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       Re: M OLIVER - Man C v Man U
   DIR By: Ref Fan
       Date: October 3, 2022, 7:49 am
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       "Saving United from more punishment?  They had scored the
       previous two goals.  Surely they were cut off in their prime
       when on a comeback  ;)."
       Ha, ha.  Only losing 6-3 flattered us!!  I'd have put money on
       the next goal had there been one being scored by City.
       #Post#: 53250--------------------------------------------------
       Re: M OLIVER - Man C v Man U
   DIR By: Whistleblower
       Date: October 3, 2022, 9:12 am
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       Oliver is now developing into one of the best referees this
       country has seen in the last fifty years ( maybe from before
       that but I don't remember that far back so can't properly
       comment ). I believe he is approaching equal status with Jack
       Taylor, George Courtney and, in the highest ascription of praise
       I can bestow, perhaps getting very, very close to Joe Worrall.
       #Post#: 53262--------------------------------------------------
       Re: M OLIVER - Man C v Man U
   DIR By: rustyref
       Date: October 3, 2022, 11:37 am
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       --- Quote from: TVOS link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Ref Watcher link=topic=4015.msg53243#msg53243
       date=1664797652]
       > [quote author=Ref Fan link=topic=4015.msg53241#msg53241
       date=1664795944]
       > [quote author=Hendo link=topic=4015.msg53227#msg53227
       date=1664748610]
       > Masterclass. End of.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       You're in good company Hendo.  Dermot also referred to it as a
       Masterclass particularly praising the YC so early in the game.
       There was some comment though about only 2 minutes being added
       after the 90.
       Can we just clarify - is time expected to be added for goals
       scored, or only if there is excessive delay in the restart?
       Same with subs.
       Must admit I was expecting 4 minutes, but then United would be
       relieved they couldn't be subjected to more punishment
       [/quote]
       The Laws say:
       Allowance is made by the referee in each half for all playing
       time lost in that half through ... any significant delay to a
       restart (e.g. goal celebrations).
       So no mandatory 30 seconds per goal that the pundits are so keen
       to tell us about.
       Saving United from more punishment?  They had scored the
       previous two goals.  Surely they were cut off in their prime
       when on a comeback  ;).
       [/quote]
       "So no mandatory 30 seconds per goal that the pundits are so
       keen to tell us about."
       Isn't that covered by "any significant delay to a restart (e.g.
       goal celebrations)"?
       [/quote]
       Only if the delay is "significant", if it is "standard" and
       everyone gets back in a normal time for kick off that wouldn't
       necessarily be added.
       I know some people don't like this, but very few, if any, senior
       referees will add more than a token amount of added time if one
       team has taken a hammering.  The losing team certainly don't
       want it, I've lost count of the number of times losing players
       have asked me to blow up early.  The winning team might if they
       are chasing goal difference, but that view would change if
       something happened in those added minutes, like someone getting
       injured or sent off.  And the risk of the former happens in
       these types of games as no player likes getting a hammering, and
       there are plenty of cases of them getting angry.  Who does
       everyone think would get the blame if Haaland had his leg broken
       five minutes into stoppage time in a game that was 6-3?  It
       wouldn't be the player making the challenge, the referee would
       inevitably get it in the neck for adding unnecessary added time.
       #Post#: 53265--------------------------------------------------
       Re: M OLIVER - Man C v Man U
   DIR By: ARF
       Date: October 3, 2022, 12:06 pm
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       --- Quote from: rustyref link ---
       >
       > Only if the delay is "significant", if it is "standard" and
       everyone gets back in a normal time for kick off that wouldn't
       necessarily be added.
       >
       > I know some people don't like this, but very few, if any,
       senior referees will add more than a token amount of added time
       if one team has taken a hammering.  The losing team certainly
       don't want it, I've lost count of the number of times losing
       players have asked me to blow up early.  The winning team might
       if they are chasing goal difference, but that view would change
       if something happened in those added minutes, like someone
       getting injured or sent off.  And the risk of the former happens
       in these types of games as no player likes getting a hammering,
       and there are plenty of cases of them getting angry.  Who does
       everyone think would get the blame if Haaland had his leg broken
       five minutes into stoppage time in a game that was 6-3?  It
       wouldn't be the player making the challenge, the referee would
       inevitably get it in the neck for adding unnecessary added time.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I'd also point out that any potential goal difference issue come
       the end of the season will have been affected much more by City
       subbing off De Bruyne, Gündogan, Foden and Grealish at 6-1, than
       an extra minute or two added time!
