Worst decision ever made?

[southbourne saint]

Been a Saints fan for over 40 years. Yesterdays penalty whilst in our favour was the most blatantly wrong decision I have ever seen

has there ever been a worse decision? I cant think of one your opinions please.

[Give it to Ron]

2 against us...Anderlecht away we had a good goal ruled out.

Roger the git Milford playing extra time until Oldham scored.

 

Shocking decisions from a shocking ref.

[Turkish]

I remember a couple of shocking decisions going against us. Neil Shipperleys disallowed header which would have put us 1-0 at Old Trafford in the FA Cup quarter final about 1996 and Rodney Wallace having a goal disallowed in the League Cup at home to Luton about a year or so before, again would have put us 1-0 up, we went on to lose both.

 

It's probably the worst one for us, clearly outside the area, but he didn't give two clear ones either so balanced out in the end.

[saints_is_the_south]

Not worse, but Walton's decision to dissalow Jaidi's goal against Leeds in 09/10 season when the Leeds player had Fonte in a headlock.

[Turkish]

2 against us...Anderlecht away we had a good goal ruled out.

Roger the git Milford playing extra time until Oldham scored.

 

Shocking decisions from a shocking ref.

 

The ref missing Paul Davis punching Glen Cockerill then playing 10 minutes of injury time because of it and Arsenal scoring the equaliser at the end of it. c1988 i believe.

[rick1976.4.38]

kks goal against utd in 81/82 season.what a goal,kk wasnt even offside,probably better than rooneys or di canio

[Fan The Flames]

Uriah Rennie disallowing Ken Monkou's (I think) header against Derby at SMS, there was absolutely no reason for disallowing it. Ironic for someone of his name the decision and my subsequent screaming brought about a bout of acid reflux.

[Badger]

kks goal against utd in 81/82 season.what a goal,kk wasnt even offside,probably better than rooneys or di canio

 

Armstrong was flagged as offside. Debatable if interfering with play or obscuring Bailey's line of vision though.

[anothersaintinsouthsea]

Didn't Mark Hughes score a "goal" at the Dell that rebounded straight back out and it was never given?

 

The worst decision I can think of (not Saints) was the Watford "goal" that was given a season or two ago when the ball briefly cross the touchline about 5 yards the wrong side of the post.

[mitch01]

Uriah Rennie disallowing Ken Monkou's (I think) header against Derby at SMS, there was absolutely no reason for disallowing it. Ironic for someone of his name the decision and my subsequent screaming brought about a bout of acid reflux.

 

Monkou never played at SMS. Maybe Paul Williams?

[Whitey Grandad]

Uriah Rennie disallowing Ken Monkou's (I think) header against Derby at SMS, there was absolutely no reason for disallowing it. Ironic for someone of his name the decision and my subsequent screaming brought about a bout of acid reflux.

 

Away at West Ham?

[Saints Fan Dan]

At home to Man City in 99/00 season in an evening game on Sky and Nicky Weaver, I think, handled the ball miles outside the box and the ref gave nothing.

[Fan The Flames]

Away at West Ham?

 

Definitely home to Derby, it could have been Paul Williams or Dean Richards.

[Quickfire Double]

Away at West Ham?

 

That's the one I'm pretty sure, circa 96 / 97? Nearly had a rage-faint over that, if it is that one!

[bpsaint]

That's the one I'm pretty sure, circa 96 / 97? Nearly had a rage-faint over that, if it is that one!

 

That's the one I'm thinking of too, was also live on Sky. Can't recall ever having a goal ruled out against Derby at SMS.

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-wrights-goal-touch-sinks-southampton-1201403.html

Edited 20 November, 2011 by bpsaint

[corsacar saint]

That appalling decision yesterday was evened out by the referees decision not to give a stonewaller a little later,when Rickie was blatantly stopped from getting off the ground for a goal scoring header at the back post. The shirt pulling at the other end[which I only saw close up on the tv] seemed pretty clear cut as well.

