Standard of refereeing

[steken1]

For me it's improved massively the last few years.

IMO there was a definite bias towards the old 'big 4' and at times we'd effectively be playing against 12.

For me this made it a real challenge to get near that cabal as it proved with clubs with silly money being the only ones that broke it up.

This is a definite advantage to aides who are 'nice' as I consider us to be. All too often we'd be stitched up by diving, surrounding refs and sneaky players getting in the refs ear.

For me the playing field is all but even and U.S. and Tottenham are in a very good position to take advantage of it.

 

[sageyefc]

You seen some of our games recently, the standard of refereeing has gone to utter [Poor language removed]

 

[ToffeeTim]

I'd like to agree with you, but given we've conceded soft pens, and had zero ourselves all season I can't.

Kevin Friend, Clattenberg and especially John Moss are shocking

 

[ilikecheese]

They are crap.

 

[daz4matty]

I'd like to agree with you, but given we've conceded soft pens, and had zero ourselves all season I can't.

Kevin Friend, Clattenberg and especially John Moss are shocking

clattunberg is a kopite and hates us.

 

[ToffeeTim]

clattunberg is a kopite and hates us.

What gets me going with him is that I watch him ref other games and he's as good as there is around. Then he comes to goodison and goes out of his way to shaft us. An utter bell.

 

[riddick]

I got this one:

Still crap

 

[Osamabindiesel]

John Oliver is the only one I can think of that is consistently good.

 

[Huyton Layne]

John Oliver is the only one I can think of that is consistently good.

Yeah his show on HBO is great

 

[Osamabindiesel]

Yeah his show on HBO is great

Haha pretty much. But in all seriousness Michael Oliver is usually better than most.

 

[toffeejack]

have we benefited from any decisions all season? our niceness is getting us nowhere.

 

[steken1]

A good performance overall today by the ref!

 

[ToffeeDan]

A good performance overall today by the ref!

Oliver wanted More of the limelight the Twisted Nancy.

 

[mlyons]

Pretty good. I still thought it was weird when he booked Coleman after Barkley's tug on a shirt to slow down a counterattack. Especially since Coleman's handball looked completely accidental.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Hown many fouls did Lamela get away with today?