Bloody hell. Incredible.Some QPR thoughts on the ref:
'Ref has been useless, let Bournemouth do what they want all game'
'I really hope, just for once, Warburton comes out after that and tells it like it is - i.e. the other team cheated, fouled and connived their way to the three points, with the help of the ref, and that we'll have something special in store for them when they come to HQ. I'd pay his fine myself! Someone should lay Parker out after that.'
'Typical Stroud performance, Willock could have gone, let them take it in turns to foul, already booked Bournemouth bloke picks ball up and throws it into the crowd right in front of him and ignores it. Loses control completely last 15.
Usual gutless performance we all expect from him.'
'A better ref would have issued a lot more cards to them and we know if we did the same, we would get more yellows'
We thought he might have done better if he had stood up!Isn't he quite small?
Probably trying to be fussy and get noticed.
I believe Stroud originates from the Isle of Wight and started his reffing in the Wessex League.
He was rubbish tonight.
I must admit that when I saw his antics the term "small man syndrome" sprang immediately to mind. He was all about showing his authority, whether his decision was right or wrong, there was always a decision to be made and he was the man to make it.Yes he is back on garden duty with his red hat and fishing rod tomorrow!
Just googled him. Born in Bournemouth! Obviously never wanted to show bias.
Agree. I thought he was just rubbish, not necessarily biased. Zemura could/should have got a 2nd yellow for sure. Rank incompetence throughout.Might be laughing at some of their comments, but the ref was just shite. One example was when Rogers lost the ball, pulled back their right back twice, got the ball back and we went on and had a shot at goal. Their players, rightly, went mental at the ref. He was inconsistent for both teams hence me saying in the match thread it's one of those where both teams will feel hard done by and both are correct.
Probably right there .
Surprised he is allowed to be an official in your games?
QPR no doubt brought it up.
Some QPR thoughts on the ref:
'Ref has been useless, let Bournemouth do what they want all game'
'I really hope, just for once, Warburton comes out after that and tells it like it is - i.e. the other team cheated, fouled and connived their way to the three points, with the help of the ref, and that we'll have something special in store for them when they come to HQ. I'd pay his fine myself! Someone should lay Parker out after that.'
'Typical Stroud performance, Willock could have gone, let them take it in turns to foul, already booked Bournemouth bloke picks ball up and throws it into the crowd right in front of him and ignores it. Loses control completely last 15.
Usual gutless performance we all expect from him.'
'A better ref would have issued a lot more cards to them and we know if we did the same, we would get more yellows'
...linesmen are generally just waiting for the ref to bail them out most of the time...I saw a few pulls on Solankes shirt that surely I would expect two pairs of eyes to see!Over compensation maybe if born in Bournemouth. Surely that would be a reason for not letting him referee the match. The most astonishing thing for me was when Brooks went down after the head clash. You could see it happening before it did and Brooks was just lying there... the amount of time it took him to stop play was incredible. Should have pre-empted it... The guy totally lost control of the game. He generally blew in favour of QPR but also made some decisions that benefitted us. Not sure how much time he added on but felt like an absolute age. Seemed completely out of his depth. If Willock kicked out then was the linesman responsibility to see that and pass on what happened. The fact he booked him shows the linesman passed something on. Is there such a thing as a yellow card kick out?? In general, though, the quality of refereeing in the Championship has felt poor.
There were a couple of incidents that the East stand linesman gave our way and which Stroud, fully 4 or 5 times further away from the incident than the assistant, overruled in favour of QPR. That's got to be demoralising for a linesman, that your referee thinks he knows better than your judgement despite being so much further away. Also embarrassing to know you're working for a total plank of a ref, I guess....linesmen are generally just waiting for the ref to bail them out most of the time...I saw a few pulls on Solankes shirt that surely I would expect two pairs of eyes to see!