#1
Posted 24 November 2014 - 06:10 AM
If they did it for that Galaxy and the Sounders, you damn well know they were told not to give Jones and Nguyen reds nor second yellows.
Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me? Or indeed with wit to understand me?
#2
Posted 24 November 2014 - 07:53 AM
#3
Posted 24 November 2014 - 09:06 AM
Right, or to give offside on the RB "goal", or to hit Eckersley with yellow cards early on.
Face it, no matter what the refs do they're going to be criticized. People who say they shouldn't give red cards to big players because it "changes the game", congratulations, you got what you wished for. Those who argue refs "should put their whistle in their pocket" at the end of games, here, you got what you wished for.
As I've always maintained, the ONLY common sense way to referee a game is to set out the rules before hand, make sure everyone knows them and then enforce them consistently, regardless of the stage of the match or the player(s) involved. Period. The only qualification Chapman seems to have is that he can tell yellow from red and is willing to pay dues. But when you have the MLS office plus these union ref hacks, you get this crap. Really, I wish Alan Kelly was available but he's injured.
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#4
Posted 24 November 2014 - 09:28 AM
Is this more common than I think, or should this be a fuckin scandal? I'd feel scammed watching a game where I knew the ref was intentionally breaking the rules.
#5
Posted 24 November 2014 - 09:50 AM
Looked like our ref was unwilling to call a PK, when BWP was levelled in the box. The hit on Peguy was more than a shoulder charge to me, but the ref did let a lot of physical play go, both ways.
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
#6
Posted 24 November 2014 - 10:14 AM
Right, or to give offside on the RB "goal", or to hit Eckersley with yellow cards early on.
Face it, no matter what the refs do they're going to be criticized. People who say they shouldn't give red cards to big players because it "changes the game", congratulations, you got what you wished for. Those who argue refs "should put their whistle in their pocket" at the end of games, here, you got what you wished for.
As I've always maintained, the ONLY common sense way to referee a game is to set out the rules before hand, make sure everyone knows them and then enforce them consistently, regardless of the stage of the match or the player(s) involved. Period. The only qualification Chapman seems to have is that he can tell yellow from red and is willing to pay dues. But when you have the MLS office plus these union ref hacks, you get this crap. Really, I wish Alan Kelly was available but he's injured.
If the refs made the correct calls then they wouldn't be criticized by the majority. There's always a couple of a clowns who criticize for anything, but the bulk won't criticize if the correct calls are made.
#7
Posted 24 November 2014 - 11:42 AM
Rbny was also robbed on at least 1 pk call.
#8
Posted 24 November 2014 - 01:03 PM
Bradley Wright-Phillips "I prefer it at Red Bull Arena, but it was OK. I could imagine it being good for a baseball crowd.
#9
Posted 24 November 2014 - 01:08 PM
The ref lost control early... and Henry probably could have been shown a red himself.... but the ref just ruined the game. Not blaming him for the loss, but am blaming him for it being a shitty game.
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#10
Posted 24 November 2014 - 01:26 PM
Is this more common than I think, or should this be a fuckin scandal? I'd feel scammed watching a game where I knew the ref was intentionally breaking the rules.
That's precisely the problem: No one knows the rules. The way things will be enforced on the field seems to be kept from the players, and then each referee (except the good ones) seem to overlay on that their particular brand of "common sense". Essentially it's a guessing game, coupled with trial-and-error, for players to find out what's allowed and what isn't. For example, it would be fine for Chapman to tell everyone: "Boys, I'm calling it close today and won't hesitate to issue yellow or red", then do it. Or "Boys, I'm letting you play today" and then ref THAT way. But to do it the first way for some players and the second way for others, and then back off when that standard demands a red card because, maybe, he doesn't want to "change the game", is a joke.
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#11
Posted 24 November 2014 - 01:48 PM
It was such an ugly match to watch - the constant stopping, the lectures, the cards.
MLS had a dream matchup on NBC yesterday and likely turned away a lot of fans. The horrific reffing really made us look minor-league
#12
Posted 24 November 2014 - 02:27 PM
It was such an ugly match to watch - the constant stopping, the lectures, the cards.
MLS had a dream matchup on NBC yesterday and likely turned away a lot of fans. The horrific reffing really made us look minor-league
I went with a friend who was his first match, and he was shocked at how bad the officiating.
#13
Posted 24 November 2014 - 04:14 PM
MLS has a chance to fix this with their bullshit discipline committee.
#14
Posted 24 November 2014 - 04:40 PM
The biggest joke is the yellow card accumulation rules. Roy Miller suspended for 2 matches in one game? BWP suspended for what is essentially the final for such a bullshit yellow, a yellow that there no recourse for a protest? I understand yellow card accumulation rule, but this is too short a fuse. But if we're the only team thus impacted, I guess it's our fault??
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#15
Posted 24 November 2014 - 06:13 PM
i don't see how you can have this both ways. the ref was already calling a lot of soft yellows. how did he "lose control of the game"? the alternative would have been handing out a few reds, which easily could have gone to JJ and TH14. If that were the case, people would be bitching that the ref "screwed the game by handing out reds".
the ref was a non-factor in our loss. BWP did not need to do something (disturbing a keeper's distribution) that a 6 year old knows not to do. BWP, Sam, Dax should have converted their shots from 6 yards out. The ref is not the reason we lost
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