Just got back

[Peabody]

Well, my hope was well and truly shattered and I will say it, by one man, the ref. Please can anyone on here please tell me and all the people round me and on my the tube going home, what the penalty was for. One person has said it was for a trip on Joey Barton, who should not have been on the pitch after his numerous fouls in the first half. We were unlucky and really should have seen it up in the first half. Oh and one last thing, like Middlesborough, going on with onights performance, Burnley will nev r survive in the Premiership.

[18stepsup]

But he was tripped up

[jarv]

Gent Jim was going nuts about the ref....Sean Davis too.

[GrahamG]

I don't hear any complaints from our Head Coach.

[nose]

isaw a replay in the press box just in front of me... if there was an infringment it was a foul to us.
more than that the ref had played an advantage, if the shot would have d=gone in he would have given a goal.... it's either a foul or an advantage it can't be both

the ref was dreadful.

[GrahamG]

It seems a bit silly to say Middlesbrough, Burnley, et al aren't good enough to survive in the Premier (true as that may prove to be) because they are certainly good enough to beat us.

[Domino1879]

One of the worst refereeing displays I have seen in a long time.  The man should have stamped his authority on the game early doors but did not show a card till half way through second half. Barton should have been booked twice including a cynical challenge on Parker.  Very poor.

[Peabody]

I don't hear any complaints from our Head Coach.
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Because he, like me and every football fan knows that very rarely, though we did see it at the Cottage when Arsenal persuaded Halsey that it wasn't a pen but very rarely does the ref change his mind. However, that does not prevent us from discussing the issue... Does it?

[Skatzoffc]

The ref decided Burnley should win.
And wow.
What are the chances, they did.

Great performance from us. Deserved better.

'Nuf said.
Coyw!

[millsy]

Usual poor refereeing that we've seen most weeks in this league but we played well, out passed them, out shot them, won tackles, won aerial duels, scored two goals. The ref favoured them, both with the penalty award and his leniency towards their fouls to halt play throughout the match but in the end it was our many missed chances that cost us the points.

[RaySmith]

Refs seem to be  terrible in this division.

[FFCAli]

One of the craziest things was when we got a free kick and the ref marked the shaving cream line for the defenders to stand behind....they stood firmly in front, the ref went over to them, looked at them and the line, then walked away and signalled to Ross to take the kick.  No authority at all.

[westcliff white]

it was a soft pen (was on Boyd though not Darton) for definite, as for playing advantage i think they can do so and then pull back if none is gained, or something like that, I do not get all the rules these days.

As for Barton he was after Parker all night and the ref was as soft as they come on the tackles, he knew when they were behind if we get Parker we can get back in the game.

[MJG]

One of the craziest things was when we got a free kick and the ref marked the shaving cream line for the defenders to stand behind....they stood firmly in front, the ref went over to them, looked at them and the line, then walked away and signalled to Ross to take the kick.  No authority at all.

to be fair I saw why they did that as we moved the ball back away from our shaving foam. I would have done the same if the defenders.

[filham]

The ref decided Burnley should win.
And wow.
What are the chances, they did.

Great performance from us. Deserved better.

'Nuf said.
Coyw!

No that remark is out of order. To say that the ref made mistakes in one teams favour is one thing but to suggest that a ref. showed deliberate bias is not acceptable.

[Kent Cassandra]

Filham why is suggesting that not acceptable?
I suggested Blatter was corrupt, was that no0t acceptable?

[Bill2]

The ref decided Burnley should win.
And wow.
What are the chances, they did.

Great performance from us. Deserved better.

'Nuf said.
Coyw!

No that remark is out of order. To say that the ref made mistakes in one teams favour is one thing but to suggest that a ref. showed deliberate bias is not acceptable.

I agree that the ref did not favour one team it is just the fact that he was useless and Burnley took full advantage of it with professional fouls and targeting Scotty P.

[Burt]

The ref was not great.

We didn't deserve to lose.

As ever, we conceded soft, preventable goals.

That miss just before half-time was decisive.

Its a big game on Saturday....