Bad ref decisions - for and against - season 2025/26

[sbbefc]

I really want some transparency with these minutes added on.

8+ was a lot more than I was expecting anyway but then 4 on top again was ridiculous. 30 seconds for the goal and the VAR check was less than a minute. He should have blown before Coleman came on so I'm not counting that 30 seconds (even tough he ran straight on without delay anyway so shouldn't have contributed).

Then you have RS away. Only +3. All subs came on for both teams. A goal. And just a load of general faffing and timewasting.

 

[terryefc]

5/10/24 Everton 2 Crystal Palace 1

Match Officials​

Referee:Michael Salisbury
Video Assistant Referee:Craig Pawson
Assistant Referee 1:Marc Perry
Assistant Referee 2:Steven Meredith
Fourth Official:John Busby
Assistant VAR Official:Nicholas Hopton

Well we were battered for 60 mins but finally Moyes subs pay dividends. Alcaraz excellent and Beto put a shift in. Palace first loss in 20 games.

Officials seemed ok - ref played 12 mins instead of additional 8 and bar an enforced sub the extra 3 mins are a mystery. Got awarded a penalty albeit nailed on. Bar added time no real gripes - though Grealish again taking a hammering with little protection.

 

[Bedfordblue]

For posterity, Ev V Palace - Uche punch’s Tarks in the gut and VAR deemed it nothing.

8mins of extra time declared, played 12.
As you were.

 

[LinekersLegs]

KDH should just start punching players instead of quick free kicks!

 

[LinekersLegs]

Palace got one really odd yellow card too, like KDH wasn’t on the pitch so they had to give the one random one earmarked for him to someone else!

 

[brettangellnightporter]

You are now allowed to punch. No surprise to see it was pawson on var

 

[Blast_of_Cannock]

Definitely a red. Dunc got sent off for similar years before the game got the 'contact sport' taken out of the 'contact sport'.

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

100% of all complaints about referees and yellow and red cards received are directly proportional to the club and fans it affected.

 

[maccavennie]

For posterity, Ev V Palace - Uche punch’s Tarks in the gut and VAR deemed it nothing.

8mins of extra time declared, played 12.
As you were.

If he'd gone down like he'd have been shot he would have got a red.

Absolutely shocking (but not surprising) that they deemed it not requiring further attention.

 

[Lanolin]

5/10/24 Everton 2 Crystal Palace 1

Match Officials​

Referee:Michael Salisbury
Video Assistant Referee:Craig Pawson
Assistant Referee 1:Marc Perry
Assistant Referee 2:Steven Meredith
Fourth Official:John Busby
Assistant VAR Official:Nicholas Hopton

Well we were battered for 60 mins but finally Moyes subs pay dividends. Alcaraz excellent and Beto put a shift in. Palace first loss in 20 games.

Officials seemed ok - ref played 12 mins instead of additional 8 and bar an enforced sub the extra 3 mins are a mystery. Got awarded a penalty albeit nailed on. Bar added time no real gripes - though Grealish again taking a hammering with little protection.

I thought the referee was absolutely appalling for the entire game and barely gave a decision in either direction that I agreed with but the amount of injury time was pretty easily justified. Funny how we see things differently.

 

[Bedfordblue]

If he'd gone down like he'd have been shot he would have got a red.

Absolutely shocking (but not surprising) that they deemed it not requiring further attention.

Oh it got further attention all right, the running VAR saw nothing wrong either.

Absolute travesty.

NB imo, the contact was barely worth the effort, but it’s the intention / action that should be penalised. Violent conduct, unsportsmanlike behaviour, there’s probably half a dozen justifications.

 

[arch stanton]

4 minutes on top of the 8 was absolutely hilarious.

palace were time wasting from the start of the game, there was only 1 minute extra in the first half. there probs was about 8 mins in the second, not sure where the other 5 mins came from though

 

[Timbucktoo]

palace were time wasting from the start of the game, there was only 1 minute extra in the first half. there probs was about 8 mins in the second, not sure where the other 5 mins came from though

Maybe they were the missing derby minutes from a few weeks back?

 

[Bez2k2k]

KDH should just start punching players instead of quick free kicks!

I mean, to me, that’s nothing.

 

[wearethefamousefc]

Definitely a red. Dunc got sent off for similar years before the game got the 'contact sport' taken out of the 'contact sport'.

Dunc nearly caused the lungs of the player to collapse with his punch. The lad hit the deck and was down for ages.

Tarks didn't even seem to notice this one. Perhaps he should have gone down like a sack of spuds