       #Post#: 53266--------------------------------------------------
       Re: M OLIVER - Man C v Man U
   DIR By: robbieg
       Date: October 3, 2022, 12:37 pm
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       [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=4015.msg53250#msg53250
       date=1664806337]
       Oliver is now developing into one of the best referees this
       country has seen in the last fifty years ( maybe from before
       that but I don't remember that far back so can't properly
       comment ). I believe he is approaching equal status with Jack
       Taylor, George Courtney and, in the highest ascription of Joe
       Worrall.
       Mr J.B.Worrall was one of the best referees I have ever seen at
       my beloved Roker Park Sunderland.
       Never ever saw Mr Worrall have anything else than an excellent
       gae
       #Post#: 53267--------------------------------------------------
       Re: M OLIVER - Man C v Man U
   DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
       Date: October 3, 2022, 1:06 pm
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       --- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
       >
       > Oliver is now developing into one of the best referees this
       country has seen in the last fifty years ( maybe from before
       that but I don't remember that far back so can't properly
       comment ). I believe he is approaching equal status with Jack
       Taylor, George Courtney and, in the highest ascription of praise
       I can bestow, perhaps getting very, very close to Joe Worrall.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       How would you compare him to say Howard Webb?
       #Post#: 53269--------------------------------------------------
       Re: M OLIVER - Man C v Man U
   DIR By: Ref Fan
       Date: October 3, 2022, 1:17 pm
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       --- Quote from: robbieg link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=4015.msg53250#msg53250
       date=1664806337]
       > Oliver is now developing into one of the best referees this
       country has seen in the last fifty years ( maybe from before
       that but I don't remember that far back so can't properly
       comment ). I believe he is approaching equal status with Jack
       Taylor, George Courtney and, in the highest ascription of Joe
       Worrall.
       >
       >
       >
       > Mr J.B.Worrall was one of the best referees I have ever seen
       at my beloved Roker Park Sunderland.
       >
       > Never ever saw Mr Worrall have anything else than an excellent
       game
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       And the same goes for me when I watched Joe Worrall at Old
       Trafford.  I was a little surprised in those days when I first
       saw his name on the match programme as he came from Warrington,
       not all that many miles away but I wasn't sure what the policy
       was then. It's different nowadays of course with the likes of
       Anthony Taylor even closer to OT but he supports Altrincham.
       #Post#: 53272--------------------------------------------------
       Re: M OLIVER - Man C v Man U
   DIR By: Observeref8
       Date: October 3, 2022, 1:53 pm
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       Excellent from Oliver - great early yellow after 2 minutes.
       Many other PL refs need to take note sometimes a early yellow
       aids match control.
       Other than that a really one sided derby.
       #Post#: 53279--------------------------------------------------
       Re: M OLIVER - Man C v Man U
   DIR By: Whistleblower
       Date: October 3, 2022, 3:30 pm
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       robbieg and Ref Fan speak the unvarnished truth about their
       experiences at Roker Park ( where I also saw Joe Worrall once )
       and Old Trafford
       #Post#: 53282--------------------------------------------------
       Re: M OLIVER - Man C v Man U
   DIR By: Whistleblower
       Date: October 3, 2022, 3:45 pm
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       --- Quote from: TheThingFromLewes link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=4015.msg53250#msg53250
       date=1664806337]
       > Oliver is now developing into one of the best referees this
       country has seen in the last fifty years ( maybe from before
       that but I don't remember that far back so can't properly
       comment ). I believe he is approaching equal status with Jack
       Taylor, George Courtney and, in the highest ascription of praise
       I can bestow, perhaps getting very, very close to Joe Worrall.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       How would you compare him to say Howard Webb?
       [/quote]
       A really interesting question. Howard Webb of course achieved
       every major honour in the world of football refereeing and was
       an outstanding practitioner. I don't think Michael Oliver has
       quite attained the standard of Webb in his pomp yet but I think
       he will and might well just slightly edge past him. Were Howard
       Webb to have had a more felicitous World Cup Final then I might
       be tempted to say that hardly anyone could eclipse him but I
       think Michael Oliver might just do so.
       It's hard to compare different eras and different styles but I
       am quite clear that Oliver is already superior to Graham Poll
       and will be considered the outstanding referee of his
       generation, easily on a par with Courtney and Webb
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