Apart from the man of the match vote

[Frankie100]

Can we give points for the ref on his performance.

 

The ref at the Sutton game would have got a 9 whilst tonight a 4

[Cookie]

Whilst the number of fouls last night MUST have been well over the 50 mark (I was joking to some it could have been 3 figures) the referee didn't really have any choice BUT to blow up each time. Silly uneedeed fouls by our lads must have outnumbered Folkestone's by 2-1.

I would be very interested to know if an actual count WAS made. It did look like the ref was blowing for everything but in his defence he really didn't have much choice such were the offences.And then there's those offsides by our players.Surely it only takes a split second to look along that line before making your move.Most of those were correctly given as offside too.Use your brains more players, use your brains.Think about these things before committing.

Edited November 24, 2010 by Cookie

[Twist&Shout]

Against sutton there was the option to vote for 'the whole team'...can we have the option of 'no one deserved it'...that may sound harsh but true..not even any of their players looked worthy of MOM

[I am Spartacus]

Whilst the number of fouls last night MUST have been well over the 50 mark (I was joking to some it could have been 3 figures) the referee didn't really have any choice BUT to blow up each time. Silly uneedeed fouls by our lads must have outnumbered Folkestone's by 2-1.

I would be very interested to know if an actual count WAS made. It did look like the ref was blowing for everything but in his defence he really didn't have much choice such were the offences.And then there's those offsides by our players.Surely it only takes a split second to look along that line before making your move.Most of those were correctly given as offside too.Use your brains more players, use your brains.Think about these things before committing.

 

So speaks an ex-man in black.

 

The ref was rubbish tonight looking for every oppertunity to be centre stage yet again.

 

I believe he was at Deadwood last Saturday (not there as was at ressies) and was equally as bad.

 

Infact will change my opinion of him and say he was bo11ock awfull and deserved a match score of -10.

 

 

 

 

 

[Cookie]

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I'm not laughing at your score for the ref I'm laughing at your overly biased opinion.There's no two ways about it, from what I saw many of those fouls if not all, conceded by our players last night WERE actual fouls & warranted being pulled up for & my opinion by the way has got nothing to do with my old pastime either.

If we are going to score the ref then mine would be a 7 & not a -7 either.

Our players need to sort themswelves with their tackling,pushing,offsides etc etc & get it right more than not. Their consistentcy in all these departments made the referee look like he was whistle happy on the night & that's not quite fair to the ref on this occasion. It's not always the referees fault you know.

Edited November 24, 2010 by Cookie

[Drummer]

Whilst the number of fouls last night MUST have been well over the 50 mark (I was joking to some it could have been 3 figures) the referee didn't really have any choice BUT to blow up each time. Silly uneedeed fouls by our lads must have outnumbered Folkestone's by 2-1.

I would be very interested to know if an actual count WAS made. It did look like the ref was blowing for everything but in his defence he really didn't have much choice such were the offences.And then there's those offsides by our players.Surely it only takes a split second to look along that line before making your move.Most of those were correctly given as offside too.Use your brains more players, use your brains.Think about these things before committing.

 

 

With respect Cookie, I think it is rather unfair of you to expect any player to look along the line to see if he is offside before committing himself. The player is supposed to commit himself (play to the whistle?) and it is up to the officials to decide under the rules whether an offside offence has occurred. Frankly if I was a manager and I saw a player in my team looking along the line to see whether he was, in his opinion, offside before committing himself I wouldn't be very happy. Obviously I am not talking about set pieces, simply about when the action is in full swing.

 

Thinking about the offside rule, I do think it ridiculous that a player can be offside a couple of feet over the halfway line anyway - why not extend the 18 yard line at each end to the touch line and decree that offsides can only be within that area?

Edited November 25, 2010 by Drummer

[Twist&Shout]

Also half the offside decisions (if not more) were wrong! And I'm not just being bias

[Bill in USA]

Like your idea drummer about offside from the 18yd line

[Broadstairs Dave]

Whilst the number of fouls last night MUST have been well over the 50 mark (I was joking to some it could have been 3 figures) the referee didn't really have any choice BUT to blow up each time. Silly uneedeed fouls by our lads must have outnumbered Folkestone's by 2-1.

I would be very interested to know if an actual count WAS made. It did look like the ref was blowing for everything but in his defence he really didn't have much choice such were the offences.And then there's those offsides by our players.Surely it only takes a split second to look along that line before making your move.Most of those were correctly given as offside too.Use your brains more players, use your brains.Think about these things before committing.

