Michael Oliver to ref Liverpool v City - City lodge complaint

[willipp]

It’s a yellow if the ref believes a genuine attempt has been made to win the ball. Offences such as a shirt pull, handball are red cards as far as I understand it. Raheem was unmarked, ten yards out.

If he was on the goal line then yes, but don’t think I can recall one red card ever for a handball like that. Yellow at most.

 

[Eds]

If he was on the goal line then yes, but don’t think I can recall one red card ever for a handball like that. Yellow at most.

Neither have I but just saying that given the stupid interpretations these days you just never know.

 

[willipp]

Neither have I but just saying that given the stupid interpretations these days you just never know.

Yes, its the kind of decision i could see being given against us.

 

[mat]

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

This should be a new chant when we're fucked over by a ref again.

 

[SilverFox2]

I am surprised that anyone should expect fairness for City.

Our owner with financial acumen overcame the barrier to entry that was supposed to prevent his investment.
Surely the resentment from formerly top members of footballs governing body is still there?
We generate profit so our owner has justified his investment but the cost of financial and on field success is that our presence continues to be resented. We cannot change this other than to be perfect with our accounting and observance of footballs skewed rules both on and off the field.
Part of our penance is a bias to any team that can compete so Liverpools hypocrisy is allowed which feeds the bias.
One saving grace of this is that other teams will also suffer when playing Pool so our voice may be heard.
Another is that Pools ability to change to victim status re say Gomez ie not on the field, may boomerang on them when comparing their continuing treatment of Raheem.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

This should be a new chant when we're fucked over by a ref again.

Thank you so much
Thank you so mucchh
You bent bastard
Thank you so much

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

To the tune of the Scaffold's "Thank you very Much"
Thank you very much to VAR for cheating
Thank you very much, thank you very very much
Thank you very much to the refs' for cheating
Thank you very much, thank you very very much

 

[Barcon]

Liverpool have benefited from referees with shite game management atleast 3 times in recent memory, to my mind.

As well as against us: Playing on when two handballs have occurred and the team who didn't have possession has sprang a counter off the back of it. How can you play advantage to the team that wouldn't have had the ball in the first place?

The Fulham ruled out goal, rolling ball free kick, with Fullham players appealing, ref allows Liverpool to play on. Liverpool just take the ball up the other end and score.


The corner against Barca I feel a lot of refs would have more carefully managed, when TAA came back on to pitch as if to hand over the corner duty, he could have blown his whistle as most would, as if to say hurry up/stop pissing about and get back in position. This would have got the attention of the Barca players who were expecting the handover.

They are a shithouse team and "it's tactical", it shows a certain dishonesty to their game that should be recognised.

Careful mate. That will have our dippers and a few other simpletons frothing.

 

[Metalartin]

To the tune of the Scaffold's "Thank you very Much"
Thank you very much to VAR for cheating
Thank you very much, thank you very very much
Thank you very much to the refs' for cheating
Thank you very much, thank you very very much

This could be a new chant, although Pep might mistake that it's aimed at him and we want him to stay.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

This could be a new chant, although Pep might mistake that it's aimed at him and we want him to stay.

A stirring
Fuck V-A-R
Fuck V-A-R
Fuck Mile Riley
And Fuck V-A-R

might sound okay. In a match a few weeks ago the Fuck VAR was loud and clear over the TV.