And when was the last set of three consecutive matches where we scythed someone down in the area and got away with it, left an arm so that the ball would divert to some measure of safety with a lino ne'er batting an eyelid, had two onside goals ruled out for offside and had two offside goals for the opposition chalked up, and at least one referee who gives the opposition a string of free kicks for the most innocuous tackles, and which team this season has received the same treatment re yellow cards? Have any other players in the PL or CL picked up yellow cards similar to the ones Ederson and Bernardo picked up last night? If I've learnt anything from this season it is that poor decisions never even themselves out! it's a fallacy. It's the kind of shit that Mike Riley would try and peddle, along with the recipients who benefit from said wrong decisions!
I said that last night.. all the goal kicks he walked to the half way line with his back to the keeper with his arm in the air and only turned round when he felt he was in position. He reminded me of that twat Clattenburg... it was all about him last night.That was a bizarre refereeing performance last night- for much of the game the referee wasn’t watching the play. He gave a number of decisions - including Mane’s foul on Otamendi which he wasn’t watching. It will be denied but it really looked last night like someone else was refereeing the game and giving instructions to the ref. The amount of time he had his back to play was ridiculous.
I said that last night.. all the goal kicks he walked to the half way line with his back to the keeper with his arm in the air and only turned round when he felt he was in position. He reminded me of that twat Clattenburg... it was all about him last night.
I wonder if Moss was watching last night and saw the games on Sat and last week and is thinking jeez these guys have had some shockers, I’ll try and give Spurs the benefit of the doubt this weekend?
I was in the South Stand and it looked shoulder to shoulder to me to be honest.Has anyone seen a replay of the Firmino challenge on KDB a minute before they scored?
That’s akin to Hitler criticising anti-semitism in the Labour Party. Poll was the one who convinced me that reffing was bent over 10 years ago, after a bravura performance in a game at the Etihad v Arsenal.Graham Poll: ""#ManCity have been victims of poor refereeing decisions in 3 consecutive games which have defined their season... After the run of poor decisions Pep has suffered I could understand his frustration boiling over. City weren't the same without him on the touchline."
That’s akin to Hitler criticising anti-semitism in the Labour Party. Poll was the one who convinced me that reffing was bent over 10 years ago, after a bravura performance in a game at the Etihad v Arsenal.
Arsenal had to win to get fourth place and had two games left, the first being us. Poll did everything that night to disrupt our game & help them but it was more subtle than dodgy penalties/disallowed goals.The game he bowed at the end if i remember correctly, when getting dogs abuse for another dodgy performance.
Genuine question bud what was the other disallowed go last night ?Anfield away their first goal clearly offside, we had a good goal disallowed that was clearly onside, clear pen on Sterling not given. Scum at home clear pen on Sergio, blatant red for Young not given, constant time wasting allowed, we have twice the possession and most of the attacking play and yet concede twice as many free kicks. Scouse at home 2 good goals disallowed, Mane and Firminho not given red cards, constant time wasting completely ignored, our manager sent off. To add to that we play the first of those games after our team bus has been smashed up and had flares thrown underneath after the police have published the route of our bus and done NOTHING to protect it. This is not a whole season, it is less than a week. NO AGENDA MY FUCKING ARSE.
Genuine question bud what was the other disallowed go last night ?
When we were 2-1 down Sane was adjudged to be offside when crossing for us to score. Was marginal but I think he was just about offside.
He put an arm round Otamendi after his mistake for the second Liverpool goal.I'm sure the ref slapped hands with one of the Liverpool players early on in the game. I've not seen that before.
If it is transparent, the officials have nowhere to hide. I think Rugby have it spot onI agree about the crowd needing to be kept informed. this is 2 fold, to ensure the crowd know what is going on (Otherwise VAR will never be accepted), but also to keep the chance of corruption to a minimum. You may well have a point, but lets see, Off the top of my head I can remember multiple incidents where there was no VAR, Bernardo disallowed goal at Cardiff, Salah goal at anfield, Jesus disallowed goal at Anfield, Sterling none pen at Anfield, Young handball, young leg breaker on Aguero, where VAR wasn't used and they got 100% of those decisions wrong.
VAR may not have got 100% of those decisions correct, but it would be hard to not call the majority correctly. Can anyone name a City incident where VAR was used and we got a stinker of a decision?? I cant, but happy for someone better informed to correct me. If there isnt any, I just don't understand how any blue wont at least give it a fair crack of the whip to see if it does improve things....
If it is transparent, the officials have nowhere to hide. I think Rugby have it spot on