 

 

With respect Cookie, I think it is rather unfair of you to expect any player to look along the line to see if he is offside before committing himself. The player is supposed to commit himself (play to the whistle?) and it is up to the officials to decide under the rules whether an offside offence has occurred. Frankly if I was a manager and I saw a player in my team looking along the line to see whether he was, in his opinion, offside before committing himself I wouldn't be very happy. Obviously I am not talking about set pieces, simply about when the action is in full swing.

 

 

 

Quite the opposite imo....... Staying onside, avoids free kick to defend and keeps play in opponents half.

[Twist&Shout]

Why bother having offsides! lets be like the masters football on sky where you HAVE to have someone in the oppositions half at all time..lol would be interesting

[Drummer]

Whilst the number of fouls last night MUST have been well over the 50 mark (I was joking to some it could have been 3 figures) the referee didn't really have any choice BUT to blow up each time. Silly uneedeed fouls by our lads must have outnumbered Folkestone's by 2-1.

I would be very interested to know if an actual count WAS made. It did look like the ref was blowing for everything but in his defence he really didn't have much choice such were the offences.And then there's those offsides by our players.Surely it only takes a split second to look along that line before making your move.Most of those were correctly given as offside too.Use your brains more players, use your brains.Think about these things before committing.

 

 

With respect Cookie, I think it is rather unfair of you to expect any player to look along the line to see if he is offside before committing himself. The player is supposed to commit himself (play to the whistle?) and it is up to the officials to decide under the rules whether an offside offence has occurred. Frankly if I was a manager and I saw a player in my team looking along the line to see whether he was, in his opinion, offside before committing himself I wouldn't be very happy. Obviously I am not talking about set pieces, simply about when the action is in full swing.

 

 

 

Quite the opposite imo....... Staying onside, avoids free kick to defend and keeps play in opponents half.

 

 

Yes, I did think about that but I do not see any reason why players should look along the line before committing themselves when the ultimate decision is not theirs anyway, far too negative. Let the opposing defence worry about it perhaps.

 

And I still think that the 18 yard line idea would make a difference.

[Cookie]

Yes, I did think about that but I do not see any reason why players should look along the line before committing themselves when the ultimate decision is not theirs anyway, far too negative. Let the opposing defence worry about it perhaps.

 

And I still think that the 18 yard line idea would make a difference.

With respect Gary & I do see your way of thinking, I didn't say "take a long look across the line". I said have a quick glance before committing. A "split second" glance.It IS possible.No one would be happy were a player to stand there for a period longer than a split second before timing his run.Even I would be annoyed at that.

Of course there are times when a "quick glance" isn't always possible as things sometimes happen too fast to do that & in those cases its pure pot luck as to whether the player gets it right or not.

Naturally whether that glance is made or not the player should ALWAYS play to the whistle,I agree,but sorry, i.m.o. if they carry on doing it your way,all gung ho-ish they will continue to be caught offside, we'll continue to hear the offside whistle & any decent chance of scoring a goal will once again be lost..

Incidentally I believe the manager would be extremely glad (not saddened) to see his players taking that split second to look first. There will also be times when the officials,either the lino or the ref or both,actually DO get it wrong.

I guess we'll have to just disagree on this one it seems.

Edited November 26, 2010 by Cookie

[Broadstairs Dave]

Whilst the number of fouls last night MUST have been well over the 50 mark (I was joking to some it could have been 3 figures) the referee didn't really have any choice BUT to blow up each time. Silly uneedeed fouls by our lads must have outnumbered Folkestone's by 2-1.

I would be very interested to know if an actual count WAS made. It did look like the ref was blowing for everything but in his defence he really didn't have much choice such were the offences.And then there's those offsides by our players.Surely it only takes a split second to look along that line before making your move.Most of those were correctly given as offside too.Use your brains more players, use your brains.Think about these things before committing.

 

 

With respect Cookie, I think it is rather unfair of you to expect any player to look along the line to see if he is offside before committing himself. The player is supposed to commit himself (play to the whistle?) and it is up to the officials to decide under the rules whether an offside offence has occurred. Frankly if I was a manager and I saw a player in my team looking along the line to see whether he was, in his opinion, offside before committing himself I wouldn't be very happy. Obviously I am not talking about set pieces, simply about when the action is in full swing.

 

 

 

Quite the opposite imo....... Staying onside, avoids free kick to defend and keeps play in opponents half.

 

Thanks for the point Rob,after tooting third goal he went offside as often as possible just to break up play this led to one too many free kicks to defend and they were undone