European Refs - Are They Really The Best?

[Beefymcfc]

From what I saw the ref was either incompetent or he had been given orders to ensure the game went Kiev's way. Don't get me wrong, I ain't doing a Taggart, but some of the decisions tonight were just beyond comprehension.

So, what is it, or am I seeing things that aren't really there?

[bluechester]

the ref was the motm, bent as fuck, reckon some ukrainian mafiso got to him, reckon he will be a rich man tomoz, absolute disgrace,

[craigmcfc]

He was a fucking shit bent wanker and I don't swear much on here

[bluechester]

He was a fucking shit bent wanker and I don't swear much on here

he ruined the match continuasly blowing his whistle for the slightest thing, it was not a dirty match how many yellow cards did we get, some of decisions were diabolical

[Beefymcfc]

So, he was definately on someones books. Glad to see it's not only me.

[bigblue]

Man city - 5 yellow cards (not counting the red)

Diving fuckers - 3

Says it all really. If you watched the game there is no fair explanation for that

[Beefymcfc]

Man city - 5 yellow cards (not counting the red)

Diving fuckers - 3

Says it all really. If you watched the game there is no fair explanation for that

That was the least of it, the constant bringing back of play for petty stuff really began to nark me. There was a point when Kiev played a free-kick 15 yards forward from the original position and whilst the ball still moving and the ref looked and let them play on. Yet during that period of play we then got a free-kick that was taken from the right place with the ball stationary and he called it back, presumably because it was taken too fast!

I just wonder, Russia getting the World Cup?

[Avalon]

What a joke. Time-waisting is a yellow card and none of the players got any. The ref blew his whistle for shoulder pushes when City players pushed off Kiev players, but when it happened the other way around, nothing happened..

This ref is a joke. A disgrace. As was Kiev.

[Manx Blue]

Turkish officials.

Who do Turkish Airlines sponsor?...I rest my case M'Lud

[Beefymcfc]

Turkish officials.

Who do Turkish Airlines sponsor?...I rest my case M'Lud

Fuck, I could have got this thread all wrong. Is Turkey actually classed as European?

[Manx Blue]

Turkish officials.

Who do Turkish Airlines sponsor?...I rest my case M'Lud

Fuck, I could have got this thread all wrong. Is Turkey actually classed as European?

Yes.

[Nick]

Absolute joke and no munes would have watched the match so this will get swept under the carpet. One thing ive not caught through skim reading, can someone confirm that de jong WAS shown two yellow cards tonight?!?

[s1ty m]

Some of the refs in the earlier rounds were excellnet, way better than the bent crooks we see each saturday in the PL. Now the bigger knock out rounds have arrived, they seem to have gone shite. Or bent. No money changing hands, no way, could not possibly happen, no. Whatever.

[Beefymcfc]

Absolute joke and no munes would have watched the match so this will get swept under the carpet. One thing ive not caught through skim reading, can someone confirm that de jong WAS shown two yellow cards tonight?!?

We all thought that, we also thought that Vince got the same. Spooky Phantom Yellow Card Shower.

[Ted Hughes]

Man city - 5 yellow cards (not counting the red)

Diving fuckers - 3

Says it all really. If you watched the game there is no fair explanation for that

That was the least of it, the constant bringing back of play for petty stuff really began to nark me. There was a point when Kiev played a free-kick 15 yards forward from the original position and whilst the ball still moving and the ref looked and let them play on. Yet during that period of play we then got a free-kick that was taken from the right place with the ball stationary and he called it back, presumably because it was taken too fast!

I just wonder, Russia getting the World Cup?

I noticed him doing that. Also, as City were trying to get momentum into the game, he ran the length of the pitch to a Kiev player feigning injury, told him to get up, then ran all the way back, thus stopping City's momentum in exactly the manner the player was trying to achieve. Whether it's corruption or incompetence I don't know but it was way below standard.

[avoidconfusion]

Usually European refs seem to be better than the Premier League refs but this twat yesterday definitely was not.

[Ted Hughes]

Last night's ref was called: Cuneyt Cakir.

Not even his name can hide it.

[Rag_hater]

From what I saw the ref was either incompetent or he had been given orders to ensure the game went Kiev's way. Don't get me wrong, I ain't doing a Taggart, but some of the decisions tonight were just beyond comprehension.

So, what is it, or am I seeing things that aren't really there?

Besides the issue that a ref may have been paid for a certain outcome to a match I think the part where you reckon that you see things the camera's get and the ref misses are part of the fact that the standard of reffing is coming in for more critisism nowadays.The camera's see things the ref does't and replay's it.Therefore the ref's mistakes are more evident.