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       Brentford v AFCB - Matt Donohue
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: May 11, 2024, 11:34 am
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       Wore that vile shirt so has not endeared himself to Missy bmb.
       Overall remained in the background and just got on and done his
       thing quietly and mostly competently. Several talking points.
       Dom Solanke disallowed goal 1: We can't complain about the
       handball by Semenyo. It was a handball under the LOTG and he
       gained an advantage from getting away with it in real time which
       led directly to the attacking phase the goal was scored from. It
       was right in front of the tech area. Disappointing but correct
       call. VAR intervention and an OFR took place.
       Dom Solanke disallowed goal 2: I'm calling it a disallowed goal
       as the ball was just about going over the line into the goal
       when he blew the whistle. Was no foul so why he blew up only he
       knows. Had he blown a split second later the ball would have
       already crossed the line & VAR could have sent him to have
       another look, that split second made all the difference &
       nothing VAR could do.
       Brentford penalty: Yes Zaba made the tiniest of contact with
       Toney, but Toney was already 2/3 way to the floor "anticipating
       the contact" that was about to come. VAR intervention and after
       OFR correctly overturned the penalty call and the YC to Zaba
       wiped out. IMO Toney should also have been booked for
       simulation.
       Got some stick from the East & North stands for a non offside.
       Replays showed the Brentford player was at least 2 feet onside -
       correct call.
       Gave Brentford a goal kick that should have been an AFCB corner.
       Not sure how that was missed by him and AR1 as the Brentford
       player who put it out was 2/3 feet away from any other player.
       Last 15 mins of the game were the best - 3 cracking goals
       scored.
       He's being slated by AFCB fans on SM but in my opinion, they're
       judging on an offside they feel affronted we weren't given,
       correctly as I said above, and a correct handball that led to a
       goal being disallowed. Certainly not the worst ref we have seen,
       imo, but nowhere near the best either. I'm sure he will learn
       from it and will continue to grow and develop.
       #Post#: 79621--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Brentford v AFCB - Matt Donohue
   DIR By: Claretman
       Date: May 11, 2024, 4:17 pm
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       --- Quote from: bmb link ---
       >
       > Wore that vile shirt so has not endeared himself to Missy bmb.
       >
       > Overall remained in the background and just got on and done
       his thing quietly and mostly competently. Several talking
       points.
       >
       > Dom Solanke disallowed goal 1: We can't complain about the
       handball by Semenyo. It was a handball under the LOTG and he
       gained an advantage from getting away with it in real time which
       led directly to the attacking phase the goal was scored from. It
       was right in front of the tech area. Disappointing but correct
       call. VAR intervention and an OFR took place.
       >
       > Dom Solanke disallowed goal 2: I'm calling it a disallowed
       goal as the ball was just about going over the line into the
       goal when he blew the whistle. Was no foul so why he blew up
       only he knows. Had he blown a split second later the ball would
       have already crossed the line & VAR could have sent him to have
       another look, that split second made all the difference &
       nothing VAR could do.
       >
       > Brentford penalty: Yes Zaba made the tiniest of contact with
       Toney, but Toney was already 2/3 way to the floor "anticipating
       the contact" that was about to come. VAR intervention and after
       OFR correctly overturned the penalty call and the YC to Zaba
       wiped out. IMO Toney should also have been booked for
       simulation.
       >
       > Got some stick from the East & North stands for a non offside.
       Replays showed the Brentford player was at least 2 feet onside -
       correct call.
       >
       > Gave Brentford a goal kick that should have been an AFCB
       corner. Not sure how that was missed by him and AR1 as the
       Brentford player who put it out was 2/3 feet away from any other
       player.
       >
       > Last 15 mins of the game were the best - 3 cracking goals
       scored.
       >
       > He's being slated by AFCB fans on SM but they're judging on an
       offside they feel affronted we weren't given, correctly as I
       said above, and a correct handball that led to a goal being
       disallowed. Certainly not the worst ref we have seen, imo, but
       nowhere near the best either. I'm sure he will learn from it and
       will continue to grow and develop.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I am sure he will quickly learn two things after today, dont be
       quick on the whistle as in the Dom Solanke disallowed goal when
       you have var and more importantly to hand in that shirt in that
       certain colour when entering darsetshire.
       #Post#: 79627--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Brentford v AFCB - Matt Donohue
   DIR By: TVOS
       Date: May 11, 2024, 6:43 pm
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       --- Quote from: ChippenhamCherry link ---
       >
       > [quote author=bmb link=topic=5997.msg79608#msg79608
       date=1715445248]
       > He's being slated by AFCB fans on SM but they're judging on an
       offside they feel affronted we weren't given, correctly as I
       said above, and a correct handball that led to a goal being
       disallowed.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       (Post removed)
       [/quote]
       Your comment about being fast tracked from U8s football is
       extremely disrespectful to the EFL and in particular the
       Championship, where Mr Donohue has refereed for several seasons.
       He might not have had the best of games, but don’t forget where
       you have come from so readily.
       #Post#: 79637--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Brentford v AFCB - Matt Donohue
   DIR By: Leggy
       Date: May 12, 2024, 5:59 am
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       I hate to disagree with BMB, but I felt that the established SG
       referee acting as VAR threw the debutant Premier League referee
       under the bus (more than once).
