Central League Thread

wests 2 - petone 0
tawa 4 - olympic 1
miramar 5 - PN 0

worst referring performance ever at redwood park.
tawa will take it though.

Saturday 26th June:Miramar Rangers5PN Marist0Own GoalWiremu Patrick (2)Justin GulleyGarry McDermottPetone0Western Suburbs2Billy ScottMatt SmithTawa4Olympic1Jarred Putt (2)Barry LewisMike Raemaekers (2)Sunday 27th June:Maycenvale __Lower Hutt City__Napier City Rovers__Wairarapa United__PW D L GF GA PtsMiramar Rangers13 7 6 0 29 14      27Western Suburbs13 7 1 5 22 23     22Olympic12 5 3 4 34 25     18Wairarapa Utd11 5 2 4 21 17     17Lower Hutt City12 4 5 3 19 17     17Napier City Rovers11 4 4 3 15 13    16Tawa12 4 3 5 24 27    15Petone12 4 3 5 21 25    15Maycenvale12 3 2 7 21 31    11PN Marist12 2 1 9 13 27     7

I thought I was going to Redwood to watch a game of football today, unfortunately the ref had other ideas. I really want to support ref's and I think they do a tough job but the performance of all 3 officials today was poor. If you didn't see the game then explaining some of the decisions on here would not do them justice. One that sticks out for me was an Olympic player crossing the ball from the right that hit a Tawa player 10 yards away and out for a corner. The linesman put his flag across his chest so people assumed he had seen a handball so a penalty. The ref and linesman had a chat and gave a goal kick. I heard Tawa players apologising to Olympic players after the game. Poor.

Tawa V Olympic. The refs had an absolute holocaust! but at the end of the day Olympic need to take responsibility for losing the plot! I played for Tawa today and was the first to admit Olympic were hard done by! However, if it is not going your way, re group, play football and get on with the game. don't blame anyone else (even though the ref was minging!). I was amazed Simon George (who I Have a lot of respect for) did not reinforce this point to his players and get on with the game instead of abusing the officials. At the end of the day Olympic were all over us and probably would have won if they didn't get caught up in all the carry on.(Not surprised they did though!)

We will take the three points. 8 goals past Olympic....F#*king get in!!!!!!!

No I didn't realise. Maybe because, though I've coached junior football at the club for about 10 years. I have nothing to do with the senior section of the club apart from playing for a social team. So thats why I can't give an opinion on his coaching and the senior team. I never really paid attention to it.

Its drawing a long bow to say all of those players left because of the coach. Other clubs also playing central legue would also have a simlar list to that.

In truth, I never had an interest before. I know some of the main players, but hadn't the time or the interest to go along to games. This year I've been trying to make more of an effort to support my club and get my kids too as well. To have a bit of pride in themselves and the club.

Heard Olympic made a phone call during their game to see how much the fine was if they walked off the pitch midgame.

Who was the ref?

Surprisingly, NOT Jamie Cross...

Tawa __ Olympic __ Redwood (2.30),
Rowbury, Gibson, Stevenson, Dunham.

One of the more sensible bubbles said pretty much the same thing to me this morning.

Sounds like the ref was horrible, but still...

SUNDAY 26 JUNE:: Napier City Rovers 1             Wairarapa Utd 2Matt Hastings                      Adam Cowen                                          Waisaki Sabatu Maycenvale 1                      Lower Hutt City 0Joachim Rande                                       P W D L GF GA Pts      Miramar Rangers             13 7 6 0 29 14 27 Western Suburbs             13 7 1 5 22 23 22 Wairarapa Utd                 12 6 2 4 23 18 20 Olympic                          12 5 3 4 34 25 18 Lower Hutt City                13 4 5 4 19 18 17 Napier City Rovers            12 4 4 4 16 15 16 Tawa                              12 4 3 5 24 27 15 Petone                            12 4 3 5 21 25 15 Maycenvale                     13 4 2 7 22 31 14 PN Marist                        12 2 1 9 13 27 7

May have just sealed Palmy's fate.

See you Palmy. Next year we will have another Wellington team in Central League

......DID they actually play at Redwood Park..!!!!!...worst peformance ever...until Tawa's next home defeat

Didnt happen this season, might not happen next season either

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdxL5kI9cKY&feature=player_embedded

Video of Tawas goal that at first was not given. Also note the quality grass cover redwood park has! A record amount for this time of year I have been told.

It's the most blatant goal I've ever seen not given.

back stanchion wasnt it? bit of a piss take to even play on.

It just highlights the in-competence of the officials. What the video doesn't show is that play goes on for another 30secs or so and an Olympic player nearly scored. It was farcical.

Here is the handball too

http://www.youtube.com/user/MsJflang#p/a/u/1/12_uK5EeK1k




Crespo92011-06-27 20:27:23

so Barry was on the line and blatantly dived to save it with his hand and then took a dive?

Teza2011-06-27 20:43:58

Oh my.

So it sounds like George was a little bit unlucky with his second yellow card, but otherwise the referee got things pretty much bang on.

Meanwhile the Greeks lost the plot?

Sounds familiar.

Hope CF fines the club in light of these videos and what was said in the paper today.

You had to be at the game to realise that the referee (and his assistants) most certainly did not get things bang on.

Explain?

Tawa people told me same sort of thing, but still to blame ref for 4-1 loss in light of these videos seems a bit unreasonable?

Agree. I don't want to go down the road of bagging ref's either because without them I would not have a game to take my son to watch. I must remember to post a "well done" the next time I see a ref have a good game, hopefully this weekend.

I fully agree with you....the mistake that the officials did was to allow play to go on....and in fact an Olympic player nearly scored....

I'm not doubting the ref had a shocker, but Olympics issues seem to be a decision that (nearly) worked to their advantage (the play on), a blatant hand ball that stopped a sure goal, and the second yellow card of GB. sh*t I would question all 5 of the yellows at our game on the weekend - these things happen.

Wind up success!

Just re the Barry sending off, I think that if the ref awards a pen then he has to give a red card doesn't he?

If it's a handball then it is, by definition, deliberate, so it's denying a goal and has to be a sending off.

At least, that is how I understand the rule.