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

[terryefc]

They say that potential bad refereeing decisions balance out over the season.
Let's keep a record and see if they do indeed.

I'm starting this with the decision to award Leeds a penalty in the 84th minute.
Chris Kavanagh was the ref and it appears as if he awarded the penalty and VAR did not see fit to over rule this.

Very harsh decision in my view. Not only does the ball take a deflection and whilst it does hit Tarkowski's arm - this is clearly by his side and is a natural position when he's trying to block the shot. Some say 'he leaned into the ball' as justification to give it - but the action of him trying to block the shot - obviously meant that he would be leaning to block the trajectory.

Awful decision. One against us for sure.


18/8/25 - Away to Leeds - lost 1-0.

Match Officials​

Referee:Chris Kavanagh
Video Assistant Referee:John Brooks
Assistant Referee 1aniel Cook
Assistant Referee 2:Lee Betts
Fourth Official:Andrew Kitchen
Assistant VAR Official:Simon Bennett

 

[Lob]

Add the ball going over the line by about 2 feet and not getting a corner too. The same linesman by the way that said it was a penalty from 45 yards away. Definitely needs spec savers that lad.

 

[Moomin]

We would all be shouting for a pen if it was in the other box.

 

[bluejohn66]

We'll see similar supposed hand balls in the next few weeks and these will NOT BE GIVEN!!!

 

[Victus]

We would all be shouting for a pen if it was in the other box.

We wouldn't because its not a pen, for anybody.

 

[Moomin]

We wouldn't because its not a pen, for anybody.

Stop lying to yourself.

 

[Victus]

Stop lying to yourself.

Stop being a cringey guy.

 

[Moomin]

Stop being a cringey guy.

So if it was the Derby and it was Van Dijk who done it you wouldn't shout for a pen?

 

[Cels]

I feel that not giving this as an Everton corner yesterday, instead of playing on, thinking the ball hadn't crossed the line, was probably a bad decision.

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[james2805]

So if it was the Derby and it was Van Dijk who done it you wouldn't shout for a pen?

I'd shout for a pen, but i'd know it shouldn't be a pen.

 

[Moomin]

I'd shout for a pen, but i'd know it shouldn't be a pen.

Which is the correct answer.

Why lie and say you wouldn't.

 

[Victus]

So if it was the Derby and it was Van Dijk who done it you wouldn't shout for a pen?

Yes because its not a pen, what else do you want.

 

[The binman chronicles]

We would all be shouting for a pen if it was in the other box.

We would but we wouldn't get it, or we would get it and VAR would reverse the decision.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Stop lying to yourself.

We're not. Not sure what your end game is but that is not a penalty in anybody's book.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

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So if it was the Derby and it was Van Dijk who done it you wouldn't shout for a pen?

No, because it was not a penalty.