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It's VAR and shit refereeing that did for my season ticket.

I'm pretty certain they were the lyrics when we first started singing it, the Jaap Stam bit was added later.

Not just this weekend, both Liverpool and Arsenal have more points and better goal difference tallies than they should have as a direct result of how they are referee'd. in contrast Newcastle are worse off than they should be, particularly due to the egregious refereeing in games against the...

The biggest issue people seem to have is that they score them by breaking the rules, pretty much the entire team are fouling anybody around them up to and including the defending keeper. It's the Donald Trump tactic of flooding the field of play with so much unsporting behaviour at once that...

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It's not "going after" the free press if they're openly lying to the general public, that's holding someone to account for misusing their platform. That's why we have laws around press standards, someone ensuring the free press don't abuse their position is the right of any individual...

Its definitely ramped up over the last couple of seasons though.

Welcome to the Premier League's new, more 'physical' game. Kicking lumps out of skilful players is the new format*, to be successful you need to be big, strong, fast and willing to go down like you've been shot at the slightest contact while your teammates harangue the ref. *obvious exceptions apply

*maths

Liverpool always sit deep, hit on the break and dive for penalties/freekicks when they play us.

We've played really well at Anfield in the past only to have legitimate goals chalked off on numerous occasions, at Anfield we have to score more legal goals against Liverpool to be awarded a draw. The team dont "shit their knickers", the officials do.

Any top 6 team with the refereee backing Liverpool get would win the league, apart from maybe Spurs.

Yep, you're right, should be direct freekick.

Getting a touch is irrelevant, that's a commentators dumbing down of the rules along the same lines of "He's the last man so he's got to go". Getting a touch only matters if the ball is knocked far enough away from the attacker that they no longer have control of the ball before the action of...

The cheating is far and away the biggest thing for me.

Opposition also know they can't use physicality against Liverpool so their players aren't clattered onto, tripped or scythed over like other teams are now that the PL want a 'physical' game. If a player brushes against a dipper they go down like they've been shot while the rest of the team...

Honestly, the fact I had to Google that goal shows the effect that VAR, PSR, FFP, biased media, biased referees and the 115 charges has had on my interest in the game. I watched us score the winning goal in the Champions League final to clinch a historic treble and I didn't celebrate it knowing...

The last goal I ever celebrated properly, it was the most emotion I've ever felt at the ball hitting the back of the net since 93.20.

You forgot point C - PGMOL aiding and abetting their cheating, diving and thuggery while punishing their opponents with soft cards and constant free kicks in Liverpool's favour.

Exactly, it doesn't matter how strong someone is, a two handed shove in the back when they're moving will cause them to stumble or fall, as was the case with Lewis against Wolves. It happened laods last season and again this one, we're back to referees only making decisions when players dive...