| We should research referees not just opponents 09:22 - Aug 9 with 354 views | Pinewoodblue |
Not sure we were prepared for the performance of the referee last night.
Had we done so we would very much have expected what we saw from Mr Kitchen.
This is a forum comment by a Wednesday fan, he refereed a gsme of theirs in March 2025
“”All kitchen puns aside, not sure I like the sound of this.
"Andrew Kitchen began officiating in the EFL at the start of the 2021/22 season, and has so far taken charge of over 50 EFL fixtures."
Only done National League prior to that and never done higher than Championship. Poor from the EFL imo putting a relatively inexperienced referee in charge of a game like this. Absolutely should have been a ref with prem experience; not that they are all that great but at least someone with the experience of big crowds and high stakes etc.
Needs to be at the absolute top of his game to cope with the pressure on the day and all of their cheating/diving s*ithouse antics.”
I would imagine yesterday was the most intense game he has experienced as a referee, totally the wrong man for the occasion. Early on Birmingham were awarded a free kick. The taker tapped the ball forwards, twice picked it up and threw it forwards before taking the kick. They got away with similar tactics with throw ins.
There were two major rucks in the first , close to half way line even the Birmingham keeper got himself involved. In the second almost the whole Birmingham side, plus two from the bench, charged into the Ipswich celebrations. Just look how many blue shirts are pushing the Town player towards the advertising hoardings when the supporter took a swing at our player.
Referee was weak in the extreme but suspect he thinks he had a good game because he gave us a penalty. We should have been prepared for it.
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| We should research referees not just opponents on 09:29 - Aug 9 with 294 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Difficult, if no impossible to research officials when their performance varies wildly from game to game. |  |
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| We should research referees not just opponents on 09:30 - Aug 9 with 280 views | Radlett_blue |
Ref was poor last night, keen to give a free kick for next to nothing, but he was actually pretty fair & even handed, especially giving us a late penalty kick. We could easily have had a blatant "homer" last night, in front of a large, hostile crowd. |  |
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| We should research referees not just opponents on 09:31 - Aug 9 with 279 views | NedPlimpton |
I'd hope we already do to some extent
Agree he was poor though. Possibly one of the most inconsistent refs I've ever seen. Tried to make his stamp on the game with the foul throw call and a few other minor things getting picked up on for one side but then not the other.
Constantly allowed Greaves to be manhandled at set pieces but would call up slight contact in open play. Definitely didn't do anything to help us build any sort of momentum, but then gave us a soft penalty so can't say he was biased |  | | |
| We should research referees not just opponents on 09:44 - Aug 9 with 219 views | Pinewoodblue |
| We should research referees not just opponents on 09:31 - Aug 9 by NedPlimpton |
I'd hope we already do to some extent
Agree he was poor though. Possibly one of the most inconsistent refs I've ever seen. Tried to make his stamp on the game with the foul throw call and a few other minor things getting picked up on for one side but then not the other.
Constantly allowed Greaves to be manhandled at set pieces but would call up slight contact in open play. Definitely didn't do anything to help us build any sort of momentum, but then gave us a soft penalty so can't say he was biased |
His style of refereeing was constant, suspect he thinks he did very well.
Lacked experience but he is young and has a lot to learn about how to control players. | |
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| We should research referees not just opponents on 09:46 - Aug 9 with 212 views | Jon_456 |
Depends which way you look at it.
We can blame the ref for the stop/start but that was very much our plan, certainly for the first 20. Clearly tried to kill the crowd and we did a good job until Jack Taylor decides to needlessly square up to one of their players and get them going again.
Ref got most calls right IMO, aside from a soft pen. Only one that frustrated me was them getting a free kick for Hirst simply trying to chase the ball down from KO after our goal. 3 players one by one try to block him and some how he’s the one in the wrong. |  | | |
| We should research referees not just opponents on 09:47 - Aug 9 with 202 views | tonybied |
How do you prepare for inconsistency? |  | | |
| We should research referees not just opponents on 09:53 - Aug 9 with 157 views | Wakh |
I am sure they would, we certainly do in rugby, and in fine detail. We do however, have the advantage of a smaller referee Pool and better/more respectful communication. Essentially with a wider interpretation of the rules. | | | |
| We should research referees not just opponents on 09:54 - Aug 9 with 151 views | HighgateBlue |
We have less to be irritated about in terms of the ref's performance last night than Brum fans do. The ref contributed more to our point than many of our players did.
So rather than researching refs, I'd rather every ounce of research goes into researching potential transfers. Still a month left of the window and we may well need it.
All we can ask from a ref is that he/she be objective and do his/her best. When analysing their performance we also need to be objective. Impartial observers are calling it a harsh penalty. It was not Ipswich who were objectively hard done by last night, whether in relation to the officiating or the result. |  | | |
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| We should research referees not just opponents on 10:02 - Aug 9 with 108 views | BloomBlue |
I would prefer we work on researching an understanding between our players.
This constant blaming of refs is ridiculous, they're human they make mistakes.
Every player, manager etc made mistakes last night. Every fan watching that game will make mistakes.
People wanted VAR, to eliminate mistakes, and then fans moan about VAR making mistakes, why? because its a human.
Last night the pen perfect example. I bet 99% of Brum mains moaning the ref was useless and the pen was wrong, 99% of Town fans thought the pen was correct decision.
When you put a human into a role where 50% of your customers will disagree with your decision, you will never get a perfect situation. |  | | |
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