Anthony Taylor (of Altrincham)

[kippaxking79]

If you watch him closely on the first goal he goes to put the whistle to his mouth then waves play on. If Silva missed I think he would of brought it back for the penalty IMO.

 

[Young Blue]

If you watch him closely on the first goal he goes to put the whistle to his mouth then waves play on. If Silva missed I think he would of brought it back for the penalty IMO.

But should Smalling have been carded regardless of the goal? You see refs frequently signal advantage and come back and card players, particularly for pulling back players going through on goal. He shouldn't be let off because we scored.

 

[lancs blue]

Advantage ? If it wasn't for Silvas sublime skill we would not have scored, he would then have said that he had played on so no penalty and we would have been left fuming. You do not get much more of an advantage that a penalty, add to that another ref might have sent him off, clearly denying him a goal scoring opportunity.

Advantage my arse.

You can't have it both ways, if he'd blown for a pen a fraction before Silva sticks the ball in the net you'd be complaining he should allow the goal to stand.

 

[lancs blue]

But should Smalling have been carded regardless of the goal? You see refs frequently signal advantage and come back and card players, particularly for pulling back players going through on goal. He shouldn't be let off because we scored.

Play has to stop immediately if a red card is to be shown, a ref can't allow advantage and then go back and issue a red, only a yellow which is what Smalling should have received.

 

[Young Blue]

Play has to stop immediately if a red card is to be shown, a ref can't allow advantage and then go back and issue a red, only a yellow which is what Smalling should have received.

Yes I would never expect the Alty fan to give a red, but he let him off scott free, he should have got a yellow after the goal.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

If you watch him closely on the first goal he goes to put the whistle to his mouth then waves play on. If Silva missed I think he would of brought it back for the penalty IMO.

Not so sure we've seen him make movements Luiz & Delph then not do what he was about to do.

 

[schfc6]

Think the guy is an utter bulb and appointing him for the Derby was a ridiculous decision and created so much unnecessary pressure.

Having said that, no issues with the red twat yesterday.

 

[BuryBlue1977]

You were closer to the correct score than me BB! But its Win Win....and im a proud proud man,that Manchester City,after a week of relentless, planned, negative press,and playing against a team reffed by one of their supporters...still managed to outclass Muppet utd fc...

Perhaps the press can now turn their attention to the central midfield player in red who was involved in match fixing back in Spain a few years ago...as captain ,he admitted taking cash....on behalf of his team...no sanctions yet as far as i know.....Stand up Herra,didnt notice you much in the derby..have you handed the cash back yet?....you little Cheat.

At 2-0 up I was confident we would smash them by 4 or 5. When they got one back with their only shot on target the guy next to me said “Typical City”. I must admit I lost my confidence for a few minutes but obviously I needn’t have worried. When that glorious third goal went it I turned to the guy next to me and said “Now that’s typical city”. Hope you had a great day pal, and yes Herrera is a massive snidey shithouse rag cûnt

 

[paulchapo]

Credit where it's due I thought he had a good game yesterday and was barely noticed which is usually the sign the ref has had a decent game.

I thought the penalty was soft at the time but looking at it later on tv it seemed fair. Same with the Smalling "Handball" it looked a penalty in real time but not so much looking at the replay. I think he could have given one as Smalling blocked Sane with his arm near the end, but overall considering the pre match concern he had a good game.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Not so sure we've seen him make movements Luiz & Delph then not do what he was about to do.

Exactly .those two incidents..in both the premier league....and the Fa cup(wigan) are prime examples of Taylor clearly changing his mind..the first one,after speaking into his mouthpeice .(cant remember if he spoke to anyone v wigan)...my age old question is who does the ref speak to in these game changing decisions,given that VAR is not being routinely used in this country,and who do these faceless people support; )
Are these people properly qualified to make such decisions? Lol it was all so easy in the old days....to shout on the Kippax"who,s the bastard in the black?!!"
Now...its more like 'computer says no'..Modern football ay... ,who,d have it? ; )