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Referee today 29 Oct 2025 20:34 #1

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Thought he was really, really poor. Seemed to give them every free kick he possibly could and then went crazy and gave us a free kick for a 'back pass' which was clearly saved by an outfield player with no penalty given.

The back pass was ridiculous. Their player stuck a boot out to stop a shot and the keeper had to save it or it would've gone in.

I'd've thought with being top of the league we might get a few decisions but the referees in the last two home games have been clearly biased against us. Additionally, the referee at Morecombe gave them everything.

Two theories:
1. Referees are trying to even up the gulf in class between the teams, like you sometimes see in school games
2. I have got my blue specs on
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Referee today 29 Oct 2025 20:43 #2

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I thought their player slid to cut out a pass rather than a shot?
I don't think it makes any difference if the ball would go in if the keeper didn't use his hands it's just whether the defender intended to play the ball back to the keeper.
I think he did intend to but I suppose there was enough doubt not to give the free kick.

Edit to add the referee did give far too many free kicks throughout the game.
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Referee today 29 Oct 2025 20:53 #3

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Seekaye wrote:
Thought he was really, really poor. Seemed to give them every free kick he possibly could and then went crazy and gave us a free kick for a 'back pass' which was clearly saved by an outfield player with no penalty given.

The back pass was ridiculous. Their player stuck a boot out to stop a shot and the keeper had to save it or it would've gone in.

I'd've thought with being top of the league we might get a few decisions but the referees in the last two home games have been clearly biased against us. Additionally, the referee at Morecombe gave them everything.

Two theories:
1. Referees are trying to even up the gulf in class between the teams, like you sometimes see in school games
2. I have got my blue specs on


He was brilliant compared to the one at Stevenage.
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Referee today 29 Oct 2025 22:03 #4

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He gave a few very soft free-kicks against us in the second half.
Unless I misunderstand the technicalities of the back pass rule then that was a stupid decision.
However, none of this affected the outcome of the game.
I can't, for the life of me, understand why some folks were going mental about the ref when we were 3-0 up.
I was in a good mood because we were winning comfortably, why get so angry about the ref when it didn't really matter?
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Referee today 29 Oct 2025 22:13 #5

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182blue wrote:
Unless I misunderstand the technicalities of the back pass rule then that was a stupid decision.

Law 12:
An indirect free kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area, commits any of the following offences:
controls the ball with the hands for more than six seconds before releasing it
touches the ball with the hands after:
releasing it and before it has touched another player
it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate
receiving it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate

The ref obviously thought that the defender 'deliberately kicked it to the goalkeeper'. Yes, he may have been cutting out a pass, but in the referee's opinion (and mine too for that matter), he was trying to play it back to the goalkeeper. Right decision for me.
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Referee today 29 Oct 2025 22:25 #6

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cufcdeano wrote:
182blue wrote:
Unless I misunderstand the technicalities of the back pass rule then that was a stupid decision.

Law 12:
An indirect free kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area, commits any of the following offences:
controls the ball with the hands for more than six seconds before releasing it
touches the ball with the hands after:
releasing it and before it has touched another player
it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate
receiving it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate

The ref obviously thought that the defender 'deliberately kicked it to the goalkeeper'. Yes, he may have been cutting out a pass, but in the referee's opinion (and mine too for that matter), he was trying to play it back to the goalkeeper. Right decision for me.



Agreed
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Referee today 29 Oct 2025 22:30 #7

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There we go then, I don't think it was a deliberate kick to the goalkeeper at all.
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Referee today 29 Oct 2025 23:31 #8

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Other than being a bit quick to blow the whistle I didn't think he was that bad.

Could have let things go a bit more generally but he wasn't one to go mental about.
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Referee today 29 Oct 2025 23:39 #9

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And what about his actions after he gave that dodgy indirect free kick..... proceeded to let the Crawley wall stand a good yard infront of the shaving foam. Very poor! Also that lino on the paddock side appeared to be totally thrown when miller came on and started to do what he does... run in behind. The lino just seemed to flag every time. Couple of offside very dodgy.
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Re:Referee today 29 Oct 2025 23:45 #10

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Funny moment when he gave a free kick and the Crawley lad tried taking a throw in 3 times.

Ref just put his head in his hands.
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Referee today 30 Oct 2025 06:47 #11

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Or was it that the ref was the only person in the ground who thought it was a free kick? Looked a great tackle to me.

And I thought Shaun Miller was constantly off side (except for 1).

I really don't get he ref bashing. Be thankful we don't get some of the premier league idiots. They make some horrendous decisions week in week out and seem to keep getting promoted.
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Referee today 30 Oct 2025 07:56 #12

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Fail to see how a player sliding in to make an interception can be deemed a deliberate backpass!

Ref was poor, didn't let the game flow at all and gave a lot of soft free kicks but to say he was clearly biased against us and was trying to close the gulf between the teams is a bit embarrassing. None of his decisions had any baring on the result.

