Euro 2016 Group E, Ireland v Italy & Sweden v Belgium, 8PM RTE, TV3, ITV & ITV 4

cowboyBuilder

F*cking Joke !!!

Not a good idea having a Romanian ref when Italy are involved .. too close ..

Manutd_4life

6 ****ing referees and not a pen. What the actual f**k

Strumms

I was literally typing that I didn't trust this ref to have the balls to make a big call in our favour and he just proved me right before I could finish the sentence... ****ing joke of a ref hasn't got the stones for it....

Utopia Parkway

Elbow straight in the back just barreled him over. Ridiculous.

~Rebel~

Why are our players not ****ing screaming at this ref?!

Sean Kinsella

Disgraceful decision; definite penalty.

A2LUE42

More like wwe in the Italian box.

SEPT 23 1989

Somebody woke up to a horses head in his bed recently

Bleating Lamb

Two penos denied

gandalf

Another Italian push in the penalty box and nothing given. The ref is a bottler!

mosstin

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

This ref loves us

He does in his hole.

IvySlayer

O'Neil rightly fuming

Canadel

Ireland are being robbed blind by this referee.

Actually feel sorry for the Irish players here.

Grayditch

That's some bull****.

Cremated

Typical Romanian gypso's...

J. Marston

Crooked ref, no question about it.

Rayne Wooney

Typical of a ref siding with the "big" nation

We have to beat 12 men here

The Talking Bread

It really is disgusting.

Johner

Decent first half from us to be fair.

Kenjataimu

I don't lick this ref...

J. Marston

If we go out, let Roy Keane loose on that bastard.

gordongekko

Kenjataimu wrote: »

I don't lick this ref...

Maybe thats whats gone wrong

Manutd_4life

Referees ruining this competition for the Irish. ****ing disgraceful

TallGlass

I have come to the option that there is one only explanation and that is this thing is absolutely fixed. What a disgrace.

ctrl-alt-delete

Very impressed with that considering my thoughts before. Hope we don't regret not capitalising while on top.

Arthur Daley

O'Neill justified in his selections anyway

Lackey

Ref is a joke
Wouldnt mind but we are playing our hearts out

A Dub in Glasgo

Stonewall penalty denied by an ineffectual ref

take everything

Ireland definitely the better side that half.
Let's hope they can keep it up

Harry Palmr

6 officials and not a pair of eyeballs between them

~Rebel~

every ****ing decision we should be surrounding this ref and screaming at him...its an embarrassing performance from him and we're just leaving him away with it.

glued

Canadel wrote: »

Ireland are being robbed blind by this referee.

Actually feel sorry for the Irish players here.

The standard of refereeing in general has been abysmal at this tournament.

BoJack Horseman

Kenjataimu wrote: »

I don't lick this ref...

Fine by him

SantryRed

Why the **** is nobody getting in the refs ear at half time? MON should make Roy have a word in his ear. We need to start intimidating this ref like a lot of the big teams would.

LuckyGent88

Much better half from us and confident we can nick a goal.

Italy have shown very little. We just need a little more composure in the final third. Hopefully Wes can come on and provide it.

Fratton Fred

I'm not sure who's taking the piss more, the Italian defence or the referee.

sydthebeat

Stone Waller...

But he gives fouls to the Italians when they are not even touched....

Strong Life in Dublin

We have been ****ed over by the ref 2 times in a row.

Strumms

We were the better side no doubt.. playing some very good football.. moving it fast with a bit of purpose and pace and mixing it up nicely ... Italy sloppy and looking half arsed which suits us.... this ref though... fųcks sake..

sligeach

We'll have to win this on our own because the ref is doing his best to put us out.

madcabbage

What's the point of the extra officials? Seriously?

baldbear

The ref knew he made a mistake the way he twitched with that ear piece after. He knew he messed up.

I'd say the Turkish mafia have him paid off.

SantryRed

Arthur Daley wrote: »

O'Neill justified in his selections anyway

Nah. Any team would look good against this Italian side. They couldn't care less.

mosstin

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Referees ruining this competition for the Irish. ****ing disgraceful

Should have been a penalty but your point is ridiculous.

cowboyBuilder

This ref looks about 14

FutureGuy

Great fcuking performance. Two of the most blatant penalties in two successive games and neither given. He should have booked McClean if it wasn't a penalty as it was a complete dive or a foul.

ctrl-alt-delete

Harry Palmr wrote: »

6 officials and not a pair of eyeballs between them

The ref had a perfect view of that 'challenge' on McClean and all.

Agent Smith

Kenjataimu wrote: »

I don't lick this ref...

:P

This might explain a lot....

MonkieSocks

Harry Palmr wrote: »

6 officials and not a pair of eyeballs between them

They should have gone to Fecksavers

edgecutter

Dodgy decisions in both games are costing us. Really need to get on his back in the next half. Hopefully the boys haven't run out of steam.