Martin Atkinson

[BlueMoon_1987]

I thought Mario was sent off more for dissent than the actual challenge? Laughing and sarcastically applauding as the ref came over. Gotta love him, but sometimes you really do want to strangle him.

I agree with the general sentiment in the thread though, the ref was a joke all game. Charlie Adam should have been sent off three times over with some of the challenges he was making if Atkinson was at all consistent.

 

[dom12345]

Some yellow's today were an absolute joke.

 

[kunaguero10]

Marios first was a no brainer and stupid by the player.I don't think he gave the 2nd for throwing an elbow but simply an over aggressive challenge.It wasnt necsessary and Mario needs to learn .

Mario was a complete joke today and I hope and expect the manager will fine him.

Having said all that I thought the ref was very poor today and let LPool adopt a very aggressive attitude tackling from behind and was just generally inconsitent

Fine him???? For what? Getting one stupid yellow card? Hahahahahhaha

 

[mike channon´s windmill]

Some yellow's today were an absolute joke.

Milner´s was nothing short of laughable or blatant cheating by being influenced by the biggest victims on earth

 

[brummie blue]

Awful performance by the ref, I could list 5 or 6 yellow cards Liverpool never got, all similar to either of Mario's so called yellow card offences.

Have Sky mentioned the Reina's hand ball out side the area when one on one.......

 

[andrewmswift]

mario's first was a surefire booking but for the fact that they'd hauled our players back on breaks 2-3 times and never received a booking for it. mario on the pitch for minutes and his first offense and gets a card. i'm sorry but if it's not a booking when they do it it's not a booking when we do it.

the second was a total joke. frankly i think mario's more brilliant because he could tell how shit Atkinson was and knew he would be sent off for doing literally absolutely nothing. watch it in real time and see that he never takes his eye off the ball and never even thrusts his elbow out in any real manner. a complete joke and that red along with rodwell's should see atkinson never ref a liverpool game again. he's in for them.

 

[TheMidnightBlue]

First one was a booking but the silly **** should have thought about the 2nd booking which was a fooking joke.

Exactly. If it had been Rooney he would have gotten a talking to.

(Actually if it had been Rooney Skrtel would have been given the yellow)

Rooney deviates from his path to plant an elbow with the ball about 10 yards away on Mccarthy and he gets a word and a pat on the back from the ref. Balotelli commits one little foul and goes in for the ball and barely touches Skrtel and he has two yellows and is off. I honestly think the only premiership player tha tcould get sent off for these two offences it Balotelli. I remember last year when he threw his arms up and managed to get booked for that (apparently sat on the ground and throwing your arms up if you're Balo is dissent), something that Rooney and Suarez will do at least 10 times a game.

 

[svennis pennis]

In the 82nd minute with a tiring Manchester City after their midweek game, Atkinson seized his opportunity and punished Manchester City sending off their freshest player handing the initiative to Liverpool and nearly creating the winning goal which he so desperately craved for the home side.

Twat.

 

[City Raider]

was a joke - i've don't think ive ever seen a team dive so much against us, then their reaction to balo's challenge got him sent off, ref wasn't gonna do anything - look at the header directly before balo's, lucas does exactly the same to dzeko - leads with his arm - but dzeko doesnt roll about like a baby and we don't have 5 players winging like babies

cheatin scousers

 

[Big Fish]

Not entirely pleased about his performance, if God's honest is said.

Was Pepe handling outside the box? Never got a replay.