Mike Riley

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Jaysus, he's a prick.

[Nebraska Red]

I thought he did OK today with the exception of the yellow for Agger when he (and a linesman) missed a clear foul on our player.

 

For once, he seemed to let the game flow and played the advantage at times. I was impressed by the red card for Boumsong as I have seen games when that challenge only got a yellow.

 

Over the course of a season however, he IS a pompous prick.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

he did ok-ish till about 70 mins & then went rapidly downhill. Carra's booking, esp was a joke

[madaboutlfc]

How did Shearer get away with smacking Xabi.. is that not a deliberate off the ball foul

[fyds]

How did Shearer get away with smacking Xabi.. is that not a deliberate off the ball foul

How does Shearer get away with smacking half a team per game? Today he elbowed Sami, Xabi, Agger, Warnock and Didi!

[R A Softlad]

There's no way Carra should have been booked for having a player jump at him...

[magneto]

Riley is from the "David Elleray" school of refereeing.

[ManxRed]

Thought he cocked up fairly evenly between both teams myself.

 

Our penno was outside the area and I thought it was more a yellow than a red. Mind you their goal was offside (Christ, even Andy Gray thought it was offside too!), although that was the linesman's guff and was pretty close so I suppose I'd let him off that one (even though it could have cost us points).

 

The rest of Riley's decisions (bookings etc.) were baffling regardless of which team he was penalising. How he gets to ref top class games is beyond me.

[Nerik]

I guess Man U lobbied hard for him Manx!

[ManxRed]

I guess Man U lobbied hard for him Manx!

 

He's been their best player since Keano left!

[Guest Sabre]

Their goal wasn't offside.

[Nerik]

He's been their best player since Keano left!

 

True, but I feared them more when he was paired with Keano when they played against us!

[cymrococh]

he did ok-ish till about 70 mins & then went rapidly downhill. Carra's booking, esp was a joke

He realised he hadn't been on telly enough. Carra's booking was blatant attention-seeking.

[Benitez]

Thought he cocked up fairly evenly between both teams myself.

 

Our penno was outside the area and I thought it was more a yellow than a red. Mind you their goal was offside (Christ, even Andy Gray thought it was offside too!), although that was the linesman's guff and was pretty close so I suppose I'd let him off that one (even though it could have cost us points).

 

The rest of Riley's decisions (bookings etc.) were baffling regardless of which team he was penalising. How he gets to ref top class games is beyond me.

 

 

was it? I'd have thought if that was the case, we'd have been hearing about it. Even Shay Given said it was a clear penalty.

[Buzz]

How does Shearer get away with smacking half a team per game? Today he elbowed Sami, Xabi, Agger, Warnock and Didi!

They said that on the radio too. Every game he constantly fouls and backs in to the Center Backs all game and gets away with it, week in week out.

[Flight]

Thought he cocked up fairly evenly between both teams myself.

 

Our penno was outside the area and I thought it was more a yellow than a red. Mind you their goal was offside (Christ, even Andy Gray thought it was offside too!), although that was the linesman's guff and was pretty close so I suppose I'd let him off that one (even though it could have cost us points).

 

The rest of Riley's decisions (bookings etc.) were baffling regardless of which team he was penalising. How he gets to ref top class games is beyond me.

 

He got it spot on with the penalty and the sending off. Thought he bottled a few decisions after that; Bowyer going flying was a clear dive from half a mile away and should have been a second yellow for him.

[John am Rhein]

Our penalty was outside the area?

 

Didn't look that way to me. I've only seen a few clips on the news, but it looked to me that Boumsong clearly fouled Crouch well inside the area. He may have also fouled him outside the area, but there's no reason why we shouldn't play the advantage from that initial foul.

[ManxRed]

It was a good yard outside the area when Boumsong first put his arms around Crouch, but Crouchy kept going and didn't fall until inside. Under the letter of the law the foul began outside the area, which isn't a penno. But it did happen quickly. When I saw it in real time I though it was nailed on, it was only when we were treated to loads of slo-mo replays at half time that it became debatable as to where Boumsong first grabbed Crouch. It looked a good yard outside to me and everyone else watching it in the pub.

 

As for the offside, Sky did the old 'white line' thing across the picture at the point the ball was played and Ameobi and Shearer were both ahead of it. Even Andy Gray said it was offside and he never gives us anything.

[Mike]

It was a good yard outside the area when Boumsong first put his arms around Crouch, but Crouchy kept going and didn't fall until inside. Under the letter of the law the foul began outside the area, which isn't a penno.

 

fundamentally wrong

[ManxRed]

fundamentally wrong

 

Really? Care to explain why?

[Mike]

it wasn't a definite foul till he was in the area for a start and secondly, where is the rule that says that a foul starting outside the area, where the referee plays the advantage, resulting in a goal scoring opportunity being denied by a further foul isn't a pen?

there isn't.

[Scally the Wag]

He should have left Bumsong on, we'd have had more fun later in the game.

[ManxRed]

it wasn't a definite foul till he was in the area for a start and secondly, where is the rule that says that a foul starting outside the area, where the referee plays the advantage, resulting in a goal scoring opportunity being denied by a further foul isn't a pen?

there isn't.

 

Law 12 of the FA Rules state that a direct free kick should be awarded from where the incident took place.

 

If the incident initially takes place outside the area then it isn't a penalty. You claim I was fundamentally wrong but you then state that I am fundamentally wrong because it wasn't a definite foul until he was in the area. This is your opinion, and I do accept it. My opinion is that the fould began outside the area and therefore IN MY OPINION, it was a free kick.

 

My opnion might be wrong (as might yours) but the statement that if the foul first occurs outside the area then it isn't a penalty isn't 'fundamentally' wrong.