(11-05-2016, 14:43)exeterhibby Wrote: I think the problems with the penalty decisions and Houstons statements  that things even out, are the importance of the games involved. I think we were lucky to get a penalty at their place. However if it hadn't been given the likely outcome would have been yet another draw. The consequence of that would be they would have had 2 points more and us 2 less. We would still have finished third and the Bairns second.....no change there. However the decision last night which in my mind was a lot more obvious as a penalty has probably cost us a chance of promotion.......a much greater consequence .

All teams get poor decisions and none more so than here in Scotland where the refs are fairly poor at best. I am a believer that decisions do even themselves out over a season of league football but in one off games it is harder to tolerate.

(11-05-2016, 14:57)TheWorthinGer Wrote:

exeterhibby Wrote:I think the problems with the penalty decisions and Houstons statements  that things even out, are the importance of the games involved. I think we were lucky to get a penalty at their place. However if it hadn't been given the likely outcome would have been yet another draw. The consequence of that would be they would have had 2 points more and us 2 less. We would still have finished third and the Bairns second.....no change there. However the decision last night which in my mind was a lot more obvious as a penalty has probably cost us a chance of promotion.......a much greater consequence .

All teams get poor decisions and none more so than here in Scotland where the refs are fairly poor at best. I am a believer that decisions do even themselves out over a season of league football but in one off games it is harder to tolerate.

The referee can't make the decisions on the perceived importance of the game - just an honest decision is what we want.  You could argue all night about whether it's a penalty or not, but if the referee doesn't believe it's a penalty that's the decision he has to give. "I gave a Hibs a penalty because it was a play-off semi" just wouldn't be acceptable.

Football is a game of errors and most of them are made by players.  Resorting to calling refs cheats when in most cases it will be the inadequacy of your players that cost you games is pathetic.

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0762 Wrote:

hibeejim21 Wrote:You would have been raging if it had been against rangers. No more need be said on the matter.

As for houston...well he has had plenty to say about officials this season. Looks like its paying off now.

Falkirks excellent record = 0 wins from 5   Soon to be 6. Watch houstons excema flaked heid explode on friday.

Well spotted hibeejim - the anti Hibs trend is plainly obvious! Just study thread #47 and other previous ones! Never a good word to say about Hibs FC! Not actually interested in Hibs FC at all but very quick to make some kinda irritating disparaging snide remark time after time after time after time after time......... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!! I thought Mark the moderator's previous intervention would be heeded just a little bit but all that happened was a contrived 'temporary disappearance' away from the flak and then conveniently return with the same irritating shit that has been regurgitated before on this board - MARK THE MODERATOR PLEASE NOTE EH!!

Stop bleating, for heaven's sake, you're like a child.

(11-05-2016, 15:21)Trusevich Wrote: OK, bit of an over-reaction there exeterhiby? Nothing I said there was 'anti hibs'.

(11-05-2016, 14:43)exeterhibby Wrote: I think the problems with the penalty decisions and Houstons statements  that things even out, are the importance of the games involved. I think we were lucky to get a penalty at their place. However if it hadn't been given the likely outcome would have been yet another draw. The consequence of that would be they would have had 2 points more and us 2 less. We would still have finished third and the Bairns second.....no change there. However the decision last night which in my mind was a lot more obvious as a penalty has probably cost us a chance of promotion.......a much greater consequence .

All teams get poor decisions and none more so than here in Scotland where the refs are fairly poor at best. I am a believer that decisions do even themselves out over a season of league football but in one off games it is harder to tolerate.

(11-05-2016, 15:08)exeterhibby Wrote:

(11-05-2016, 14:57)TheWorthinGer Wrote:

exeterhibby Wrote:I think the problems with the penalty decisions and Houstons statements  that things even out, are the importance of the games involved. I think we were lucky to get a penalty at their place. However if it hadn't been given the likely outcome would have been yet another draw. The consequence of that would be they would have had 2 points more and us 2 less. We would still have finished third and the Bairns second.....no change there. However the decision last night which in my mind was a lot more obvious as a penalty has probably cost us a chance of promotion.......a much greater consequence .

All teams get poor decisions and none more so than here in Scotland where the refs are fairly poor at best. I am a believer that decisions do even themselves out over a season of league football but in one off games it is harder to tolerate.

The referee can't make the decisions on the perceived importance of the game - just an honest decision is what we want.  You could argue all night about whether it's a penalty or not, but if the referee doesn't believe it's a penalty that's the decision he has to give. "I gave a Hibs a penalty because it was a play-off semi" just wouldn't be acceptable.

