Media thread 2022/23

[Moss Side's Finest]

Have you got a clip of the handball?

Link below. Even with my really really really blue tinted glasses on I can't see how any VAR official would give that. As much as it looks like he could have touched it when his arm is in front of the ball, at no point can you actually see his arm and the ball being in contact. Not saying it didn't happen it's just that the camera angles available aren't good enough to see the supposed point of contact

 

[Maly]

City & FFP | 2020/21 Accounts released | Revenues of £569.8m, £2.4m profit (p 2395)

Somebody at the Athletic thinks we won the Prem for the 1st time in 2012/2013 Yeah, I'll give them a pass for that. Maybe they meant to say "by that season, as reigning champions of the PL for the first time, the revenues were..." .

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‘Borderline Xenophobic’ or straight up racism?

Makes you wonder eh?

 

[Milesvk]

Link below. Even with my really really really blue tinted glasses on I can't see how any VAR official would give that. As much as it looks like he could have touched it when his arm is in front of the ball, at no point can you actually see his arm and the ball being in contact. Not saying it didn't happen it's just that the camera angles available aren't good enough to see the supposed point of contact

I agree with what you are saying about the handball, it looks inconclusive because it pauses whenever his arm goes near the ball. But why wasn't we all subject to 2-3 mins of VAR replay going over and over it, just like our disallowed goal and rodri against Everton. It's happened a few times with Liverpool and united games, VAR seems to make its mind up on stuff like this and tight offsides within seconds.

 

[Maly]

Link below. Even with my really really really blue tinted glasses on I can't see how any VAR official would give that. As much as it looks like he could have touched it when his arm is in front of the ball, at no point can you actually see his arm and the ball being in contact. Not saying it didn't happen it's just that the camera angles available aren't good enough to see the supposed point of contact

Would love to say that’s definitely handball but it’s inconclusive for me. If the Ref gives it, I don’t think it gets overturned tho

 

[PPT]

The board have got to get their shit together on this matter tomorrow.

There is full on co-ordinated attack happening - started by Klopp and FSG on Friday and continued by the scouse mafia in the media since.

No idea what the ideal solution is but get the gloves off and start fighting back.

Agreed 100%. However we know it just won’t happen. We don’t have a PR department worthy of the name and the media know it. It’s why they do what they do - knowing they will get away with it. And they do every single time.

 

[Maly]

The board have got to get their shit together on this matter tomorrow.

There is full on co-ordinated attack happening - started by Klopp and FSG on Friday and continued by the scouse mafia in the media since.

No idea what the ideal solution is but get the gloves off and start fighting back.

Smash their back doors in?

 

[argyle]

I hope Dominic King isn't let anywhere near the Etihad or the CFA.

His bio claims he's the northern football correspondant but he knows full well he's the go to liverpool mouthpiece.

On his twitter he's saying City are saying Klopps lazy xenophobia justifies the chants and graffiti. That's not what City have briefed at all.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

I hope Dominic King isn't let anywhere near the Etihad or the CFA.

His bio claims he's the northern football correspondant but he knows full well he's the go to liverpool mouthpiece.

On his twitter he's saying City are saying Klopps lazy xenophobia justifies the chants and graffiti. That's not what City have briefed at all.

He’s done the mental gymnastics that the chanting was about Hillsborough. Next they will be linking it to John Lennon getting shot and the Cammell Laird ship yard closing down.

 

[manimanc]

Same as why none of the media have brought up why Salah goal was not ruled out for obvious handball when looking at replays and how Var did not spot it

It wasn't handball mate. Not one of our players put their hands up, Eddie was the one with the best view and he did nothing. It looks like handball in the stills but the spin of the ball as salah turned made it look that way but not for me.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

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