[Somewhere In Northam]

HAND OF FROG !

end of

so bad really, well offside and. . its like watching rugby not football

search it

Edited 20 November, 2011 by Somewhere In Northam

[Gemmel]

Uriah Rennie disallowing Ken Monkou's (I think) header against Derby at The Dell, there was absolutely no reason for disallowing it. Ironic for someone of his name the decision and my subsequent screaming brought about a bout of acid reflux.

 

A friend gave Ken a lift home from Villa about 3 months after that and I asked Monkou if Rennie ever apologised or explained why.... Ive never seen such a calm, reasoned bloke explode so quickly..... some intresting words and phrases, that would see you or I given life bans if we ever used them at a match.

 

Ken = Top bloke

[krissyboy31]

There was some inept refereeing all round yesterday. The decision to allow Pedersen's goal for Blackburn v Wigan has got to be up there.

[Appy]

D'urso giving Barry Ferguson 2 yellow cards and not sending him off in 04/05.

[Kingsland Codger]

Yesterday's decision by Walton was dreadful. I also recall Uriah Rennie awarded us a penalty in a match at SMS against Wolves when Kevin Phillips got himself into a tangle, stumbled, couldn't keep his feet and blundered into the penalty area where he eventually lost his balance. Not only was the 'incident' outside the area but I'm not sure there was even a foul involved.

 

Having said that, it isn't easy to be a referee and slow motion replays from a variety of angles played after the event are luxuries the officials don't have. For all the kerfuffle about Walton on Saturday, the Brighton defender (Dunk?) should never have fouled Fonte. Fonte wasn't a danger, he wasn't heading goalwards and had he been left alone nothing of concern to Brighton would have unfolded.

 

Message to Brighton fans (all fans) - if your players insist on giving away unnecessary fouls in or around the penalty area then don't be surprised if penalties are awarded.

[Pilchards]

Remember Kevin Phillips getting a penalty against Sunderland, he tripped over his own feet & nobody appealed as a Mackem was not even 8 yards of him.

 

This was the day we won the Rugby world cup 2003.

[Pilchards]

Yesterday's decision by Walton was dreadful. I also recall Uriah Rennie awarded us a penalty in a match at SMS against Wolves when Kevin Phillips got himself into a tangle, stumbled, couldn't keep his feet and blundered into the penalty area where he eventually lost his balance. Not only was the 'incident' outside the area but I'm not sure there was even a foul involved.

 

Having said that, it isn't easy to be a referee and slow motion replays from a variety of angles played after the event are luxuries the officials don't have. For all the kerfuffle about Walton on Saturday, the Brighton defender (Dunk?) should never have fouled Fonte. Fonte wasn't a danger, he wasn't heading goalwards and had he been left alone nothing of concern to Brighton would have unfolded.

 

Message to Brighton fans (all fans) - if your players insist on giving away unnecessary fouls in or around the penalty area then don't be surprised if penalties are awarded.

 

The Phillips one is I believe the one I'm referring too.

Sure it was Sunderland.

[John Boy Saint]

Most of the ones I would have mentioned are above, but for bizarre does anyone recall a game against Villa with a new on the scene Howard Webb in charge. During the first half we were defending like devils, then the ball trickled out for a goal kick or so Saints, everyone at that end, and the Villa players thought as they trotted out of the box. But Mr Webb was calling the villa players back blowing his whistle and pointing to the penalty spot Saints payers were incandescent, Villa players were embarrassed, but were not going to refuse the chance to go one up.

[Gemmel]

This thread is of course missing Hughe's goal against Leeds, at The Dell, that hit the advertising board and came out.....no goal

[SuperMikey]

There was some inept refereeing all round yesterday. The decision to allow Pedersen's goal for Blackburn v Wigan has got to be up there.

 

Just saw that on MOTD2, absolutely amazing that nobody picked up on it! Shocking officiating all round.

[Lets B Avenue]

Remember Kevin Phillips getting a penalty against Sunderland, he tripped over his own feet & nobody appealed as a Mackem was not even 8 yards of him.

 

This was the day we won the Rugby world cup 2003.

 

We played at home to Chelsea that day. Sunderland were relegated the season before, which is how we came to sign Phillips. He didnt play against them in the 2 seasons he was here.