Football is a game of errors and most of them are made by players.  Resorting to calling refs cheats when in most cases it will be the inadequacy of your players that cost you games is pathetic.

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0762 Wrote:

hibeejim21 Wrote:You would have been raging if it had been against rangers. No more need be said on the matter.

As for houston...well he has had plenty to say about officials this season. Looks like its paying off now.

Falkirks excellent record = 0 wins from 5   Soon to be 6. Watch houstons excema flaked heid explode on friday.

Well spotted hibeejim - the anti Hibs trend is plainly obvious! Just study thread #47 and other previous ones! Never a good word to say about Hibs FC! Not actually interested in Hibs FC at all but very quick to make some kinda irritating disparaging snide remark time after time after time after time after time......... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!! I thought Mark the moderator's previous intervention would be heeded just a little bit but all that happened was a contrived 'temporary disappearance' away from the flak and then conveniently return with the same irritating shit that has been regurgitated before on this board - MARK THE MODERATOR PLEASE NOTE EH!!

Stop bleating, for heaven's sake, you're like a child.

You miss my point Worthing + Tru........and not for the first time in Worthings case! I was critical of HOUSTONS statements over the penalty decisions ( and it balanced the one from the league game) which I thought was fairly obvious in my first line. I was not implying that refs should look at the importance of the game and if you read all my threads you will NOT find anywhere me saying refs are cheats etc. As I also said I believe decisions tend to even out over a season but last nights decision was just harder to tolerate as we don't have 37 other games to come back. I know these forums rely on banter but occasionally you need to think a little about what has been written before diving in with your anti Hibs lines. 

Sorry for anyone following this cr*p but Worthings post seems to have been removed?? Its still on my reply though.

(11-05-2016, 15:08)exeterhibby Wrote:

(11-05-2016, 14:57)TheWorthinGer Wrote:

exeterhibby Wrote:I think the problems with the penalty decisions and Houstons statements  that things even out, are the importance of the games involved. I think we were lucky to get a penalty at their place. However if it hadn't been given the likely outcome would have been yet another draw. The consequence of that would be they would have had 2 points more and us 2 less. We would still have finished third and the Bairns second.....no change there. However the decision last night which in my mind was a lot more obvious as a penalty has probably cost us a chance of promotion.......a much greater consequence .

All teams get poor decisions and none more so than here in Scotland where the refs are fairly poor at best. I am a believer that decisions do even themselves out over a season of league football but in one off games it is harder to tolerate.

The referee can't make the decisions on the perceived importance of the game - just an honest decision is what we want.  You could argue all night about whether it's a penalty or not, but if the referee doesn't believe it's a penalty that's the decision he has to give. "I gave a Hibs a penalty because it was a play-off semi" just wouldn't be acceptable.

Football is a game of errors and most of them are made by players.  Resorting to calling refs cheats when in most cases it will be the inadequacy of your players that cost you games is pathetic.

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0762 Wrote:

hibeejim21 Wrote:You would have been raging if it had been against rangers. No more need be said on the matter.

As for houston...well he has had plenty to say about officials this season. Looks like its paying off now.

Falkirks excellent record = 0 wins from 5   Soon to be 6. Watch houstons excema flaked heid explode on friday.

Well spotted hibeejim - the anti Hibs trend is plainly obvious! Just study thread #47 and other previous ones! Never a good word to say about Hibs FC! Not actually interested in Hibs FC at all but very quick to make some kinda irritating disparaging snide remark time after time after time after time after time......... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!! I thought Mark the moderator's previous intervention would be heeded just a little bit but all that happened was a contrived 'temporary disappearance' away from the flak and then conveniently return with the same irritating shit that has been regurgitated before on this board - MARK THE MODERATOR PLEASE NOTE EH!!

Stop bleating, for heaven's sake, you're like a child.

You miss my point Worthing + Tru........and not for the first time in Worthings case! I was critical of HOUSTONS statements over the penalty decisions ( and it balanced the one from the league game) which I thought was fairly obvious in my first line. I was not implying that refs should look at the importance of the game and if you read all my threads you will NOT find anywhere me saying refs are cheats etc. As I also said I believe decisions tend to even out over a season but last nights decision was just harder to tolerate as we don't have 37 other games to come back. I know these forums rely on banter but occasionally you need to think a little about what has been written before diving in with your anti Hibs lines. 

Sorry for anyone following this cr*p but Worthings post seems to have been removed?? Its still on my reply though.