Gordyola
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Yep Atwell was responsible for the ghost goal a few seasons ago in the Trafford derby when the invisible Rashford ran 30 yards with the ball?
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Referees’ Performances | 2024/2025
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I do remember we had a stonewall penalty against Chelsea on Sterling before. Stray kick swept Sterling off his feet in the box. On-field ref somehow missed it, but guess who's the VAR? Stuart Atwell. The man is plain incompetent.Yep Atwell was responsible for the ghost goal a few seasons ago in the Trafford derby when the invisible Rashford ran 30 yards with the ball?
1961_vintage
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Had Ortega committed that offence today he would have been off.I do remember we had a stonewall penalty against Chelsea on Sterling before. Stray kick swept Sterling off his feet in the box. On-field ref somehow missed it, but guess who's the VAR? Stuart Atwell. The man is plain incompetent.
Not sure it's just a lack of competence.
BolinCell
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So that's what its come down too. We need a sending off to help put Crystal Palace to bed. How the mighty have fallen.I do remember we had a stonewall penalty against Chelsea on Sterling before. Stray kick swept Sterling off his feet in the box. On-field ref somehow missed it, but guess who's the VAR? Stuart Atwell. The man is plain incompetent.
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Has Pep said anything post match RE: what should have been the red?
burning blue soul
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It's not about that. It's the principle of rules being applied evenly and fairly.So that's what its come down too. We need a sending off to help put Crystal Palace to bed. How the mighty have fallen.
Nobody wants to see a sending off, unless it's a dipper or rag, but once the rules are decided on fuzzy logic, the game is gone.
This decision is a big moment in football. It demonstrated that the image is more important than the rules.
The media run the game in this country, now. And you should be very worried about that.
Trevor Morley's Tache
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Not entirely.So that's what its come down too. We need a sending off to help put Crystal Palace to bed. How the mighty have fallen.
Teams don't want to play open, attacking football against City. They have worked out a strategy against us, and when faced with such negativity, it is always going to be really difficult to fashion a chance or avoid being hit on the break. Pep will work out a way of beating such negative teams, but he needs a fully fit squad. 4 PL trophies on the bounce is a phenomenal achievement, but this season was always going to be a stretch with our main playmaker being out so early on and having to readjust.
BolinCell
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we lost because we couldn't break down a mid-table PL team. Same problem against Southampton the shittest team that ever played in the PL.It's not about that. It's the principle of rules being applied evenly and fairly.
Nobody wants to see a sending off, unless it's a dipper or rag, but once the rules are decided on fuzzy logic, the game is gone.
This decision is a big moment in football. It demonstrated that the image is more important than the rules.
The media run the game in this country, now. And you should be very worried about that.
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Well done palace. You played it right we didn’t again.
burning blue soul
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The rules don't care how well we play. They just don't care.we lost because we couldn't break down a mid-table PL team. Same problem against Southampton the shittest team that ever played in the PL.
The rules exist so that parity is displayed in a sporting arena.
Today the rules were perverted.
Your logic is illogical.
Trevor Morley's Tache
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When you hear Lineker saying that a sending off would spoil the spectacle you feel that the game is lost.
Football has been hijacked by the entertainments industry. It's a double-edged sword.
lunebleu
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More sinister that incompetent I think. I think the word you’re searching for is Bent.I do remember we had a stonewall penalty against Chelsea on Sterling before. Stray kick swept Sterling off his feet in the box. On-field ref somehow missed it, but guess who's the VAR? Stuart Atwell. The man is plain incompetent.
Trevor Morley's Tache
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It's hard to overlook the nefarious intent angle because if anyone in any other industry was this consistently shit at their job they would have been sacked a long time ago.More sinister that incompetent I think. I think the word you’re searching for is Bent.
Even fucking Ian Wright said it was disgraceful decisionPretty much every fan and pundit acknowledged it was not just a red, but one of the most obvious reds you'll see. The 'mitigation' of Erling being pushed out wide and hence, not a clear goalscoring opportunity is hilarious as the handball is why he was pushed out wide. The Rashford goal and this are two of the most egregious examples of, at best, gross incompetence and at worst, gross negligence
burning blue soul
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It's only a single edged sword for fans, and it's cutting us in two.Football has been hijacked by the entertainments industry. It's a double-edged sword.
IrishBlueSince92
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Not much entertainment watching city these daysFootball has been hijacked by the entertainments industry. It's a double-edged sword.
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So that's what its come down too. We need a sending off to help put Crystal Palace to bed. How the mighty have fallen.
How about just a fair playing field? Referee decisions change games, just like that one today.
Trevor Morley's Tache
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We haven't had a level playing field since the Sheik took the reins.How about just a fair playing field? Referee decisions change games, just like that one today.
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BossHog
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No but we ask officials to implement laws of the game properly.So that's what its come down too. We need a sending off to help put Crystal Palace to bed. How the mighty have fallen.