It is happening in every game. For me, Bernardo was lucky last week for throwing an Everton player on to the floor. I think there should be some leniency for outfield players, to a certain extent. But touching a keeper, in a way which prevents them claiming the ball, should be a foul.Exactly, they need to make it even and stop holding or wrestling on both sides to make it consistent. Yesterday the foul on the keeper was there but also the Arsenal players were holding west ham players and plenty of teams have done that this season without getting goals taken away
Hence Pep saying we won it on our ownAnd yet we won it 4 times in a row.
I agree with you about Bernie.It is happening in every game. For me, Bernardo was lucky last week for throwing an Everton player on to the floor. I think there should be some leniency for outfield players, to a certain extent. But touching a keeper, in a way which prevents them claiming the ball, should be a foul.
The rule should be clear. Going up for a header and having body contact should be ruled as fine, but any intentional blocking or touching by hands is a foul. It's not really difficult to rule, it has just got out of hand.
Think it's a mixture of corruption and the rules being that ridiculous now. Don't even think the corruption is against a particular team it's just where the money is going to on that particular day.
We need foreign refs to completely get rid of this "I'm a non league supporting ref bollocks"
We also need a complete shake up and clear transparency in the game
When they showed the VAR review, I said straight away that is a penalty. I don't understand why they come to the conclusion it wasn't a penalty, but he threw him on the floor pretty much.I agree with you about Bernie.
I think Refs don't want him banned at the end of his City career.
Barnsley has always been full of ragsI live in Barnsley and a very good mate of mine grew up and went to school with Darren England and told me he was a Rag growing up. Make of that what you will.
Do bears Shit in the woods...what is the point of this thread.Having just read the Clattenburg thread and seeing several stupid decsions over the weekend (Chuckle not getting sent off) you have to seriously ask the question.
I honestly believe hand on heart it is corrupt one way or another and there ARE bent refereers and officials.
Discuss ?
Living in Scotland most people support Scottish teams - fair enough but it makes my survey more valid (not pro man city). i went through my phone book - everyone i know who likes football supports Hearts, Hibs , Celtic, Rangers, Dundee, Aberdeen, St Mirren (?!). nobody supports Brora Rangers or East Stirling etc etc. Similar to England - proportionally the bigger teams and yet almost every ref in England supposedly supports lower league football. What a load of bollocks.We need foreign refs to completely get rid of this "I'm a non league supporting ref bollocks"
The FA cup final last year when the Palace keeper deliberately handled the ball outside the area .100%
I was a big fan of VAR, I still am, but I think this is happening deliberately in English football. To go back to all that happened before. We tried it, didn't work, go back to dodgy decisions in the 97th minute.
What will work, imho:
- live audio feed with the discussion from the VAR room and the ref. In the moment, not 2 weeks after.
- Third-party VAR room. Like in business, intermediaries that are not linked with the clubs and the Premier League or PGMOL.
I think VAR is an excellent idea, but I also think it will never be allowed to work as it should.
And if Henderson gets sent off then City probably win the FA Cup, Palace don't get into Europe, and Goons wouldn't be playing them 3 days before a final(would of been our last hope) but no, theres definitely no corruption in the whiter than White,pure as the driven snow English game. :-/The FA cup final last year when the Palace keeper deliberately handled the ball outside the area .
Operation cover up was swiftly brought in and between them all ( PGMOL FA PL ) kept the keeper on the pitch .
Blatant corruption in broad daylight
There was no way whatsoever in normal circumstances the keeper stays on the pitch but “they” between them manufactured it that he did infont of a worldwide tv audience. “They” didn’t even try to hide it which makes the corruption so obvious and almost excepted.
Just look what is going on in America every single day they “normalise “ corruption.
Wouldn't surprise me if the rags are the chosen ones next season.
They are a big brand and it would benefit both organisations to see the cunts lift the trophy by hook or by crook.
Is there any mileage in the magnets theory in the NBA, I don't watch it myself, but interested in what you think?
In our last 2 cup finals the opposition keeper should have been sent off. They get sent off for those offences 99 times out of 100 but not against us. Absolutely stinksThe FA cup final last year when the Palace keeper deliberately handled the ball outside the area .
Operation cover up was swiftly brought in and between them all ( PGMOL FA PL ) kept the keeper on the pitch .
Blatant corruption in broad daylight
There was no way whatsoever in normal circumstances the keeper stays on the pitch but “they” between them manufactured it that he did infont of a worldwide tv audience. “They” didn’t even try to hide it which makes the corruption so obvious and almost excepted.
Just look what is going on in America every single day they “normalise “ corruption.