Miller needs to learn the offside rules btw, last two home games he must be in double figures.
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Referee today 31 Oct 2025 14:00 #13

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cufcdeano wrote:
182blue wrote:
Unless I misunderstand the technicalities of the back pass rule then that was a stupid decision.

Law 12:
An indirect free kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area, commits any of the following offences:
controls the ball with the hands for more than six seconds before releasing it
touches the ball with the hands after:
releasing it and before it has touched another player
it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate
receiving it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate

The ref obviously thought that the defender 'deliberately kicked it to the goalkeeper'. Yes, he may have been cutting out a pass, but in the referee's opinion (and mine too for that matter), he was trying to play it back to the goalkeeper. Right decision for me.
Not a chance he deliberately played that to the keeper... it was a desperate last second lunge to intercept the ball and he just got his toe end on the ball. There is absolutely no way he could have controlled that... 100% not a back pass... one of the poorest decisions I've seen in a long time, even though it went in our favour.
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Referee today 31 Oct 2025 14:21 #14

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All about matter of opinion. You disagree with the referee. I thought it was the correct decision, as do others above (and around me at the ground too - of course there were some surprised at the decision too) - there was only one place he was trying to direct that ball. Had the Goalkeeper not been there, i.e had it been an open goal, he wouldn't have reacted in the same way in my opinion.
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Referee today 31 Oct 2025 14:38 #15

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Jumpforfun wrote:
Or was it that the ref was the only person in the ground who thought it was a free kick? Looked a great tackle to me.

And I thought Shaun Miller was constantly off side (except for 1).

I really don't get he ref bashing. Be thankful we don't get some of the premier league idiots. They make some horrendous decisions week in week out and seem to keep getting promoted.

Unless I'm mistaken the referee, Graham Salisbury was a Premier League idiot not so long ago so perhaps they don't always get away with it, as for Miller being constantly offside, this was raised at the recent forum - the reply was "perhaps we don't get the ball to him quickly enough"?? all food for thought.
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Referee today 31 Oct 2025 16:04 #16

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Northumbrian wrote:
cufcdeano wrote:
182blue wrote:
Unless I misunderstand the technicalities of the back pass rule then that was a stupid decision.

Law 12:
An indirect free kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area, commits any of the following offences:
controls the ball with the hands for more than six seconds before releasing it
touches the ball with the hands after:
releasing it and before it has touched another player
it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate
receiving it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate

The ref obviously thought that the defender 'deliberately kicked it to the goalkeeper'. Yes, he may have been cutting out a pass, but in the referee's opinion (and mine too for that matter), he was trying to play it back to the goalkeeper. Right decision for me.
Not a chance he deliberately played that to the keeper... it was a desperate last second lunge to intercept the ball and he just got his toe end on the ball. There is absolutely no way he could have controlled that... 100% not a back pass... one of the poorest decisions I've seen in a long time, even though it went in our favour.

Nothing 100% either way about the backpass it didn't hit the defender he slid towards it to intercept.
Some people think he couldn't control where the ball went others think if the keeper wasn't there or a carlisle player was there he would have directed it harder for a corner or throw in.
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Referee today 31 Oct 2025 16:06 #17

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I guess if anything this shows sometimes what a difficult job the referee has. With any rule/decision, it is in the opinion of the referee. There will always be a lot of people who do agree, and others that don't.

I admit though, sometimes a referee's opinion is most definitely wrong :lol:
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Referee today 31 Oct 2025 16:22 #18

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I think it's ridiculous we've had Graham Salisbury three times already this season in 15 league games.and his boy once.

He's even worse than his old man!
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Referee today 31 Oct 2025 16:45 #19

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I think it's ridiculous we've had Graham Salisbury three times already this season in 15 league games.and his boy once.

He's even worse than his old man!

As mentioned above. I'd take him every week ahead of that clown at Stevenage last week.
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Referee today 31 Oct 2025 22:20 #20

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Fail to see how a player sliding in to make an interception can be deemed a deliberate backpass!

Ref was poor, didn't let the game flow at all and gave a lot of soft free kicks but to say he was clearly biased against us and was trying to close the gulf between the teams is a bit embarrassing. None of his decisions had any baring on the result.

Miller needs to learn the offside rules btw, last two home games he must be in double figures.

Clearly tongue in cheek. He did give them an awful lot of very soft fouls mind.
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cufcdeano wrote:
All about matter of opinion. You disagree with the referee. I thought it was the correct decision, as do others above (and around me at the ground too - of course there were some surprised at the decision too) - there was only one place he was trying to direct that ball. Had the Goalkeeper not been there, i.e had it been an open goal, he wouldn't have reacted in the same way in my opinion.
Yep it's all about opinions that is why I enjoy this messageboard... for me he was trying to slide it out for a corner and it spannered off the end of his toe due to the lunge.... if he deliberately meant that to go where it did then he is a hell of a talented player to control that pass at such pace ... and he has a lot of belief in his goalkeeper's ability.
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