PGMOL Apologise to Everton. It WAS a Penalty!

[Ballymagash Blue]

Apparently it WAS a penalty....

https://www.skysports.com/football/...ard-for-man-city-handball-decision-vs-everton

Have Everton been informed!

 

[Bonzo Nododo]

So this seems to be the personal opinion of Mike Riley?
Being the boss does not make him always right and there are many videos showing just how appalling he can be.
Since VAR came in PiGMOL have been the source of all sorts of novelties in the rules and this first ever apology.
It certainly a bonus for the City haters to use. The what's app gang will be sharpening their nibs right now.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Great, just boils even more piss

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Notice the double smile. I was at that match.

So was I.

 

[MCFCTrick]

Did we ask for one? Genuine question by the way. Maybe the club should have seen their arses more in the past. At the end of the day.

We won and got the 3 points
It was a handball
Lampard was rightly pissed
The authorities accepted they made a mistake

Not sure what the problem is tbh.

The problem is, that we will now be seen to have got away with one. Which could affect future decisions.

 

[Phil1]

Not arsed. I’d already moved on by Sunday morning. Everything written/spoke about since in the media is just noise.
Hope same happens again against utd.

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

Three days on and this is still in the news. If only there was something going on in the world to add some perspective for some people.

 

[red 2 hats]

Not bothered about Everton. More bothered about future impact of refereeing decisions involving Manchester City.

100% agree about Everton, they've let themselves down big time the last 2 seasons in respect of City with their Covid winge and now the penalty incident, they've morphed into their neighbours.
We're gonna get royally fucked by pigmol, the media have done their job, it wasn't even the worse decision this weekend, but the picture has been painted, we're the villains who need to be punished, expect one or two very dodgie decisions against us, expect red cards, non penalties the lot.
You could be forgiven for thinking we're entering the business end of the season and things aren't quite what the puppet masters want, it will start on Sunday when the scum come to town.

 

[eyalluvitt]

The phantom ‘penalty’ equalizer at OT in the FA cup after Uve set ickle Citeh on our way to a famous victory that was crushed through cheating

 

[hilts]

The problem is, that we will now be seen to have got away with one. Which could affect future decisions.

We were seen to have got away with one by pretty much everyone as soon as it happened anyway. All I want is correct decisions as often as possible. Not sure how apologising doesn't help this long term. As a club we are shit at sticking up for ourselves.

I would have refs mic'd up and having to give interviews explaining decisions.