MATCH OFFICALS SOUTHAMPTON VS EVERTON

[Azzurri]

He looks like a ferret with black astro turf glued to its head. Bell end.

 

[BlueLlama]

How we laughed when he inevitably gave another decision against us

 

[Minimeister]

Like most of them he's useless and got the game changing decision wrong. If that was Cittee or Liberpewl it would of been a pen, no question. That's why people have a right to be unhappy about referees.

 

[toffeejack]

Teams never get a questionable penalty when the game's not going their way - the ref just thinks the team are trying it on.

except for liverpool last min when drawing with fulham, when drawing with stoke and when 2-1 down at home to villa??

 

[ToffeeDan]

except for liverpool last min when drawing with fulham, when drawing with stoke and when 2-1 down at home to villa??

Agree - though it was hard to argue with the Fulham one.

 

[Chang Elephant]

Shafted yet again.

Bring on the technology.

 

[notapen]

I'm curious why you all think it was a penalty. Osman clearly collapses his leg and false into the outstretched leg of the defender, in other words he dives under no contact into the defenders leg. That isn't a penalty, surely? Saying that other referees are consistently fooled by this cheating isn't really a justifiable reason, is it?

And sincerely I'm not attempting to troll, I just want to understand why people think it was a penalty.

 

[Minimeister]

I'm curious why you all think it was a penalty. Osman clearly collapses his leg and false into the outstretched leg of the defender, in other words he dives under no contact into the defenders leg. That isn't a penalty, surely? Saying that other referees are consistently fooled by this cheating isn't really a justifiable reason, is it?

And sincerely I'm not attempting to troll, I just want to understand why people think it was a penalty.

Because the defender dived in wildly and made contact with Osman and not the ball.

 

[barneygumble]

I just had to laugh when he never gave McCarthy a penalty, so a minute later, penalised Wanyama, who won the ball Tosser.

 

[notapen]

Because the defender dived in wildly and made contact with Osman and not the ball.

But he wouldn't have had made contact if Osman didn't fall over onto his leg. Osman initiated the contact.

 

[cjuk87]

I'm curious why you all think it was a penalty. Osman clearly collapses his leg and false into the outstretched leg of the defender, in other words he dives under no contact into the defenders leg. That isn't a penalty, surely? Saying that other referees are consistently fooled by this cheating isn't really a justifiable reason, is it?

And sincerely I'm not attempting to troll, I just want to understand why people think it was a penalty.

The fact you're not trying to troll, yet your name is notapen.

That's quiet embarrassing

 

[cjohno]

thats been a penalty all season, look at half of thr rs pens and there the same or in some cases a dive yet they been getting them, you tell me if that was suarez he wouldnt get the penalty and get booked, not in a million years they ref wouldnt hesitate to give the pen. even when suarez dives and the ref sees it he dont book him ( twice v man city for one), wrong colour kit to get that decision today and thats a fact

 

[tim cahill]

The offside decision was a killer for us as well. If deulofeu scores that or gets brought down then it would have made the 2nd half a lot more interesting.

 

[Joey66]

I'm curious why you all think it was a penalty. Osman clearly collapses his leg and false into the outstretched leg of the defender, in other words he dives under no contact into the defenders leg. That isn't a penalty, surely? Saying that other referees are consistently fooled by this cheating isn't really a justifiable reason, is it?

And sincerely I'm not attempting to troll, I just want to understand why people think it was a penalty.

In that case LFC should have about 7 pens revoked and points deducted! Osman pushed the ball onwards and the defender just upended him no where near the ball nailed on pen!

 

[notapen]

The fact you're not trying to troll, yet your name is notapen.

That's quiet embarrassing

My argument is that it isn't a penalty, and I needed to pick a name to register, so why not?

It's not "quiet" that embarassing, I just wanted some discussion not critique of

thats been a penalty all season, look at half of thr rs pens and there the same or in some cases a dive yet they been getting them, you tell me if that was suarez he wouldnt get the penalty and get booked, not in a million years they ref wouldnt hesitate to give the pen. even when suarez dives and the ref sees it he dont book him ( twice v man city for one), wrong colour kit to get that decision today and thats a fact

I agree Liverpool have gained several, several penalties through diving this season, both Suarez and Sturridge are serial offenders. Suarez is extremely accomplished at conning the referee. However, other team's wrongs don't make this penalty a right.

I don't know enough about Osman to make a for sure judgement but if he truly believed it was a penalty, would he not have been outraged at receiving a yellow? Instead he seemed to just accept it, and there wasn't much appealing from the Everton players (if I remember correctly) which would suggest they didn't believe it was a penalty either.

Anyway, this is my last post. Great season you lot have had, noticed some of you seem to have forgotten that and are having a few knee jerk reactions (understandable), but you're in an excellent position to build and grow. Good luck for next season, should be good.