RATE THE REF - Michael Oliver v Watford

[jdrobbo]

Michael Oliver (Newcastle) v Watford

How to Score
A. Decision Making (including use of advantage)-out of 25
B. Consistency - out of 25
C. Fitness and Positioning - out of 25
D. Control and Authority - out of 25

[IanMcL]

Those penalties he gave us were nailed on!

[jdrobbo]

A 17
B 10
C 17
D 14

[simonclaret]

Niang should have seen red.

[ClaretTony]

I can only judge on what I saw at the time when I thought he got the big decisions right.

A 20
B 18
C 24
D 18

[MACCA]

21
21
21
21

[Wilsdenclaret]

very good
23
23
23
23

[CleggHall]

It is reassuring to see that many posters on this board are balanced and fair with few disagreeing with the Hendrick sending off and giving referee Oliver high marks ( so far?)

[IanMcL]

He was ok and as I predicted, we had a pen!

[ClaretTony]

You can only mark on what you see. The early yellow was a long way from us but I thought the Hendrick one was going to be red. It must have been given Sean Dyche has accepted it.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Would he have booked their player after the 2nd goal if he hadn't booked him earlier?

[ClaretTony]

Would he have booked their player after the 2nd goal if he hadn't booked him earlier?

That's a good question and one we don't know the answer too - but, in the end, it was my only complaint about him. I've seen the Hendrick incident since and he's got that absolutely right.

[quoonbeatz]

Seems to have regressed to rushing the big decisions like he used to. Hendrick's challenge is a a bit overzealous but not malicious; it's a yellow at worst. Same as their lad clattering Ward super late; if Hendrick goes, he has to go for that

[Ashingtonclaret46]

Sorry quoon, I have to disagree. Hendrick's challenge, although not malicious, was definitely a red card in the modern era. His stoods were up and he completely missed the ball and hit their player on the shin causing a nasty gash. The foul on Ward was definitely a yellow but the studs were not up and that is what saved him from a red.

NIang did not commit any cautionable offence as far as TLOG are concerned by going to the crowd because he did not climb onto the barriers.

[Bordeauxclaret]

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The old consistency debate.

[jdrobbo]

Hendrick's challenge was clumsy but come on, it's a red all day long. Just disappointed it's a three game ban. Thankfully, one of those games will be a cup tie.

Against Lincoln, we're going to be without:

Hendrick
Marney
Defour
Brady

And possibly Barton