They Just Get Worse.

**oriel** · 24/08/2008, 4:04 PM

I was at the game but watched it from the other side, i thought at the time from my view it was a 50/50 call, but from this it couldnt have been clearer, he should have given a peno or let the goal to stand, simple as that. Shocking call by the ref and linesman.

**A face** · 24/08/2008, 4:32 PM

No two ways about it, brutal decision, both ref and lineo should get a few games ban for it. What in gods name was he thinking?

**Longfordian** · 24/08/2008, 5:07 PM

Originally Posted by soccerc

Who'll be first to point out the serious errors in the above?

Pat Kelly. Nepotism. There you go..or is there more errors?..

**R�iteoir** · 24/08/2008, 6:32 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Pat Kelly. Nepotism. There you go..or is there more errors?..

skitz3 should get a couple of weeks ban from here for those shocking errors...

**gael353** · 24/08/2008, 7:52 PM

Im surprised he didnt give a penalty especially as the team was wearing blue. He has reffed 3 games this year in limerick and seemed to have his hand welded to the pen spot. At one stage we had played 14 games this season and had 17 pens in our games. In the first div the reffs are allowed get away with murder

**skitz3** · 24/08/2008, 9:21 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Pat Kelly. Nepotism. There you go..or is there more errors?..

Ah i see now, well i realised i had Nepotism was spelt wrong and i corrected it very soon after. As for the other one i suppose soccerc would have me taken out back and shot for getting a name wrong - the pedantic little ***** that he is!

Originally Posted by R�iteoir

skitz3 should get a couple of weeks ban from here for those shocking errors...

Sarcasm??

**GuisaSaigon** · 24/08/2008, 10:32 PM

Terrible decision but hardly surprising. The current crop of LOI referees are an absolute disgrace and are turning people off going to games. The FAI will continue to bury their heads in the sand, but something has to be done to improve the standard. Do they even have their vision tested?

**paulie_walnuts** · 25/08/2008, 8:12 AM

Good god I didn't realise it was that clear cut. Even the Waterford players couldn't believe it. He and his linesman should never officiate again, absolutely disgraceful!

**osarusan** · 25/08/2008, 1:44 PM

Originally Posted by GuisaSaigon

[the referees] are turning people off going to games.

Any evidence to back this up? I've never had anybody say to me that the reason they didn't watch LOI was the quality of refereeing.

**Dodge** · 25/08/2008, 2:13 PM

BTW it was barely even a foul...

I've seen worse decision, as I'm sure wea ll have

**holidaysong** · 25/08/2008, 2:24 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

BTW it was barely even a foul...

Even more reason why it shouldn't have been called back and why Paul Marney's goal should have stood.

**jinxy lilywhite** · 25/08/2008, 2:31 PM

I'm certain they had a wager on Dundalk to win 2-1.

**Bluebeard** · 25/08/2008, 2:48 PM

It might have been in our favour but that was a shocking decision. Given how poor his judgement is I'd be worried about letting that man on a bike, never mind a car.

**brianw82** · 25/08/2008, 3:56 PM

I've seen worse decision, as I'm sure wea ll have

The only one I've seen that even comes close is the Bray player's handball on the line against Drogheda earlier this season that wasn't seen by the ref.

**holidaysong** · 25/08/2008, 4:00 PM

Originally Posted by brianw82

The only one I've seen that even comes close is the Bray player's handball on the line against Drogheda earlier this season that wasn't seen by the ref.

It's an anti-Louth conspiracy..

**jeff24** · 25/08/2008, 4:05 PM

the bohs goal against bray that went through da net and was'nt given was surly da worst decision da league has ever seen

**stann** · 25/08/2008, 4:13 PM

It wasn't even a foul, but given that he had given it as one, the worst thing about it was that Kelly brought it back to outside the box WHILE Luke Fitz was still sitting on the ground in the box where he'd made the challenge. I mean the spot was pretty well marked.
It's just a bizarre decision, and deserves to be highlighted.

**osarusan** · 25/08/2008, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by stann

It wasn't even a foul, but given that he had given it as one, the worst thing about it was that Kelly brought it back to outside the box WHILE Luke Fitz was still sitting on the ground in the box where he'd made the challenge. I mean the spot was pretty well marked.

Agreed. It's not uncommon at all for an attacking player to get clattered after he gets his shot away, and it is never given as a foul. But as you say, the defender is just sitting there, where he made the tackle, well inside the area. Poor form to make that decision and not know where it had taken place.

**gufcfan** · 26/08/2008, 12:03 AM

Just to further illustrate the shortcomings of Irish referees...

**Partizan** · 26/08/2008, 8:33 AM

Shocking decision, surely some sanctions must come the way of the ref & linesman.

I was at the game on Thursday night and right then as I am now, certain that goal should have stood. No 2 ways about it.