Refs performance (and linesmen)

[bluenose4life 5]

How good do you think the ref was today? in the past, we have had refs fucking us allover the park but today i think he done a farily godo job. Fair enough, red card wasnt deserved but neither was VOH (compared to previous OF games) and apart from that one mistake, i think he handled the game pretty well

[1690 Posts 71]

I thought he reffed it pretty well. The Cousin thing is always dodgy if you go in with your elbows raised. Getting caught twice is silly.

Got all the big decisions right I thought.

[minstral 5,375]

he was a wanker.

[Andy 69]

how was voh not deserved ?

Good to see a decent linesman aswell , for davis over the top when he hit side net. if that was against aberdeen he woulda been flagged.

[bluenose4life 5]

how was voh not deserved ?

Good to see a decent linesman aswell , for davis over the top when he hit side net. if that was against aberdeen he woulda been flagged.

DIdnt mean it wasnt deserved but both didnt do MUCH (compared to previous OF games) for red cards to be issued

[GersDude90 1]

I thought he was OK.

Got too many decisions wrong, not big ones to be fair (exception of red card, but i suppose its debatable).

Done well, but average

[trueblue1872 2]

I also think both red cards were very harsh BUT overall he had a very good game.

[Ace 3,645]

Thought he was average, McManus should've been off earlier IMO

Overall, didn't do any team any favours.

[Youllneverwinaway 0]

How good do you think the ref was today? in the past, we have had refs fucking us allover the park but today i think he done a farily godo job. Fair enough, red card wasnt deserved but neither was VOH (compared to previous OF games) and apart from that one mistake, i think he handled the game pretty well

agree with that summation. Had a very good game though both sending offs were of the softish variety.

[Davy 68]

Poor.

Gifted them a free-kick for fuck all at their 2nd goal, and shouldn't have sent off Cousin.

[Andy 69]

he gave a way a couple soft free kicks aswell. Adam in particular goin down rather easily at times

[FlippinEck 3,844]

he did well, but the thomson booking at the start was daft, as he had to then book EVERYONE from that moment on, and he didnt... mcgeady should have been booked for "taking out" broadfoot when he skinned him

[Ibroxblue 131]

Agree that both red cards were a bit soft. The likes of Caldwell and Brown were moaning away at the ref about Cousin all game and it looked like he gave in. Then he evened it up - maybe he had little option. Otherwise the officials did fine.

[mark_ni 12]

had a decent enough game, nakamuras goal was never a free kick though and cousin was unlucky to be sent off considering JVOH does it all the time. JVOH was deserved imo you just cant do that in a football match. About time a ref stood up to that kind of behaviour.

[scott316 2]

VoH was well deserved. he showed aggression toward another player in an off the ball manner by kicking out. for that its a straight red card offense, no debate, no questions asked. stupid player and he was rightfully red carded.

[papaguy51 941]

I thought he done well, apart from the Cousin sending off.

We shoulda had a penalty before Miller's 1st goal, but that was it.

See what happens when Celtic get an unbias referee

[FlippinEck 3,844]

linesman did well not to flag millers first for offside aswell right enough

[Dillinger 0]

I put 'Average'.

The Cousin decision was a joke, both McManus and Caldwell had been committing similar challenges for almost the entire game. DC was no better or worse than either of Celtic's CB.

For anyone to say JVH's red card was 'soft', sorry, but he had it coming. A blatant kick off the ball and then tried to wrestle KB to the ground. And just what was Broadfoot booked for? Thomson was booked for hee-haw too, the challenge was clumsy and naive but not bookable.

[ben dirs 10]

Very good

[Bluedell 14]

Average at best. Turned down 2 penalties and sent off Cousin.

[MayboleLoyal_atb 4,079]

He didn't have much too do as timmy couldn't get the ball off us

[bluepeter 5,627]

I thought he was ok, voted average. He was a bit picky, and gave their defence (McManus in particular) a lot of protection. Any time Cousin challenged for a header (even before the yellows) it was a foul to Celtc. I honestly think Cousin's first yellow was for a combination of leading with the elbow and persistent fouling, even though I don't believe Cousin was fouling before that.

Having said that, to be booked for leading with your elbow, then do the exact same thing 2 minutes later I don't think the ref had any option but to send him off.

Haven't seen the Nakamura freekick incident again, so not sure if it was a freekick or not.

[Davy 68]

I think voters are being generous because we won the game. If the Cousin or Nakamura decision had been costly then we would be kicking up fuck.

[papaguy51 941]

For Miller's 1st goal, we SHOULD have had a penalty when Cousin was fouled.

[NorthCountryBoy 0]

I thought he wasnt too bad, apart from the DC sending off. if we are now looking at players being sent off for merely doing their job and competing, then the game is in trouble. Mcanus threw the ball at the linesman, and shuld have been sent of for it IMO. big heid constantly grassed up cousin the whole game, bitching to anyone that would listen to him. that sums them up for me. Mcanus fouled DC and then threw the ball at the linesman because he had the temerity to flag against him, shows that he is not used to decisions going against him. should also have booked the ned traitor for bringing down KB, but compared to what has been on show so far this season, it was a better refereeing performance than expected