RateTheRef

Excellent red card.

Very good penalty decision even though the keeper was off his line when he saved it.

This is proving quite a test for him with the temperature of the game getting hotter by the minute.
Compulsive viewing.

What an exciting finish with a very late winner. I thought he started the game less than confidently, but got better as it heated up. At the end of it all I thought Matthew did a very good job in a hostile environment.

Is this a joke post?
He was atrocious from minute one to minute 95.
Whether you agree or not with his key decisions ( I don’t, they were blatantly wrong in my opinion ) his game management was pathetic.

Like I said, it’s irrelevant whether you agree with the “big decisions” or not. I can see why it was given.

It’s everything else. The game management, player management, the little fouls, the knowing when to let things go, the throw ins and goal kicks, the management of people’s attitudes, the keeping your cool under pressure, 99.9% of the game.

And it was all atrocious. Yet again. Every time I’ve seen him live it has been the case.

"I can see why it was given" which is a complete contradiction to "they were blatantly wrong in my opinion" in your previous post!

No way - really??!!

Was it perhaps the straight leg, studs first, over the top challenge with no attempt to play the ball, made at pace (excessive force) that endangered the safety of the opponent?

If you are going to try and assess the performance of a referee - particularly one involving a side you support - I would suggest if you want any shred of credibility, you realise that a referees core responsibility is the safety of the players. He did that with the red card - no question.

I did think some of his decision making was a tad erratic at times and there was one caution in particular for a United player I didn't even think a foul, but.... on an evening when the players made it extremely difficult for him, he got the big decisions correct in my opinion.

Your crass comments do neither the referee or indeed yourself any favours......

I watched the highlights, and wow what a game. Matt Donohue didn't seem to be out of control during the highlights. Perfect positioning for the penalty call, did not rush it and took his time to think but good decision.
Red card is a no brainer and was a horrific challenge.

Like I said, it’s irrelevant whether you agree with the “big decisions” or not. I can see why it was given.

It’s everything else. The game management, player management, the little fouls, the knowing when to let things go, the throw ins and goal kicks, the management of people’s attitudes, the keeping your cool under pressure, 99.9% of the game.

And it was all atrocious. Yet again. Every time I’ve seen him live it has been the case.

"And it was all atrocious. Yet again. Every time I’ve seen him live it has been the case."

WBA 4 Sheffield United 0
Sheffield United 1 Millwall 2

Probably a coincidence

Is this a joke post?
He was atrocious from minute one to minute 95.
Whether you agree or not with his key decisions ( I don’t, they were blatantly wrong in my opinion ) his game management was pathetic.

I kind of think you should have had a nap and looked at the game on tv before writing your ill advised comments!

He refereed a difficult game very well other than for me not cautioning Sander Berge a second time for quite deliberately not looking at the ball and barging into an opponent.


Edited to fix the quote thingamajigga! bmb