For incompetence, it's up there with Pedro Mendes at Old Trafford .
At the point the ball is played forward by Paulinho, Verts has almost crossed the halfway line, a second later and he would have which would have made him offside as there was only one opposition player in their half. It was the wrong decision by Lino but may be not as ridiculous in real time?
How do the refs get this so wrong? I have to keep telling myself that we won, but this is bothering me so much haha.
No, when the ball was played, he was in our half, right in Foy's line of sight, and even after crossing the half, the opposition player was well in front ...
I can't even make up a ****ing excuse for either the linesman or Foy
At the point the ball is played forward by Paulinho, Verts has almost crossed the halfway line, a second later and he would have which would have made him offside as there was only one opposition player in their half. It was the wrong decision by Lino but may be not as ridiculous in real time?
and even after crossing the half, the opposition player was well in front ...
Of all the poor decisions we’ve seen in the Premier League this season, ruling out Jan Vertonghen’s late goal against Sunderland has been the worst.
It’s a very, very poor call from Chris Foy, who was only yards from the ball, could clearly see the pass and that Vertonghen was inside Tottenham's half as he raced away. For me, he’s as culpable as Adam Nunn, the assistant who raised his flag.
As has been the case on numerous occasions this season, the communication between the referee and his assistant was poor. After the ball went in, Foy should have consulted Nunn over the decision and overruled his assistant’s call, given that he was in an excellent position to see the incident and did not need to rely on anyone else to make the correct judgement.
Assistant referees get paid £800 per game in the Premier League and they should not be making mistakes as big as this. Nunn is only young and new to the top flight but I believe he’s being put forward by David Elleray, chairman of the FA referees’ committee, for the Uefa Centre of Refereeing Excellence (CORE) course for assistant referees. If he’s making decisions like this, you have to ask whether he’s the right choice.
With FA Cup games next weekend, it’ll be interesting to see whether Nunn is taken out of the equation. As for Foy, who knows. There’s been certain times when officials have been left out for poor decisions, Lee Mason has been stood down since Boxing Day, while Mark Clattenburg has been dropped this season for his supposed errors.
How do the refs get this so wrong? I have to keep telling myself that we won, but this is bothering me so much haha.
lol yep I'm the same - I'm well annoyed we didn't get a 3-1 win. We need that goal for the GD.
There are zero excuses for the officials for this completer.utter.*** up, definitely the worst call we've received since Pedro Mendes, although FOY's multiple disgraces against Stoke a few years back runs them close.
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Apologies if discussed already.
I know it has been mentioned in another thread, as the goal was disallowed it means Sunderland stay ahead of Burnley. Now had this been the last day of the season and that decision was the difference between Burnley staying up and Sunderland going down I wonder what would happen? #
I know it is all hypothetical, but that goal could have cost (it may still do, you never know) Burnley £60m. Wonder if a team in that situation could have the decision overturned?
No, when the ball was played, he was in our half, right in Foy's line of sight, and even after crossing the half, the opposition player was well in front ...
I can't even make up a ****ing excuse for either the linesman or Foy
Even if Vertonghen had been standing alone on the Sunderland penalty spot,he would have still have been onside as the ball played to him came from our half of the pitch..why is this so hard to understand.Had Jan been in there half he would have been offside as the keeper came up for the corner so only one player between Jan and the goal. However.... Jan was no F'in where near their half!!
Even if Vertonghen had been standing alone on the Sunderland penalty spot,he would have still have been onside as the ball played to him came from our half of the pitch..why is this so hard to understand.
You do know that's NOT how offside works, right? Half the offsides in any given match are the result of balls played from within the team's own half. Offside is pretty much all about where the receiving player is when the ball is played./