       The handball that caused the first "goal" to be disallowed might
       possibly be justified under the current nonsense that is the
       handball law, but it was a long time before the goal was scored
       and the desire to review was increased by pretty much every
       Bournemouth player (in the vicinity) stopping playing to appeal
       to the referee.  Had they followed the old adage of playing to
       the whistle they would have had a much better chance of
       preventing a goal.
       (As an aside, Brentford's winning goal came from a challenge
       which could have been a foul back in Brentford's left back
       position.  There was a very quick transition leading to the
       winning goal.  If VAR can intervene for an alleged handball on
       the halfway line, maybe it should have interfered in this case?)
       The disallowed Bournemouth goal was a foul - the attacker
       "rolled" the defender with his arm and body to dispossess him.
       The referee was well positioned and made his decision before the
       ball was struck.  It might have taken him a second or two to
       share that decision with the world (by blowing his whistle) but
       every referee knows there is a time lag between the mental
       process of making the decision and the physical process of
       indicating said decision.
       The Toney penalty was a foul.  The defender came from a position
       whereby he could not legally play the ball and barged Toney
       over.  That "contact" in the centre circle is a free kick ten
       times out of ten without an eyebrow being raised.  Again the
       referee was well placed to make the decision and - in my view he
       made the right decision.
       The VAR interventions struck me as a case of an experienced VAR
       "schooling" the (Premier League) rookie in the ways of the EPL.
       You can almost hear him saying:  "Don't be making those big
       decisions based on the skill and experience that got you here;
       do it our way".
       I am sure many will disagree with me, but this game has - for me
       - been a good example of why VAR was a great idea in theory but
       is not improving the game in reality.
       #Post#: 79638--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Brentford v AFCB - Matt Donohue
   DIR By: Jim_AFCB
       Date: May 12, 2024, 6:05 am
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       The handball leading up to the goal.. I called it there and then
       and didnt really celebrate the goal too much as it was always
       going to be reviewed. The referee may also have been unsighted
       which it why it was not given at the time. Semenyo got a big
       advantage which may have influenced the officials into giving
       the FK and disallowing the goal.
       Didn't think the ref's perfornamce was great, but it wan't as
       bad as many Cherries fans' reactions may have suggested.. so
       think me and BMB thinking along the same lines.
       #Post#: 79639--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Brentford v AFCB - Matt Donohue
   DIR By: ARF
       Date: May 12, 2024, 6:23 am
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       I'm disappointed that the officials somehow managed to twice
       either fail to spot (or the referee declined to sanction)
       Solanke for his mask celebrations for both the disallowed goal
       in the first half, and the goal that stood in the second half.
       It's a mandatory caution, and should have seen Solanke being
       dismissed (although I'd hope he wouldn't have been so stupid as
       to repeat it had he been cautioned as he should have been in the
       first half).
       #Post#: 79641--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Brentford v AFCB - Matt Donohue
   DIR By: ajb95
       Date: May 12, 2024, 7:17 am
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       The "penalty" is outside the box so surely a very good VAR
       intervention
       #Post#: 79643--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Brentford v AFCB - Matt Donohue
   DIR By: guest308
       Date: May 12, 2024, 7:49 am
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       --- Quote from: ARF link ---
       >
       > I'm disappointed that the officials somehow managed to twice
       either fail to spot (or the referee declined to sanction)
       Solanke for his mask celebrations for both the disallowed goal
       in the first half, and the goal that stood in the second half.
       It's a mandatory caution, and should have seen Solanke being
       dismissed (although I'd hope he wouldn't have been so stupid as
       to repeat it had he been cautioned as he should have been in the
       first half).
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Whilst you are correct in law and I have no issue with what you
       have posted , it is definitely a sad state of affairs if we are
       thinking that is important, if you genuinely think it is then I
       respectfully suggest the game is dying. :(
       #Post#: 79646--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Brentford v AFCB - Matt Donohue
   DIR By: ARF
       Date: May 12, 2024, 8:45 am
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       --- Quote from: charlieboy link ---
       >
       > [quote author=ARF link=topic=5997.msg79639#msg79639
       date=1715512988]
       > I'm disappointed that the officials somehow managed to twice
       either fail to spot (or the referee declined to sanction)
       Solanke for his mask celebrations for both the disallowed goal
       in the first half, and the goal that stood in the second half.
       It's a mandatory caution, and should have seen Solanke being
       dismissed (although I'd hope he wouldn't have been so stupid as
       to repeat it had he been cautioned as he should have been in the
       first half).
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Whilst you are correct in law and I have no issue with what you
       have posted , it is definitely a sad state of affairs if we are
       thinking that is important, if you genuinely think it is then I
       respectfully suggest the game is dying. :(
       [/quote]
       I do think it's important, as referees at the highest levels
       failing to give mandatory sanctions such as these cause referees
       at grassroots level to have unnecessary problems when they do
       their job correctly. While I accept that there will be times
       when subjective situations will be managed in the name of event
       management (or whatever other term you'd like to give it), there
       is no subjectivity here - it is a mandatory caution (and has
       been so since 2007).
       #Post#: 79649--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Brentford v AFCB - Matt Donohue
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: May 12, 2024, 11:48 am
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       The mask comments are a good point. Had he have taken his shirt
       off then he would have been booked with no questions asked.
       Covering the head or face with a mask or other similar item is
       also specified.
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