Why Verhaas doesnt like Higgins

[seppo147]

In UK Champs Jan Verhaas was making wrong against John with the miss rule. He didnt make mistake but he had his own chance to make it miss to Ronnie. Today John was touching red with cue,nobody see it exept Jan?
Is there big conspiracy behind everything after Barry came and took place at World Snooker?

This story was JOKE,John has been unlucky

[missneworleans]

I hope you are joking there can't be anything
about that foul today...we haven't seen it from other angles...

[Mr P]

I never noticed anything.

Referees cannot do that at all, you talk bullcrap seppo

[mick 142]

We have all been called for a foul that we thought we didnt do .but if the ref got it wrong then **** happens .

[lk8]

In UK Champs Jan Verhaas was making wrong against John with the miss rule. He didnt make mistake but he had his own chance to make it miss to Ronnie. Today John was touching red with cue,nobody see it exept Jan?
Is there big conspiracy behind everything after Barry came and took place at World Snooker?

This story was JOKE,John has been unlucky

nah, the UK was BEFORE Barry came to WSA right? If anything, it would be something personal between John and Jan... :P Or even punters making a quick buck with Jan? But nah... you're thinking too much...

[Mignon]

Two times is coincidence. Let's hope there is no third time....

[Monique]

In my opinion questioning the integrity of a top referee is a rather serious matter and that's what's done here. I would be extremely cautious with this.
Errors may happen of course. But after the discussions regarding the UK incident, I think it's clear there was no error. This is not an area where the ref has discretion.
As for today's incident, even if there was an error, it was not defining for this match. Higgins had a very bad day and was woeful. I'm sure he would be the first to aknowledge it as he is a very honest person.

[seppo147]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV_y-fmR1mg

And here we go,Jan Verhaas didnt see and John feel nothing on the cue. Hard situations?

[Mr P]

I have just watched that, the referee was stood behind Higgins which was abit stupid as he couldn't see it.

To be honest, I didn't see it the first time, and obviously when you are stood there as the referee, there are no replays. I would give Verhaas the benefit of the doubt.