Match of the Day - 2022/23

[johnevans]

Do you think the game is refereed the same now as it was 30-40 years ago?

The game has always been refereed to varying levels of competence.

I do believe, despite the cynical element of my comments, that like the players, modern day referees are fitter, more technically capable and much, much better than their predecessors.

However, I posted my comment not to glorify the 'hard men', rather to point out that, much as I love the modern iteration of the game (especially how we have played under Mancini, Pellegrini and Pep), I think the recent tendency to fall over and roll about after an opponent has wafted by you is contrary to the essence of footy..

Referees have always had a thankless task trying to sort out the nonsense that modern players get up to, at whatever level.. Good luck to anyone taking on the job!

 

[Eccles Blue]

Shearer and Defoe think the foul by John Stones on Schaer was a penalty.

Didn't even discuss the red card being overturned unless I blinked and missed it?

I had just come on to say that! Not one mention of the red card which the more I see it was definitely a red card.
I recorded MOTD2 and have just watched it. Shearer going on and on about Newcastle, fair enough, but not to mention the red card was disgraceful.
I think John Boy’s tackle was clumsy and showed his lack of match sharpness, understandable as he hasn’t played a full match until today, and, being fair, possibly was a penalty but that Trippier foul was a red card!! JMHO

 

[Eccles Blue]

Defoe seems far sharper than Shearer in his analysis

I find Shearer can’t be as balanced whenever it’s his beloved Newcastle and he is never as sharp for any match as his fellow pundits these days.

 

[dickie davies]

MOTD is terrible for analysis and Shearer is one boring **** who gives absolutely no insight to any football debate
I can't ever remember that he's ever made me think differently about a game or incident

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I had just come on to say that! Not one mention of the red card which the more I see it was definitely a red card.
I recorded MOTD2 and have just watched it. Shearer going on and on about Newcastle, fair enough, but not to mention the red card was disgraceful.
I think John Boy’s tackle was clumsy and showed his lack of match sharpness, understandable as he hasn’t played a full match until today, and, being fair, possibly was a penalty but that Trippier foul was a red card!! JMHO

Plays for ingerlund so I'm assuming the only reason he got a yellow is he wasn't wearing a red shirt

 

[Cotontoquinn]

MOTD is terrible for analysis and Shearer is one boring **** who gives absolutely no insight to any football debate
I can't ever remember that he's ever made me think differently about a game or incident

He even managed to make a TV documentary on football and dementia forgettable.

 

[Edward Deadwood]

Trippier by name’s feet were off the ground when he made that assault. Kev was going full pelt at the time. The best intentioned “tactical” foul on an attacking player moving at that speed is surely endangering an opponent.

If you look closely, KDB was only a second away from making a pass that put us in a numerically and spatially advantageous decision. The foul clearly removed our goal scoring opportunity, if not our Ginger Prince from the field of play.

The “taking one for the team” phenomenon is frustrating as it is. But if there is no jeopardy in defending teams’ minds that cynical fouls on players breaking at pace could potentially result in a red, then I give up.

If refs cry about having the final say over incidents referred for review (yet seemingly never have the balls or professional integrity to stand by their original opinions after reviewing footage on the monitor) then why not stop wasting all of our time and let VAR overturn decisions they believe to have been wrong?

The bent beeb continues to astound me in its consistently crap coverage of us. The hearts and minds of the BBC never had to relocate to Salford. They’ve always been there.

 

[kev20971]

Just caught up with the match hi-lights from Sunday on both CityTV and MOTD2 . Wow moan about not getting a penalty , then totally ignore the over turned Red Card (MOTD2) !
Even Trippier mentioned it in his post match interview, so a big talking point from the match yet nothing said about it ?
Personally I fought it was a red all day long, and think if that was a City player he would of walked. Has for John Stones, two players bump into each other in the air , would that really of been a freekick anywhere else on the field ? Also how many have you seen a ref give a soft freekick in the middle of the park yet think twice about the same foul in the box . They are always more cautious about fouls in the box !

 

[saintquin]

Is Scott Parker going to wear that cardigan every week??
Apparently retails for £900+……… Lot of money to pay to look like a Twat.

Money he didn't need to spend!

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

Is Scott Parker going to wear that cardigan every week??
Apparently retails for £900+……… Lot of money to pay to look like a Twat.

Maybe that the only top he’s got, needs to get his value for money so will wear it every week.