Quickly Kevin Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Blew up on 85 minutes Restarted play Sent Mali player for a routine final and rejected VAR decision it wasnt a red. Blows up on 89 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildatheart67 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Mmmm not at all suspicious. Shades of the Malaysia betting syndicates and all them " floodlight" failures we had here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildatheart67 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Quite the story https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/12/africa-cup-nations-mali-tunisia-referee-controversy-timekeeping?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Absolute shambles. No wonder the AFCON gets laughed at when people like Ian Wright were saying it doesn't get the respect it deserves. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, TheEnchanter said: Absolute shambles. No wonder the AFCON gets laughed at when people like Ian Wright were saying it doesn't get the respect it deserves. Not quite the same point - granted this was a huge cluster, but we’ve also had English referees give ghost goals etc in the past It definitely doesn’t get the respect it deserves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 30 minutes ago, McRightSide said: Not quite the same point - granted this was a huge cluster, but we’ve also had English referees give ghost goals etc in the past It definitely doesn’t get the respect it deserves The quality of the tournament is nowhere near the levels of the World Cup or Euros. In Europe where European teams are playing, watched by European nations there is little appetite for the AFCON, Copa America or Asian international trophies. Where is the lack of respect? It's just a mix of geography and the amazingly high standards of European football that dictate these things. I sympathise with a lot of the factors that make African football inferior (socially, culturally, financially, infrastructurally) but overall people aren't going to be interested in Sudan v Guinea Bissau on bbc iplayer in a stadium with no fans and standards of football and refeereeing that are way below the levels that people pay money to watch in stadiums and on TV. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, McRightSide said: Not quite the same point - granted this was a huge cluster, but we’ve also had English referees give ghost goals etc in the past It definitely doesn’t get the respect it deserves The ghost goals are a genuine accident. How on earth can a referee at his level not tell the time....it's not like the numbers are in a different language? And to do it twice????? In 4 minutes??? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 4 hours ago, mildatheart67 said: Mmmm not at all suspicious. Shades of the Malaysia betting syndicates and all them " floodlight" failures we had here Just what I was thinking when I heard about it, how the hell can a ref blow for full time 5 minutes early?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 12 hours ago, TheEnchanter said: Absolute shambles. No wonder the AFCON gets laughed at when people like Ian Wright were saying it doesn't get the respect it deserves. Absolutely. Complete sham of competition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy Tail Owl Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 12 hours ago, TheEnchanter said: Absolute shambles. No wonder the AFCON gets laughed at when people like Ian Wright were saying it doesn't get the respect it deserves. I thought exactly the same re Wright when I saw this yesterday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy Tail Owl Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 He also blew early in the first half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howards back Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 10 hours ago, helmut_rooster said: The ghost goals are a genuine accident. How on earth can a referee at his level not tell the time....it's not like the numbers are in a different language? And to do it twice????? In 4 minutes??? Perhaps he had somewhere to be. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 According to the news report, I saw this morning the ref said he was suffering from sunstroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 The only possible explanation for this is staring everyone in the face. It's not because he's an An African FA referee, it would be the same if it was UEFA official. Why do we think officials are automatically pure and beyond question ? I think they are all ripe to be got at, through blackmail or bribes. To paraphrase Sherlock Holmes, if a referee denies a blatant penalty whilst looking straight at it, only one possible explanation remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 We could have done with this ref for a lot of our games this season, we'd have a few more points on board. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Bannofan said: The only possible explanation for this is staring everyone in the face. It's not because he's an An African FA referee, it would be the same if it was UEFA official. Why do we think officials are automatically pure and beyond question ? I think they are all ripe to be got at, through blackmail or bribes. To paraphrase Sherlock Holmes, if a referee denies a blatant penalty whilst looking straight at it, only one possible explanation remains. He needs glasses? He's lost his guide dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only way is S6 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 11 hours ago, Howards back said: Perhaps he had somewhere to be. Ladbrokes, collecting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 12/01/2022 at 22:09, TheEnchanter said: The quality of the tournament is nowhere near the levels of the World Cup or Euros. In Europe where European teams are playing, watched by European nations there is little appetite for the AFCON, Copa America or Asian international trophies. Where is the lack of respect? It's just a mix of geography and the amazingly high standards of European football that dictate these things. I sympathise with a lot of the factors that make African football inferior (socially, culturally, financially, infrastructurally) but overall people aren't going to be interested in Sudan v Guinea Bissau on bbc iplayer in a stadium with no fans and standards of football and refeereeing that are way below the levels that people pay money to watch in stadiums and on TV. People in Sudan might be Thanks for answering the lack of respect point for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy Tail Owl Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 10 hours ago, McRightSide said: People in Sudan might be Thanks for answering the lack of respect point for me He is clearly talking about people in Europe and not Sudanese and Guineas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Fairy Tail Owl said: He is clearly talking about people in Europe and not Sudanese and Guineas. Exactly I wonder how people in Sudan felt about watching North Macedonia v Austria Just because people in Europe don’t want to watch it doesn’t make it any less meaningful to those who do To suggest It did would be….disrespectful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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