Topic: Rob Styles did it again

[Alf]

It was a terrible decision and he should have faced up to the camera's after the game.

[Mr Rossi]

Still makes me piss myself when people try to say Stevie dived in Istanbul. Its as clear a trip as you will ever see.

Yep and if you look closer, you can quite clearly see Gattusos forearm shoving stevie over. Now Stevie has dived but that was a deffo penalty.

[Mr Rossi]

Why can't they get a second opinion from the fourth official? Alot of clubs have screens near the dugout now where managers and coaching staff can look at an incident again? So whats the harm in the fourth official having access to one? Surely it wouldn't hold the game up that much would it? It would certainly of helped at Old Trafford on saturday wouldn't it?

[bigbear]

Why can't they get a second opinion from the fourth official? Alot of clubs have screens near the dugout now where managers and coaching staff can look at an incident again? So whats the harm in the fourth official having access to one? Surely it wouldn't hold the game up that much would it? It would certainly of helped at Old Trafford on saturday wouldn't it?

Each manager should be allowed 2 time outs a game like tennis to challenge what they think is a bad call.

To be over-ruled the decision needs to be shown by the 4th official to be clearly incorrect ie not a maybe. So for example, the Ronaldo pen would have been denied and the Watford goal denied too, but maybe the Cahill red card would not be.

If the time out is successful the manager keeps his challenges. It means video evidence can be used but on a selective basis only and if the manager doesn't challenge something then it was clearly not such a bad decision.

I think it could work.

[anfield]

Each manager should be allowed 2 time outs a game like tennis to challenge what they think is a bad call.

To be over-ruled the decision needs to be shown by the 4th official to be clearly incorrect ie not a maybe. So for example, the Ronaldo pen would have been denied and the Watford goal denied too, but maybe the Cahill red card would not be.

If the time out is successful the manager keeps his challenges. It means video evidence can be used but on a selective basis only and if the manager doesn't challenge something then it was clearly not such a bad decision.

I think it could work.

It would work and it would only take around 30 seconds every time. That 30 seconds now is used arguing with the ref so it wouldn't disrupt the game and make the game slower.

[WorldChampions]

Pisses me off when they don't come out straight after the game and hold their hand up and say they made a mistake

[Eric]

It looks as Ronaldo is dragging his leg to make contact.  There should be some action for him for simulation.

[tomtom]

It looks as Ronaldo is dragging his leg to make contact.  There should be some action for him for simulation.

I'm all for banning divers, everyone is giving the ref a hammering after this balls up which is fair because it was blatently not a peno. But the problem is its to easy for players like Ronaldo to go looking for penalties, he would have gone to ground regardless of whether there was contact or not in that tackle.

A yellow for diving is no way near enough for something which ruins the game, we need to deter players from playing for peno's. I know they hand out bans in Italy as someone got a 2 game ban a while back after winning a peno with a blatent dive. Does our FA take any action against divers yet? I haven't seen any.

Though to be fair in this situation you couldn't punish ronaldo, it was blatently a fair challenge but there is slight contact, so even though everyone knows it wasn't enough to trip him punishment in such cases would cause dispute as to was it actually a dive, or did he just go down because the contact was enough to knock him over - Its opinion and in some cases very hard to judge.

The only way the rule could be used is in cases where there is no doubt the player has gone to ground for no other reason than to try and cheat the ref - no contact instances. Then it should be at least the same punishment as a red card, with increasing bans for repeat offenders.

This would at least deter players from pre-empting dives and maybe lessen the need for video footage - though I think this should be utilised for goal line decisions.

[Mirra]

Same old story really, nothing ever gets done about it. Everyone comes out saying something SHOULD be done, but here we are still talking about it.

The FA should listen to the fans, again though how many times have we said that?

[TheoRacle]

^ Like Yakuba for instance.

[Eric]

It looks as Ronaldo is dragging his leg to make contact.  There should be some action for him for simulation.

After looking at it again, Ronaldo gets hit more-so from Samuel's left leg, which hit's Ronaldo's right, and makes the most contact.

Samuel did get the ball though.

[FOOT]

Why can't they get a second opinion from the fourth official? Alot of clubs have screens near the dugout now where managers and coaching staff can look at an incident again? So whats the harm in the fourth official having access to one? Surely it wouldn't hold the game up that much would it? It would certainly of helped at Old Trafford on saturday wouldn't it?

Have they not banned the screens from the dugout this season?

[WelshMike]

Rob Styles should never be allowed to referee again.

But that won't happen unfortunately Corruption continues...

[Franck Le Poof]

According to soccernet he's been given Tottenham vs Hull this weekend.
What a joke!

Though, Tottenham could use some help...

[Mad Men]

You CANNOT keep a referee like this in the premier league who CONSISTENTLY makes errors which cost teams points.

Its unacceptable.

There is NO justification in saying sorry later when he watch's it on tv....the man utd players said it wasn't a penalty...the bolton players said so....what else do you want? GOD HIMSELF TO TELL HIM TO GIVE A DROP BALL?

For christ sakes!

[sisterbliss]

He came out and apologised when he gave a pen to chelsea at Anfield last season, so basically he can keep making these blunders and not pay the price.  The FA are all for banging it down our necks about respecting the ref, but how the hell can you respect someone who is incompetant and making shocking decisions over and over again.

These refs get paid something like 57k per annum and for what, if he can not do the job properly then he should get his fingers more into the building firm he is part of that did Ambramovich's drive.

[xavidub]

Totally unable to properly perform the duties of a top class ref.

[tomtom]

He came out and apologised when he gave a pen to chelsea at Anfield last season, so basically he can keep making these blunders and not pay the price.  The FA are all for banging it down our necks about respecting the ref, but how the hell can you respect someone who is incompetant and making shocking decisions over and over again.

These refs get paid something like 57k per annum and for what, if he can not do the job properly then he should get his fingers more into the building firm he is part of that did Ambramovich's drive.

Sure I read it was closer to 100k now 

[sisterbliss]

I know they get enhancements but that just makes it even worse 

[MrPlow]

He's obviously not bias. Just shit at his job.