show what a cheating piece of ******** he is???

ziggy

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eirebhoy

Rollo Tamasi wrote:

Not one decent game of football yet imo.

I thought it has been an excellent world cup so far.

Rollo Tamasi

eirebhoy wrote:

I thought it has been an excellent world cup so far.

all the big teams have so far dissapointed me. No great team performances, one or two great individual performances, Figo & Riquilme stand out, but to me all the big teams who are meant to be the Word's best have stumbled through their opening game. Hopefully the standard improves as the games go on.

Revelation Joe

I heard somewhere that a 'lunge' is now a bookable offence and I *think* that's why Avery John got his second yellow and also why Gerrard got his, even though he made no contact

WarZoneBrother

there was one incident where some fellow got fouled and he got the free and he said ref hurry up and book him then he ended up getting the yellow card lol...was a good decision by the ref i think..

Rollo Tamasi

Korroman for S&M, cheeky bollox did it everytime he got fouled. Bad form.