2024-25 Championship Match Day Thread

[Tea Towel]

Not seen it back yet and wasn’t particularly clear at the game but will say 2 things

A) wouldn’t surprise me if it was incorrect given the general performance of the ref today. Absolutely abysmal

B) I’m not sure anyone, officials included, has a single clue about what handball is anymore.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1837523878777651359

I will let you make your own mind up pal

 

[That Fat Centre Half]

I mean it IS close, but it’s probably just in the realm of not handball. The fact he moved his arm toward us has done him there - I can definitely see why the ref in real time gives that

 

[Super_horns]

Speaking of officials were these people at the same game or just very biases and one eyed ?

RATE THE REF - David Webb v Portsmouth -

www.uptheclarets.com

On refereeing) “Every week we seem to get hurried up and it doesn’t seem to happen to other sides - when you look at Burnley’s goal kicks and throw-ins they get a lot of time.

“And then there was a disgraceful challenge from (Zian) Flemming on Jordan Williams, he put him into the stand and Jordan got booked off the back of it.”

Not sure I have seen such contradictory views !

 

[That Fat Centre Half]

This is why i rarely comment on referees, as no 2 people (allegiances aside which further compound things) will see incidents the same. Its an unbelievably tough job, especially at this level which is extremley physical with many teams having winning "duals" a key component of their tactical approach leading to lots of challenges which are 50/50's at best. It is not easy but todays referee really let himself get overwhelmed and lost control.

The penalty and red card incidents will get the headlines but his general management of the game was really what stood out to me. He was literally trying to correct previous errors by making a "make up" decision and just got in a huge spiral with it. At one point to get out letting us get away with a foul he literally called his own offisde that the actual lino was totally bewildered by.

 

[91SPP]

No complaints from me, comfortably beaten by a better team who were able to comfortably hold us at arm’s length in the second half. It showed we can reduce the best attacking teams in the league to any very good opportunities which will stand us in good stead, but they were able to do the same but better. Not surprising considering the investment and how both teams have been built in recent history.

I expect them to go well this season, definitely wouldn’t surprise me if they finish within the top 2.