Ref

[ACLeith]

Steven McLean showed again why he is the best we have by a long way. In the first half on more than one occasion he stood with his foot on the ball to calm down a pitentail flashpoint. He was never the centre of attention but controlled the game. Thank goodness Collum was refing champions league last night

[Azz1875]

Just wish he could learn how to play advantage after a foul embarrassment to referees

[The Harp Awakes]

I like him but he saved them from a 4 or 5 nil tonight. Clear foul on Bartley in the centre of the pitch in the lead up to their pen. Can't believe he played on.

[ACLeith]

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Just wish he could learn how to play advantage after a foul embarrassment to referees

One mistake for each team in 90 minutes. He held his hands up and apologised

[O'Rourke3]

Decent game and was talking to the players all through the game. Thought a couple of the Hearts boys lucky to escape yellows for persistent fouls and Shinnie unlucky to pick up his. Two games in a row against them with a decent ref too. Very unusual.

[Mon Dieu4]

Funny how we all see things, normally I think he's the best we have and pretty decent, today he fell for their nonsense and gave them more than us

[hibee_girl]

He was ok, could have booked a few more of their players but also could have booked Cummings for his celebration.

[Not In The Know]

Gave us nowt tonight and missed two clear fouls on the way to their pen.

[calumhibee1]

Thought he done well other than the fact that only Jamie Walker got booked for a tackle that was a yellow all day. The amount of their players that must have got away with 6 or 7 fouls without even a talking to was ridiculous. Between Goncalves, Djoum, the left back, The Greek Zidane (he's ****ing pony btw) they should all have been booked.

[NadeAteMyLunch!]

Wow opinions, I thought he was absolutely dreadful tonight-and I'm usually a fan.

[matty_f]

Left his cards at home when it came to the yams, I thought there was a foul in the lead up took their penalty, and two bad decisions to not allow advantage. Other than that I thought he reffed the game well. He's the best referee we have in Scotland imho. Generally impressed with him.

[Andy74]

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Wow opinions, I thought he was absolutely dreadful tonight-and I'm usually a fan.

Agree. He's decent but was pretty poor tonight.

[Alex Trager]

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Funny how we all see things, normally I think he's the best we have and pretty decent, today he fell for their nonsense and gave them more than us

Could not agree more!

Potential pen for McGinn in the first minute.

So much of their none sense.

How was walker never booked for diving? He should have been off with what have been his second yellow

[hfc rd]

Thought he was ok. Really lenient with them. Sowah & Goncalves were very lucky not to be carded at all.

[Hibbyradge]

He was good tonight.

[givescotlandfreedom]

I thought he was crap. Don't know how Goncalves didn't get a booking, Wallace wasn't given a second red, Bartley wasn't given a foul for their goal and the 'penalty' was given for a foul outside the box and Mcgregor's goal wasn't give he was honking IMO. We won convincingly but no thanks to that clown.

[MickeyEdwards]

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Agree. He's decent but was pretty poor tonight.

[Diclonius]

We were denied a clear goal (again) and they had a penalty given for a foul outside the box. Not the best.

[HibernianJK]

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Decent game and was talking to the players all through the game. Thought a couple of the Hearts boys lucky to escape yellows for persistent fouls and Shinnie unlucky to pick up his. Two games in a row against them with a decent ref too. Very unusual.

Shinnie's yellow was as blatant as they come IMO

[Silversand]

Thought he did well. Too often in the past Hearts get away with Craig Leveins industrial style football, so was pleasantly suprised at his fairness.

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[NAE NOOKIE]

I don't think he was too bad .... he seems to be a ref who generally doesn't rush to his pocket and I like that about him, he could easily have booked Stokes in the first two minutes of the Scottish cup final but didn't. He did screw up one or two advantages last night, but that included one that stopped a possible Hertz breakaway move in the 2nd half.

The one that really got me was the disallowed McGregor goal ...... I couldn't see at the game or in film of it later on how he was offside, I'm positive he came from behind the Yams defender to head the ball into the net from the free kick and the keeper was still on his line. Its a real shame, big Daz would have loved a goal against them. I wonder what the ref and more to the point the linesman saw that I couldn't.

[MartinfaePorty]

I think he reffed it exactly the same way as Collum in the first game. Only booked the really bad fouls and was lenient against serial offenders, which, to be fair, included Holt. I used to go nuts that refs never booked folk in Old Firm derbies for tackles that players in any other game would be booked for, but I can understand their position, as derby games are generally much more physical and more likely to have meaty challenges. Regarding the disallowed goal, the assistant had his flag up as soon as the ball was played. so he had no choice but to give it.

[Big L]

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We were denied a clear goal (again) and they had a penalty given for a foul outside the box. Not the best.

I checked that tackle umpteen times and I think it was made before the box. He actually launches the tackle when he is level with the half circle on the 18yrd line. I noticed Gray pointing that out to the ref. No matter, all well that ends well. GGTTH!

[JimBHibees]

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We were denied a clear goal (again) and they had a penalty given for a foul outside the box. Not the best.

Was Darrens goal onside? Must say at the game was surprised it was given off though think Holts was touch and go offside.

[liscious_hibs]

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Could not agree more!

Potential pen for McGinn in the first minute.

So much of their none sense.

How was walker never booked for diving? He should have been off with what have been his second yellow

That was a pen all day long. I was in line with it in row A, hearts boy didn't touch the ball at all and thumped McGinn. Was raging when hearts got there's as was in line and it was definitely not a penalty. Daz got a touch on that. Doesn't matter, gave the Yams a consolation goal but didn't change the fact they were crap from start to finish.

Big team? Dream on 😂 GGTTH

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[Northernhibee]

The difference is that if the free kick is given rather than the penalty McGregor sees red.

[EH54]

Thought he wasn't too bad but the consistent fouling from a few of the hearts players without booking is something that really pissed me off i felt the same happened at tyncastle 3 weeks ago.

[JimBHibees]

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The difference is that if the free kick is given rather than the penalty McGregor sees red.

Not necessarily the rules have changed and if the ref decides that the defender is going for the ball which Darren was then it is a yellow even if last man. If a more blatant foul such as tripping when the ball is nowhere near, or pulling back a shirt sort of thing it would have been a red.

[HibernianJK]

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Not necessarily the rules have changed and if the ref decides that the defender is going for the ball which Darren was then it is a yellow even if last man. If a more blatant foul such as tripping when the ball is nowhere near, or pulling back a shirt sort of thing it would have been a red.

I'm sure that's only if a penalty is given. If it's outside the box, it's a red.

[easty]

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I'm sure that's only if a penalty is given. If it's outside the box, it's a red.

Yeah thats what I thought the new rule was too.