Ref Watch City Games - 2023/24

[Gesario]

Gillett has been good in all the matches I've seen him in. Among the best refs in the Prem with maybe Oliver?

Great reffing tonight

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Not often we get the dodgy calls landing in our favour so it was a pleasant change. Scored from a free kick given for a slip and Gvardiol’s challenge was a definite penalty. Hardly crucial but I’m sure there’ll be a lot of chatter

No way a penalty. Just watch what Pedro does with his right leg. No contact whatsoever. Cheating twat, deserved a booking. He does it a lot.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Gillett has been good in all the matches I've seen him in. Among the best refs in the Prem with maybe Oliver?

Gillett is the best, saw him a lot in Australia. Their referees leave ours standing. Also the way they do VAR.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Smith was embarrassing tonight. Fucking Arse wanker. Desperate for anything and everything to go against us. Totally ignored Brighton leaving something on City players all the second half. van Hecke lucky to stay on. Shades of, dare I say it, Gabriel Maghaelles or Ben Orange?

 

[Gordyola]

Smith was embarrassing tonight. Fucking Arse wanker. Desperate for anything and everything to go against us. Totally ignored Brighton leaving something on City players all the second half. van Hecke lucky to stay on. Shades of, dare I say it, Gabriel Maghaelles or Ben Orange?

Isn’t he always though it’s no coincidence that the brummie prick was on commentary

 

[Stephen230]

Glad we god that decision in our favour obviously, but how on earth VAR decide it's not worth taking a look at is beyond me. It was a penalty for me, but at least it should be looked at by the ref surely? I've even seen the one on Ake given.

This is the problem with it - rules just seem to change mysteriously behind the scenes from week to week, game to game.

If those decisions were against us, I'd be livid.

If there’s one thing that hasn’t changed from week to week it is VARs getting involved in onfiejd penalty calls.

People ask for consistency above anything else and whether you think it’s a penalty or not, they have been as consistent as could possibly be this season in allowing on field penalty calls to stand for all but the most extreme errors.

 

[Franny 1234]

Finally a Ref that wasn't against us.

 

[cleavers]

Clearly a secret City fan, only gave 3 fouls against us, missed 2 "clear" penalties, a handball, gave a free kick for a slip.

Glad City brought him to the PL from Oz.

 

[murcian blue]

The first shout against Rodri would have been farcical had it have been given. If anything Brighton player should have been stronger and swatted Rodri away. He was goal side of him and could have caused us problems but he decided to cheat and fall down. Second one, their guy, Pedro I think, was looking for contact and again chose to fall down like a sniper had just fired at him. Seen them given but very soft. Thought the ref was ok, Brighton fans didn’t seem to mind him not booking their player for booting the hall away or for consistently going through the back of players after the ball had gone.

I have only seen City players yellow carded for kicking the ball away

 

[Bluefen]

Does feel a bit at the mo like refs aren’t giving pens because VAR is there and then VAR are not wanting to intervene so some that might have have been given (like a few at the weekend) are dropping between the two.

I don’t mind it as I think the bar should
be very high for penalties but I do get how some won’t like the inconsistency.

They’ve massively over complicated it

It should be no complex then giving a ref a different angle or another look to confirm their original decision

As soon as they get other refs involved you get different interpretations and opinions

And they have to let the match going fan know what’s going on - as it is is abysmal

 

[cheekybids]

Rodri's should have been a foul outside the box, Phil slipped so no free kick, no handball by Ake and should have been a pen. None of these decisions would have made one jot of difference to the match result, we were so good.

Agree with all that but Phil’s. I thought Phil was fouled kept going & then fell when leaned on so therefore didn’t gain an advantage.

 

[meltonblue]

Agree with all that but Phil’s. I thought Phil was fouled kept going & then fell when leaned on so therefore didn’t gain an advantage.

He got chance to carry the move on though and was stable after the initial contact, I’d have been annoyed if that had been given against us.

The Rodri one was either a penalty or nothing. Had he given it I doubt VAR would have intervened. One of those where either opinion is valid, I think they got it right.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Clearly a secret City fan, only gave 3 fouls against us, missed 2 "clear" penalties, a handball, gave a free kick for a slip.

Glad City brought him to the PL from Oz.

You need to take @malg ’s Deep Sea Fishing MasterClass course. I think there is a discount if you enter the code BMWUM24 at checkout.

 

[Norbiton]

No way a penalty. Just watch what Pedro does with his right leg. No contact whatsoever. Cheating twat, deserved a booking. He does it a lot.

Sure he was looking for it, but Gvardiol went into the back of his leg and ankle. I’d have been livid if that had been one of our players and nothing given

 

[Harvster]

Gillett, best ref City can get

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Finally all these brown envelopes City are allegedly sending to PGMOL are starting to pay off from last nights game.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Gillett, best ref Man City can get

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Sure he was looking for it, but Gvardiol went into the back of his leg and ankle. I’d have been livid if that had been one of our players and nothing given

I'd have been livid if one of our players had dived whilst there was a chance of a shot on goal.

Don't want cheats anywhere near my team.

 

[malg]

Sure he was looking for it, but Gvardiol went into the back of his leg and ankle. I’d have been livid if that had been one of our players and nothing given

Yup. Barn door pen that. We got lucky.

 

[Norbiton]

I'd have been livid if one of our players had dived whilst there was a chance of a shot on goal.

Don't want cheats anywhere near my team.

Grealish draws fouls like that all the time, and yes, they’re fouls, not dives. True, they’re usually not within shooting range.