Biased Dublin Refs

**Aaron** · 22/09/2006, 10:08 PM

Many people on this forum may agree or disagree, but its plainly clear that Dublin referees are biased and anti outside dublin. Monday nite and tonite proved that referees are corrupt. They are clearly favouring dublin teams against teams outside of the city.

1. Pat Jennings red card was never a sending off in a million years!! Not only was the man goin away from goal but there were two derry defenders covering.

2. David fordes red card was never a red card!! Again refs being biased towards dublin teams!

3. How could Ian Stokes send someone off, running at them to show a red card and not see the player hitting his opponent in the privates. That for me is a red card. Hargy deserved to go on monday nite which the ref never gave(strangly!). Killian Brennan deserved at least a yellow too!

4. When a player is in posession and is pulled from behid and brought to the ground, that warrants a yellow card. The ref tonite didnt even give a free-kick which was staggering!!

I think everyone knows that refs are biased towards dublin clubs. When the FAI assume control of the league, one of the things they must do is sort out the corruptness in the refereeing, improve ref standards and place a rule were refs cannot officiate a game in which the official comes from the same city as any of the clubs involved. Many fans are fed-up with this continued bias and it must be cut out, once and for all!!!!

**el punter** · 22/09/2006, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

but its plainly clear that Dublin referees are biased and anti outside dublin. Monday nite and tonite proved that referees are corrupt. They are clearly favouring dublin teams against teams outside of the city.

How do you explain the multitude of bizarre decisions in Dublin derbies then.

And I would expect many a Gypsy curse to come your way citing the Devlin goal that wasn't and the Fabio goal that was.

I believe they call it gurning CTID. Get over it, all the refs are crap, you're just getting a bad run of it at the minute.

**Aaron** · 22/09/2006, 10:22 PM

How do you explain the multitude of bizarre decisions in Dublin derbies then.

And I would expect many a Gypsy curse to come your way citing the Devlin goal that wasn't and the Fabio goal that was.

I believe they call it gurning CTID. Get over it, all the refs are crap, you're just getting a bad run of it at the minute

1. Dunno

2. Ref was Alan Kelly and he got suspended for it!!

3. All refs are crap, but we are not gettin a bad run of it, we are always gettin it, and this isnt just derry but cork and others aswell!!

**Aaron** · 22/09/2006, 10:23 PM

Paul Devlin's goal in Bray wasnt seen by the officials [v Bray]

Fabio scored a goal against us but the ball got no closer then 2 yards to the goal line [v drogheda]

Penalty given against Bohs [v Derry in July] for a foul that happens 50 times a game

McKeown gave a penalty against us in Drogheda in June when the foul happened 2 yards outside the penalty area

Goal against Cork disallowed for offside even though it was clearly onside.

Dublin bias it aint, Sh1t refereeing it is.

How many times have away teams been mugged in the Brandywell in the past 21 years?

There ahve been a lot of teams who have been mugged at the brandy!! This is not a rant at Dublin clubs but the referees!!

**soccerc** · 22/09/2006, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

When the FAI assume control of the league, one of the things they must do is sort out the corruptness in the refereeing, improve ref standards and place a rule were refs cannot officiate a game in which the official comes from the same city as any of the clubs involved. Many fans are fed-up with this continued bias and it must be cut out, once and for all!!!!

The FAI are already responsible for the referees and I can't see how the el coming under the control of the FAI can or will change that.

**steno** · 22/09/2006, 10:25 PM

Standard of refering is diabolical in the league but particularly this season. Have seen frees given and the players of both sides looking at each other wondering why it was given.

**Aaron** · 22/09/2006, 10:26 PM

I could also point to Stokes booking 9 Bohs players and sending off two in the League Cup game against Shels.

That ****** must be just anti anyone but shels then!! Fair enuff, Bohs dont seem to be gettin any favours from refs but it seems everytime we play a team from dublin the ref is biased, Alan Kelly done the shels FAI Cup game, were there any poor decisions givin against both sides? NO! Was it a clean match? YES!

**bohs til i die** · 22/09/2006, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

There ahve been a lot of teams who have been mugged at the brandy!! This is not a rant at Dublin clubs but the referees!!

and your claiming there is bias towards Dublin clubs.

I have listed 4/5 incidents this season were Bohs [a Dublin Club] were on the receiving end of woeful decisions from officials against non Dublin clubs, including one against Derry and another against Cork.

