My case is since when did guesswork come into making critical decisions. They should be beyond reasonable doubt.I think he guessed. He's seen Stirling turn his back, he's seen the ball bounce off him, and he's seen the Spurs player asking for it, so he gave the penalty. It's just a mistake, and I'm sure we'll get our fair share in the remainder of the season, probably a very dodgy penalty v Liverpool in the CC final.........
I suppose it's hard for the FA to defend shit refereeing decisions.Being reported that MP will face no action for his post-match comments. That would have just rubbed salt into the wounds if he'd been charged.
i thought at the time that not giving yellow cards for a couple of fouls by Toure early on and another one (was it Fernandinho?) was a great cover to give Spurs a game-changing decision later on and be able to point to the earlier decisions as some sort of justification for not being biased. It's pretty sad when you start looking at referees' performances that way.
I know for a fact that Clattenburg isn't bent but yesterday he Fucked up MassivelyHas clattenburg tried to justify it yet?
Has he admitted that he could have been mistaken?
Yoy are quite mistaken.So, let's get this straight. He was subtle enough to let two yellow card challenges go but then gives a decision so ludicrously incorrect that he exposed himself to questions regarding his impartiality?
Hardly Machiavellian in its construct is it.
Anyhoo, it's been a few hours since the incident and despite the best efforts of the Bluemoon Brains Trust there has been a startling lack of evidence other than an article from the BBC which confirmed people in the Far East like a bet (well, durr as the kids say). Throw in a bit of casual racism and a splash of xenophobia, a hint of delusion and a handful of paranoia and hey presto....the new breed of entitled City fan, 'we must be being cheated because we lost'. The lack of empirical evidence or facts to support your claim does nothing to dampen the enthusiasm for outrageous accusations and bitter recrimination.
You've become what you hated, you are United fans*
Cynicism is a self imposed blindness, if you are wrong you're unhappy and bitter, if you are right you're disappointed and bitter...the original lose:lose.
*I'm sure this will be picked on so just for the avoidance of doubt I am not saying that you support United just that you are displaying all the spoiled brattish traits of the entitled red that we all know so well.
My case is since when did guesswork come into making critical decisions. They should be beyond reasonable doubt.
The fact he rushed to award it is what makes me suspicious he was just waiting for such an occasion.
Even if it were to be handball it could in no way be considered to be intentional.
Truth is the bastard was looking out for that decision all day long. Much more worrying than it being a simple mistake....
Clattenberg does seem to have a real issue with City. He referees any of the title challengers and his refereeing is sympathetic. I don't say bent deliberately but they get the benefit of any doubt at all: with City he can't wait to give wrong decisions which does maximum damage, as yesterday and as the hack on David Silva at Chelsea in 2011. No thinking time needed, this is City, penalty to Spurs. What did I see? Nothing, but there was a routine appeal from a Spurs player, so that's good enough for me.
I haven't heard any opinions from any pundits because I refuse to watch MotD, but I couldn't avoid Breakfastime this morning. That programme always reports that Manchester United are "still fuming" on Monday morning after some alleged refereeing howler on Saturday and other "injustices" (usually imaginary) suffered by the "big" teams are exploited to devalue the victory of another team,do, dutifully, Arsenal were "still furious" with the decision to award Leicester a penalty, but Arsenal had fought back to win 2-1 and we saw Wenger at his most smug telling us in detail about his team's "mental strength". I get the impression an important detail about the match was left out? Then we had a short report to tell us that Eriksson had struck late to give Spurs a deserved win at the Etihad. "What about Spurs? They're a good bet for the title!" The penalty has been given, let's forget it now and get the cover up carried out and move on to getting the BBC's scheduling to stuff City in the FA Cup, and, with any luck in the CL and C1C as well.
Oh dear...The unbelievable rise of Leicester City
http://footballisfixed.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/webb-of-lies.html
with their Thai owners ..........!!!????
Oh dear...
To anyone reading this post, please be advised that the above link is the first step to ruining your enjoyment of the greatest sport in the world. Delve at your own risk. If I were you, I'd just dismiss it as conspiracy theory and forget the website exists.
Honestly, just be ignorant... football hasn't been the same for me since.
I can't remember but did he book Stirling?
Surely he must have done if it was considered intentional.
the little things aswell like throw inns and the offsides was shocking yesterday whatever ever happen to the home advantage that the refs always give the big teams
like I said its not just yesterday its been like this all season and after we went 5.0 at the start of the season the ref started there campaign to stop Manchester city running away with it. even in the last 10 games I can make a plea for 10 stone wall pens that have been turned down the other teams are kicking holes out of our players and nothing but when its on the other foot and city start to kick back you bet the ref starts the waving cards
its not me being a bitter blue and all that but just asking for a level playing field and fair to both teams and the best team win but its like playing 15 vs 11 every game its talk is about the ref not seeing that or why did he just them that. my last word is this last week pablo zabaleta was fouled right on the line of the box the ref not sure its a pen so he gives it outside the box. but the replays show it was on the line so the pen should have been given that's what going on at Manchester city every little thing is given against us
This .My case is since when did guesswork come into making critical decisions. They should be beyond reasonable doubt.
The fact he rushed to award it is what makes me suspicious he was just waiting for such an occasion.
Even if it were to be handball it could in no way be considered to be intentional.
Truth is the bastard was looking out for that decision all day long. Much more worrying than it being a simple mistake....
It's also built on sand. The 'absent refs' bit is so misrepresentative that the rest of it must be suspect.