[John Cool]

The one anothersaintinsouthsea mentioned, Saints 0 Leeds 3, August 1999: Mark Hughes hits an unstoppable rocket straight into the net, but a combination of the compact dimensions of The Dell and the power of the shot, it rebounded off the advertising hoardings behind the net and the ref didn't give the goal. I was postioned behind the goal at the time so the mistake was obvious to me. I may or may not have said some rude words.

[bpsaint]

Yesterday's decision by Walton was dreadful. I also recall Uriah Rennie awarded us a penalty in a match at SMS against Wolves when Kevin Phillips got himself into a tangle, stumbled, couldn't keep his feet and blundered into the penalty area where he eventually lost his balance. Not only was the 'incident' outside the area but I'm not sure there was even a foul.

 

I remember from where I was sat that day it looked like Phillips had been tripped as the Wolves defender ran past him, cringed slightly with embarassment when insaw it on MOTD later that evening though.

 

Remember Beatts had been getting stick from the wolves fans with their " if Beattie plays for England so can I" chant up until he scored the pen and ran in front of them with the ol' cupped ear.

[Pilchards]

We played at home to Chelsea that day. Sunderland were relegated the season before, which is how we came to sign Phillips. He didnt play against them in the 2 seasons he was here.

 

OMG I must be losing it!

 

we won 2-0 the day we won the world cup I'm sure of that whoever we played, correct me again!

 

haha

[Reynoldson!!]

I remember Michael Svensson giving away a penalty once. I can't for the life of me remember who it was against but he basically stood there while the attacker climbed all over him and somehow they got a penalty out of it

[MorningtonCrescent]

I remember Michael Svensson giving away a penalty once. I can't for the life of me remember who it was against but he basically stood there while the attacker climbed all over him and somehow they got a penalty out of it

 

Possibly Spurs, first game of the season and they went top of the league?

 

My memory might not be great either - like Pilchards! ;-)

[Nexstar]

The angle shown on the FLS at 13:10 is laughable. Peter Walton couldn't hope for a better view on a player, with no clue where the ball is, charging Lambert down.

[OttawaSaint]

That Kenny Monkou one really got my goat. We were all over them and he scored in the last minute, nowhere near a single West Ham player and Rennie waved it away. Pathetic refereeing, considering the amount of last minute goals we shipped in those days, we finally get to cheer one, and for no reason it gets called off.

 

Funny thing is, that a few weeks later I was in South Shields watching the finish of the Great North Run and who should be running into the finish straight but Rennie himself, gave him a right piece of my mind, you should have seen the look on his face!

[the saint in winchester]

kks goal against utd in 81/82 season.what a goal,kk wasnt even offside,probably better than rooneys or di canio

 

That was the one that came to my mind too. David Armstrong given offside when he was played no part in the move, but was deemed to be interefering with play as he was in the keeper's line of sight! Bizarre.

[mitch01]

I remember Michael Svensson giving away a penalty once. I can't for the life of me remember who it was against but he basically stood there while the attacker climbed all over him and somehow they got a penalty out of it

 

Away to Leicester first day of the season one year. It was the first ever game at the Walkers and ended 2-2. Beattie and a Phillips scorcher.

[Hatch]

Lampards 'goal' in the WC was a pretty shyte decision.

[Chin Strain]

Pahars at SMS v Sunderland. We won 2 nil and he 'scored' the 3rd (would have been his hatrick) at the Chapel End. The bal; went over the line by a yard and, despite the linesman having a clear view, it wasn't given.

 

The worst non penalty decision I've seen at SMS was the one in the 2nd half against Rickie on Saturday. You see where the ref is standing and he has a clear view and is looking straight at it......WTF was he thinking?

[Fan The Flames]

That was the one that came to my mind too. David Armstrong given offside when he was played no part in the move, but was deemed to be interefering with play as he was in the keeper's line of sight! Bizarre.

 

Back then it would not have mattered if you were not in the line of sight, if any one was off the goal didn't stand, them were the rules.

