It looks like another season

[SuperKevinHorlock]

Of corrupt/incompetent officials illustrated by Phil Dowd who is a disgrace.

Yet again the rags start the season off with a 20 point advantage in league with Sky which might as well just call itself rag TV, I've heard a strong rumour that Craig Meehan will be presenting Soccer Saturday as well.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Didn't think he was that bad today. We were diving in recklessly instead of using some intelligence and he had to deal with that. Richards could easily have got a red for his tackle alone.

 

[Ticket For Schalke]

Thought he had a good game, Richards was lucky.

 

[mcfc1632]

.............he got better - but to start with he was shocking

2 tackles / fouls by CITY players lead to stern verbals

3 much worse tackles by scum players - not a word...........

Sets the tone that sort of thing

 

[LoveCity]

I'm surprised he didn't book Kidd and Lombardo too. To be fair many of his calls for fouls were right and our tackling was at times badly timed (they had at least three free kicks right outside of our box!) but his card swinging was one-sided and only Micah (who could have walked for that) really deserved one in a so-called friendly.

Did Kolarov and Yaya both get booked for dissent? I know Kolarov did yet Camel Gob and Vidic surrounded the referee during the Dzeko/Anderson incident roaring at him and as usual nothing.

 

[bumble]

Richards should have had a red for his tackle on Young, another season another City moan at officials...FFS every team thinks they are discriminated against my refs, get a fucking life lads.

 

[Silva is the new gold]

In fairness Richards could've been walking. Studs showing and off the ground. I thought he didn't have too bad a game today.

 

[SuperKevinHorlock]

Thought he had a good game, Richards was lucky.

Countless free kicks in and around the box, numerous yellow cards to city players and how did Evra remain on the pitch?

Sorry his performance was exactly as I expected and will be repeated throughout the season by all the other criminals/refs.

And I'm not denying the better team on the day won the game but endless free kicks,yellow cards etc gives us a mountain to climb.

 

[TCIB]

How often do refs do a physical ? He looks like the local lager lout who never leaves the pub.

 

[Deleted member 14625]

Dowd did nowt wrong. We were unfit and sticking lazy legs out and lazily lunging into tackles and fouling them. And Yaya dived twice as did Balo, then Yaya moaned like fuck to the ref about not getting a free kick for diving like a girl!

We lost because we were unfit! Yes, unfit, 8 days before the season starts. I wont blame the ref unless we have nowt to shoulder ourselves!

 

[LoveCity]

Yeah Richards could have walked but so could Evra.

 

[bumble]

Thought he had a good game, Richards was lucky.

Countless free kicks in and around the box, numerous yellow cards to city players and how did Evra remain on the pitch?

Sorry his performance was exactly as I expected and will be repeated throughout the season by all the other criminals/refs.

And I'm not denying the better team on the day won the game but endless free kicks,yellow cards etc gives us a mountain to climb.

Fucks sake, here we go again with this bullshit excuse.

 

[Deleted member 14625]

Thought he had a good game, Richards was lucky.

In a meaningful competitive game he'd'v gone, red card, for that. Stupid tackle!

 

[SuperKevinHorlock]

How often do refs do a physical ? He looks like the local lager lout who never leaves the pub.

Doesn't matter about fitness as long as the status quo is maintained.

 

[jimharri]

I'm surprised he didn't book Kidd and Lombardo too. To be fair many of his calls for fouls were right and our tackling was at times badly timed (they had at least three free kicks right outside of our box!) but his card swinging was one-sided and only Micah (who could have walked for that) really deserved one in a so-called friendly.

Did Kolarov and Yaya both get booked for dissent? I know Kolarov did yet Camel Gob and Vidic surrounded the referee during the Dzeko/Anderson incident roaring at him and as usual nothing.

Can't remember AK's card off the top of my head, Milner's was a cynical foul (worthy yellow), Yaya got his for shooting his mouth off at the ref (stupid card), Dzeko's was for the handbags with Anderson (both got carded) and Micah was bloody lucky to stay on after his tackle. Then again, Evra should have walked as well as he should have been booked in the first half as well as the one he did get carded for (on Milner, IIRC). Didn't think the ref had that bad a game actually. We were stupid at times with some of the tackles we committed.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

I thought he had a pretty good game personally

 

[Ntini77]

We're beginning to sound like Arsenal fans. Dowd was perfectly fine today. It was our tackling that was shite.

 

[Ticket For Schalke]

Thought he had a good game, Richards was lucky.

Countless free kicks in and around the box, numerous yellow cards to city players and how did Evra remain on the pitch?

Sorry his performance was exactly as I expected and will be repeated throughout the season by all the other criminals/refs.

And I'm not denying the better team on the day won the game but endless free kicks,yellow cards etc gives us a mountain to climb.

Wasnt a clear goal scoring chance.

 

[SuperKevinHorlock]

His cynical foul on Richards by half way was also a booking, no doubt similar threads will be posted throughout the season and maybe one day some of you will accept that the premiership is rotten to the core.

 

[Bill]

he was a disgrace again, every single 50-50 went to the rags.<br /><br />-- Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:41 pm --<br /><br />he was a disgrace again, every single 50-50 went to the rags.