Overall, I don’t think that PL refs are any betterPerformances like the officials gave us last night is why I can’t be arsed with the champions league. This seasons campaign will be a mirror image of the last two, shit teams who City can get past even with the poor reffing then them using it as a leveller against us when the decent teams enter in the knock outs.
I don't believe that, I just think that if UEFA wanted us out of the CL they would have made our passage to the knockout stage far, far more difficult. By giving us this group, even without getting VAR decisions, we're virtually guaranteed to top.
When it comes to knockout stages and these decisions go against us, my tune will change but right now, it just doesn't make any sense despite how frustrating it is.
Did BT make any comments about the decisions that went against us last night?
BT almost said it how it is. They said just the seven officials missed the handball penalty claim in the first half and that they don't understand why VAR did not award what was a clear pen on Aguero.
Peter Walton said he could not sit here and defend the use of VAR tonight.
I think the media is suspicious now that something is not quite right...
The only explanation for the bizarre VAR decisions last night is corruption. There may not be a coordinated screw city campaign, or if there was, if has become diluted or confused such that not every corrupt official is following the same policy. But surely groups of individuals within UEFA are following a screw city policy..?No I was just saying if they are corrupt, they would have the wherewithal to manipulate the groups so why would they be so favourable towards us
Edit: By corrupt, I am referring to match fixing abilities. I don't doubt there is corruption within that organisation.
Last night they said at the ground var in involved in 4 types of decisions. Unfortunately the kids were arguing at the time so I didn’t hear it. I know one is to screw City over at every opportunity, and one was to give every possible benefit to our opponents, but did anyone hear the other 2?
They are mate but as were seeing, and not only in City games, this is not how the technology is being used. Totally frustrating and rendered the technology pointless.
The ref was poor for both sides, do you really think all Officials area told to screw City by UEFA? If this was endemic at some stage an ex referee would be able to sell his story for a lot of money. It doesn’t happen.The third one is confirm that the ref is blind in one eye, and the fourth is to confirm that he is fulfilling the task that his masters at Uefa have given him!!
Did BT make any comments about the decisions that went against us last night?
to be honest, yesterday morning I've read UEFA's statement that only clear and obvious errors on offsides will be called by VAR. That's up there with Sterling or one Spurs had s Leicester, it's not clear and obvious and that statement came earlier than this situation.
Watched the full match on BT when I got in. To be fair the pundits, even Peter Walton, slaughtered the ref and the VAR team. The handball and the foul on Sergio were clear penalties. The Sergio decison was totally absurd. The replay showed a stonewall penalty. The presenter made the point that seven officials had apparently missed it. Even Chris Sutton said we had been robbed.Did BT make any comments about the decisions that went against us last night?
I think there's definitely a subconscious bias against us domestically and in Europe.The ref was poor for both sides, do you really think all Officials area told to screw City by UEFA? If this was endemic at some stage an ex referee would be able to sell his story for a lot of money. It doesn’t happen.
However it’s probably a general attitude amongst a lot involved with Uefa that we have scant regard for the competition, that will have a sub conscious effect on their decisions.
Eg, was that a penalty for City? Fuck em, they don’t like us, no, was that a penalty for Barca, course it was, they embrace the CL.
I understand the history of the contempt for the European governing body but are we going to remain so bitter for ever? It will cost us in the long run.
On TV -Couldn't really see the penalty shouts from the South stand, were they really as clear cut as people are suggesting? BT youtube highlights only show the one on Gundogan in their youtube highlights.