[positivepete]

There was also a decision at SMS involving Bosnich who clawed the ball back into play from about a yard behind the line

[Big Ron fan]

Worse than yesterday was our centenary match in autumn 1985 against Everton, the reigning champions. 2-1 up after coming from 1-0 down and on top, an Everton player did a long punt downfield which Nick Holmes (I think) shepherded out for a goal kick with no Everton player challenging him. The ref, bizarrely, gave a corner (to the crowd's bemusement and derision) from which they scored and went on to win 3-2.

[Huntingdon]

I think the awful penalty decision allows Brighton to centre the criticism on the referee and not themselves, because I was disappointed in their overall performance.

[KK the 2nd]

Away at West Ham?

Yes I was there. Defo West Ham away. Great header and disallowed for no apparent reason by Rennie.

[SO5 4BW]

The Paul Davis/Glen Cockerill game at Highbury in 1988 - the result wasn't in until after they'd read out the Scottish scores - as the ref had played until Arsenal could equalise. They won the league that season on goals scored...

[sidthesquid]

I remember the first time graham Poll came to my notice, against Wimbledon. First he gave a pen to them which took about 5 minutes to sort out as nobody on either side knew what he'd given or why. (Their man fell over the ball with no Saints player near him.) Then he proceeded to send off the wrong Wimbledon player (Thorn, I think) for a nothing foul.

Walton's decision was poor, but Fonte was clearly fouled and it was right on the ege of the box. There have been many worse and it's nice that just occasionally we are on the right side of it for once.

[Somewhere In Northam]

I can't help but feel every time Fonte gets fouled anywhere on the pitch now, we should all shout 'penalty!'.

haha i WILL be screaming that

[Kingsland Codger]

OMG I must be losing it!

 

we won 2-0 the day we won the world cup I'm sure of that whoever we played, correct me again!

 

haha

 

We lost 0-1 to a Mario Melchiot goal. It was pouring with rain and there was a leak in the stadium roof just above me; a steady drip landed straight in the gap between the collar and the neck of a lady seated in the row in front of me.

 

She didn't notice until midway through the second half.

[PaulSaint]

This was one of the worst "non saints" incidents for me:

 

Controversy at 1982 World Cup

 

Schumacher was involved in a collision with a French defender, substitute Patrick Battiston, in the semi-final of the 1982 World Cup. Battiston had just Schumacher to beat after a through ball from Michel Platini, but shot wide of the goal. Instead of trying to defend the shot, Schumacher appeared to jump directly at Battiston, and collided with him in mid-air.[1] Battiston was knocked unconscious, and later slipped into a coma.[2] He also lost his two front teeth and had a damaged vertebra. He received oxygen on the pitch.[3] Michel Platini later said that he thought that Battiston had died, because "he had no pulse and looked pale".[4] The Dutch referee Charles Corver did not award a free kick for the incident. Schumacher then proceeded to take the goal-kick and play resumed.[5] Germany would eventually go on to win the game on penalty kicks after the match was tied at 3–3.

After winning the game, the goalkeeper caused more controversy when he was told that Battiston had lost three teeth, and replied: "If that's all that's wrong with him, I'll pay him the crowns." Schumacher later apologised in person to Battiston, and the apology was accepted by Battiston.

A French newspaper poll asked which was the least popular man in France, and Schumacher beat Adolf Hitler into second.[6]

When West Germany and France met again in World Cup 1986, Battiston said that the incident was "forgiven and forgotten". However, he said that he was wary of getting "close to Schumacher" and said that he would hold a distance of at least 40 meters from the German goalkeeper. Schumacher would mostly refrain from commenting on the incident.[5]

In his autobiography, Anpfiff, published in 1987, Schumacher said the reason he did not go over to check on Battiston's condition was because a number of French players were standing around Battiston and making threatening gestures in his direction.

[Aardvark]

Letting Gordon Banks eat a dodgy chilli burger just before the 1970 WCQF.

[Lets B Avenue]

OMG I must be losing it!

 

we won 2-0 the day we won the world cup I'm sure of that whoever we played, correct me again!

 

haha

 

Sorry to push you closer to the edge.

 

We lost 1-0.