Just point me to the rule on orange cards, missed that one.
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Ref Watch City Games - 2023/24
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Metalartin
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Another weak refereeing performance, where if the crowd shouts and moans loud enough, they'll get calls their team didn't deserve.
The Luton fans moaned at a Gvardiol throw-in, so loudly that it stuck in the refs head IMO but I couldn't see anything wrong with it. I was fairly certain neither of the foul throws given against Gvardiol and Bernardo were foul throws. So much so, that I went back to look at them to see if I had missed something. What was it that they thought they saw?
At a guess, they are probably looking at the point at which the ball was released but that's a common misconception because apparently, nowhere in the laws of the game does it say you have to release the ball above the head or before it etc
I could be wrong but it looked as though after Bernardo asked what was wrong with his throw-in, the ref just repeated "foul throw" and shurgged his shoulders, as if he wasn't quite sure himself what the crowd were moaning about.
The foul on Foden was a red card for me, if that was Rodri or Kova they'd have walked... and if they didn't, there would be people moaning in droves about it. They even chanted 2-1 to the referee after City went ahead, showing why refs shouldn't listen to the emotional idiots in the crowd too much. I vaguely remember a similar performance earlier in the season where I said the same about weak refereeing, either Forest or Wolves, I think. Even if it's for goal kicks when it should have been a corner, or throwins, rather than game changing decisions, the standards really ought to be higher than that for PL football.
The Luton fans moaned at a Gvardiol throw-in, so loudly that it stuck in the refs head IMO but I couldn't see anything wrong with it. I was fairly certain neither of the foul throws given against Gvardiol and Bernardo were foul throws. So much so, that I went back to look at them to see if I had missed something. What was it that they thought they saw?
At a guess, they are probably looking at the point at which the ball was released but that's a common misconception because apparently, nowhere in the laws of the game does it say you have to release the ball above the head or before it etc
I could be wrong but it looked as though after Bernardo asked what was wrong with his throw-in, the ref just repeated "foul throw" and shurgged his shoulders, as if he wasn't quite sure himself what the crowd were moaning about.
The foul on Foden was a red card for me, if that was Rodri or Kova they'd have walked... and if they didn't, there would be people moaning in droves about it. They even chanted 2-1 to the referee after City went ahead, showing why refs shouldn't listen to the emotional idiots in the crowd too much. I vaguely remember a similar performance earlier in the season where I said the same about weak refereeing, either Forest or Wolves, I think. Even if it's for goal kicks when it should have been a corner, or throwins, rather than game changing decisions, the standards really ought to be higher than that for PL football.
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Mainly from the usual suspects on here, I suspect!The foul on Foden was a red card for me, if that was Rodri or Kova they'd have walked... and if they didn't, there would be people moaning in droves about it.
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The foul on Foden was a red card for me, if that was Rodri or Kova they'd have walked...
Not sure where the evidence for that comes from?
They’ve had one red card between them playing for City and that was for Rodri grabbing the Forest guy around the neck.
Bar the 100 point season it has always been a tight finish. That's what sky want so that's what the PL give them. The ref should have booked 2 Luton players in the first half at least. He didn't because then he risks having to send someone off which spoils the Sunday afternoon excitement. The reason why Scudamore is quoted is because he was the last one to be stupid and openly say it. They know to keep their gobs shut. Sky effectively runs the PL. They pay so much money (The fact that Amazon refused to bid says it all) means they get what they want. City winning 4 in a row and 15 points clear is not good television.You’ve been saying that for years now and we win the league each year anyway.
Scudamore left his job a while back now. Do you have any quotes from Graham Kelly that you deem to prove corruption?
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All good rhetoric. Anything concrete to back it up m barring you knowing it to be true?Bar the 100 point season it has always been a tight finish. That's what sky want so that's what the PL give them. The ref should have booked 2 Luton players in the first half at least. He didn't because then he risks having to send someone off which spoils the Sunday afternoon excitement. The reason why Scudamore is quoted is because he was the last one to be stupid and openly say it. They know to keep their gobs shut. Sky effectively runs the PL. They pay so much money (The fact that Amazon refused to bid says it all) means they get what they want. City winning 4 in a row and 15 points clear is not good television.
Stones recovery was confirmed by goal line technology.If that was the case, I'm surprised that Mane wasn't given the benefit of the doubt when he highfooted Ederson or not allowing a goal when Stones made that unbelievable goal line clearance.
I know that but if these guys don't see to be consistent with lines on offside decisions, I wouldn't trust them with a few millimetres and a refs dodgy watch.Stones recovery was confirmed by goal line technology
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That’s covered by the “they did all they could to award the decision against us” response.I know that but if these guys don't see to be consistent with lines on offside decisions, I wouldn't trust them with a few millimetres and a refs dodgy watch.