**Aaron** · 22/09/2006, 10:29 PM

I dont recall you criticising Alan Kelly for the penalty Derry got in Dalymount on July 7th?

I have said that was never a pen!! Just the same as i said it was never a peno against u against drogheda and laughed that the linesman gave a goal for drogs against u, so this isnt just me crying over Derry City never gettin any decisions, this is generally refs biased towards teams in Dublin!!

**el punter** · 22/09/2006, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by steno

Standard of refering is diabolical in the league but particularly this season.

I wonder if that's the case or is it just that we have so much more tv coverage this year that the blundering officials have nowhere to hide?

**kdjaC** · 22/09/2006, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

I think everyone knows that refs are biased towards dublin clubs. When the FAI assume control of the league, one of the things they must do is sort out the corruptness in the refereeing, improve ref standards and place a rule were refs cannot officiate a game in which the official comes from the same city as any of the clubs involved.

Uhh that leaves exactly how many refs?

kdjac

**bohs til i die** · 22/09/2006, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

I have said that was never a pen!! Just the same as i said it was never a peno against u against drogheda and laughed that the linesman gave a goal for drogs against u, so this isnt just me crying over Derry City never gettin any decisions, this is generally refs biased towards teams in Dublin!!

we lost 2-1 to Derry, as a result of that penalty given with the score at 1-1.

How in gods name can you claim the refs are biased towards Dublin clubs when we have been robbed blind by the stupid fukkers all season long.

**Aaron** · 22/09/2006, 10:35 PM

I wonder if that's the case or is it just that we have so much more tv coverage this year that the blundering officials have nowhere to hide?

The officials have always been like this but since more tv coverage has came, the officials are bein found out for the plonkers they really are!! By the way i'm not referring to all dublin refs and just ask David Jeffrey wot he thinks of the standards down here!! The IL have better standards than us for christ sake!!

**Aaron** · 22/09/2006, 10:37 PM

we lost 2-1 to Derry, as a result of that penalty given with the score at 1-1.

How in gods name can you claim the refs are biased towards Dublin clubs when we have been robbed blind by the stupid fukkers all season long.

Alright then why didnt the ref book or even give a free kick against two bohs players who halfed Mark Farren who was out of action for three months with torn ankle ligaments?

**el punter** · 22/09/2006, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

The IL have better standards than us for christ sake!!

Really?

from Irish League Forum

Every week one referee or another makes a **** up. And so it seems it happened again last night in Linfield's game against the Whites.

In a bizarre incident referee Mark Courtney blew for half-time after just 40 minutes - the official was alerted of his error and the game resumed.

God help us !!!!!

**steno** · 22/09/2006, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by el punter

I wonder if that's the case or is it just that we have so much more tv coverage this year that the blundering officials have nowhere to hide?

Thats a very good point.

But something needs to be done about the refereeing standards here they are gone past a joke.

**dfx-** · 22/09/2006, 10:40 PM

My .02c:

In my opinion, it was a red card tonight.

**bohs til i die** · 22/09/2006, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

Alright then why didnt the ref book or even give a free kick against two bohs players who halfed Mark Farren who was out of action for three months with torn ankle ligaments?

you got a penalty for nothing and 3 points, is that not enough of a biased decision for you?

**Aaron** · 22/09/2006, 10:46 PM

you got a penalty for nothing and 3 points, is that not enough of a biased decision for you?

Maybe i shud have changed the title, "biased dublin refs against anyone but shels". I cannot see everthin that happens in every game so on the sounds of things, bohs are on the same boat as every other team in LOI but shels. The only reason i done this was because in the last two games, refs have been bltantly biased towards shels, and even the staunchest shels fan cudnt argue!! It has happened in other games against dublin culbs but not as occasionaly!

**bohs til i die** · 22/09/2006, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

Maybe i shud have changed the title, "biased dublin refs against anyone but shels". I cannot see everthin that happens in every game so on the sounds of things, bohs are on the same boat as every other team in LOI but shels. The only reason i done this was because in the last two games, refs have been bltantly biased towards shels, and even the staunchest shels fan cudnt argue!! It has happened in other games against dublin culbs but not as occasionaly!

Actually the ref was correct to send off Brennan and although I thought the red card for Forde was harsh if it happened up the far end you wouldnt be claiming the ref was biased.

You have been on the wrong end of some tough calls.

We have been robbed blind.

Derry have had their fair share of these decisions in their favour over the years. Didnt hear too many complainst coming from the Brandywell when they were going your way so time to suffer a few of these decisions against you