Ref Watch City Games - 2023/24

[pride in battle]

And I've watched it, and think your answer is bullshit mate ;)

If he's doing it on purpose, why not just blow the first time, when no-one is going to argue about advantage?

Someone suggested it's panic - and I don't think that's the right word. It's making a fast decision under stress, and getting it wrong.

Someone in his ear said blow then, there's no logical explanation, you're being way way too kind on the fat ****

 

[spacecadet]

Thats not true.

It's not to far off the money Blue.

 

[pride in battle]

Referee made a huge error.

Haaland's miss early in the game was a huge error.

Would it be acceptable for Foden to shout at Erling in the way Erling did at the referee?

Really ?

 

[willipp]

Are you for real? This isn't about petty moaning. It's about the agreed laws of the game being consistently and transparently applied.

I was at that game, in the south stand where he came over to. His actions of coming over to us (rather than his own fans), gesturing numerous times (and not just the finger you obviously watched on TV) and laughing to gain a response are in direct conflict with the below FA rule

"A player must be cautioned, even if the goal is disallowed, for gesturing or acting in a provocative, derisory or inflammatory way"

On that day, I watched as the referee turned his back and chose to ignore the celebrations which lasted almost a minute.

So, that referee should have booked him but made a conscious decision to ignore the breaking of the rule and didn't book him. Then, despite the incident being mentioned in newspapers, the PGMOL chose to do nothing what so ever.

Ordinarily this could be overlooked, but this fixture has previously resulted in crowd trouble, and both sets of fans were contacted by clubs and told to be on best behavior. As a result I find it disgraceful that, one - a player then chose to do this, two - his club didn't issue a statement, three - the match officials and authorities chose to take no action or make any sort of reference to it.

Im pretty sure I had just as good a view of it in 115 than you did, but I guess I just find it far less disgraceful than you do. Crack on.

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[Paladin]

We can agree to disagree if you like mate -
I agree it was a complete disaster of a decision no idea why it was made I didn’t make it
However if you want decisions explaining it would go on forever there are so many in each game
I would like to know why the Akanji goal v Liverpool was ruled out and why the Akanji penalty shout yesterday wasn’t given both similar force in my opinion
I would like to know why time wasting and kicking the ball away it appears is selectively punished yesterday
However I don’t want to know why the Everton handball that led to a penalty that gave us points that won the league was - not interested in that
I don’t want to know why the Liverpool goal v Spurs was ruled out - that’s suited me as well
I want to know why Milner didn’t receive a red a Liverpool (numerous yellow) when Bernardo got one for the same foul/handball at Anfield
My point being across the league yesterday there would’ve been so many contentious decisions That is excluding the absolute legendary whoppers we all know about.
The answer is the standard of officiating including VAR is baffling and poor and needs rectifying we all want consistency and clarity
There are jobs and money and livelihoods on the line and very little blowback
What will happen the ref gets a weeks rest
My opinion it was a terrible decision not a corrupt one

It wasn't a contentious decision like the others. It was a decision that had no basis in The Laws of the Game. It is akin to giving Spurs a penalty for a foul committed by Son on Royale in the centre circle.

 

[Chris in London]

Rodri at Everton will be brought up for the next 10 years everytime we get fucked over by the officials won't it?...

Yes and so far as I can tell it's the only one that ever gets brought up

As if one swallow DID make a summer

 

[paulchapo]

Dermot trying to drum up some sympathy for Hooper, "He'll be really upset today" Well not as fucking upset as us. Nobody is convincing me otherwise that was cheating, pure and simple. Hooper's background needs investigating, who does he support?

 

[SWP's back]

It was very similar in timing to the Luis challenge in the Chelsea home game where Alty was poised to blow for the foul (which would have resulted in a sending off), and then he carried on as if nothing happened. That was CLEARLY a voice in his ear, and I believe that's what happened yesterday.

In my opinion that decision was NOT made on the field of play.

Of course it was. Hooper is just a fucking idiot.

 

[madloaf]

He blew the whistle on purpose. 100%. All this crap about a "mistake" is bollocks. It's not a mistake if you choose to do it for a reason.