2014 MLS Referee Assignments and Discussion [Rs]

You are reading too much into things.
Foerster resigned, and Marrufo did not attend the Florida pre-season clinic where the new photos in the new shirts were taken, so they used his old one. Nothing "significant" at all!

PH

 

Didn't know that about Foerster, and I didn't mean to imply I thought there was anything up with Marrufo. It just made me laugh because he stood out and I was brining it up. Definitely nothing significant, just something I noticed because it stood out so much.

 

At least we haven't quite had a situation like some MLB Umps - with the benefit of replay - managed to royally screw up.

http://deadspin.com/umpires-use-replay-to-check-count-get-it-wrong-anyway-1566515868

 

For those of you looking for the US/CAN FIFA crew, they are back on NASL duty this week:
New York Cosmos vs. San Antonio Scorpions
James M. Shuart Stadium (7:00pm ET)
REFEREE: MARK GEIGER
AR1: Sean Hurd
AR2: Joe Fletcher
4TH: Igor Gvozdik

 

permanent link:
http://www.proreferees.com/news-play-of-the-week---2014---wk7.php

 

Interesting article here:

http://www.isrscork.com/pat_kelly__the_generation_game.htm

PH

 

These matches were assigned well before Guzman's miss last week. His assignments over the next month or so will be the real key.

 

Calling Simon Borg "brilliant" disqualifies your post from intelligent consideration

 

Marrufo a bit quick with the whistle as Bover's goal for the Red Bulls is disallowed since he had already blown his whistle for a PK:

http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/ma...d-bulls-vs-houston-dynamo/details/video/14515

 

At least he actually called the goal back

 

http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-04-19-fc-dallas-vs-toronto-fc/details/video/14281
What is this card for?

 

A push in the back and probably the tactical nature of it since the blue attacker had just split two defenders. This attack was going to give a numbers mismatch on the back line if he didn't.

The announcer tumbled to it eventually.

 

...except it was red attacking.

 

Am I backwards? Took another look and yes I am.

It must be the retaliation nature then, from the obvious frustration of getting sandwiched. I suspect some prior goings-on might be involved as well but haven't gone back to identify them.

 

Exactly...nothing looks even close to reckless to me, and it's obviously not tactical. Odd.

 

Jasen Anno disagrees with that decision.

 

Reverse tactical? No that's not a thing.
Pretty strong push, and the defender was pretty pissed. He thought it was a good card!
Maybe there were 'priors'...

 

PI is the only explanation that would make sense to me, but there was no indication of that given by Gonzalez when he showed the card...and the caption/explanation on mls website is "bad foul by #$%#$%#"...but that doesn't mean much either. The lack of any significant protest by the player is def notable, but it's hard to imagine this card was simply for that tackle only.

 

Behind the Scenes: PRO Referee Review Center

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/ins...iew-center-042414?cmpid=tsmfb:fscom:foxsoccer

 

So is that where Simon Borg works?

 

DisCo decisions for last week amount to fines for the DC-Columbus dust up and Cabrera's post-game comments ont he Chivas USA game:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/artic...es-fines-columbus-crews-bernardo-anor-chivas-

Apparently the committee didn't see enough in that clip from the Rapids with the elbow from Gordon (or maybe they saw more in other unavailable to the public angles)

 

OK, someone explain the RC on Collin for me in NE?

 

Never mind... Got him with the studs. I see it now

 

OK, someone explain to me how that was not a RC on Uri on that PK in NE?