Ref for the derby

[Champions again in 2012]

Serious question. What the fuck are we going to do about it?

The club will rollover and accept whatever punishment comes our way for not controlling our players. Until the referees and their bosses become accountable and that accountability is transparent then fuck all will be done about it

 

[raymondkl92]

Clutching at straws, sterling takes his chances 4 0 half time game over, no way ref could influence sterling bottling it

Lol

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

Lol

Not sure why thats a LOL to be fair. Its right.

 

[tommo74]

Lol

Not lol though is it, you think Atkinson made sterling miss 2 absolute sitters?

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

Why do we always need to be on our game 100%. just want the refs to officiate without prejudice. Mike Dean would have been a decent shout.

Clattenburg was one that I disliked previously when it came to games agaisnt united, chelsea, red scousers and spurs

 

[Champions again in 2012]

Why do we always need to be on our game 100%. just want the refs to officiate without prejudice. Mike Dean would have been a decent shout.

Clattenburg was one that I disliked previously when it came to games agaisnt united, chelsea, red scousers and spurs

Mike Dean was reffing the Cardiff v Wolves game last night. I think his standing has fallen. Suspect he is close to finishing- if this season isn’t his last I think next season will be

 

[tommo74]

bollocks ! give us the 2 pens and its 4-3

You don't get it do you? Sterling takes his chances at half time it's 4 0 penalty decisions are irrelevant, they wouldn't have got 3 if we were 4 0 up at half time, they would have went for damage limitation, but it will be the refs fault and anyone else, except the manager and the players

 

[Don Karleone]

Had he have done his job properly we would have been 2-0 down at half time. He knew he had to step up his game in the second half

Took me a min to get where you were coming from then.

Agree completely

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Not lol though is it, you think Atkinson made sterling miss 2 absolute sitters?

3 sitters and a free header from Gundogan. Not only that, if Sterling leaves the last one, Otamendi scores.

 

[Bentheblue]

Seriously guys no one is saying that Atkinson made us miss any of the sitters but had he reffed according to the rules of the game we would have had a penalty, which had we scored would have given us a draw and who knows given the impetus to go on and get a winner.
He failed to give us numerous fouls whilst giving the rags everything. He also managed to get in the way of our attacking play on a number of occasions as have many refs this season.
Hard to see how anyone can be happy with the refs performance today, even many non City fans are saying he was very poor, with match of the day guys saying it was a nailed on pen.
Is it to much to expect a ref to be neutral and apply the rules exactly the same to both teams. This has not been happening for the last 2 or 3 seasons. I wonder why. It is easy to understand why many blues think refs are bent.