Ref Watch City Games - 2023/24

...and how long was the VAR check for their first goal? Apparently it was VERY tight but we wouldn't really know as one singular angle was shown (the wrong angle) and the goal was awarded as soon as it hit the back of the net. In the prem in multiple matches EVERY week for thirty-odd weeks you very, very rarely see a check for a VERY tight call given as quickly as that.
 
Shite as usual but I am not suggesting he was the sole reason we did lose the final in the manner that we did. I haven't forgotten the Spurs one however it would have been nice to have another penalty in a crucial game. Especially the second one.
 
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I’m never gonna watch it again so I’ll never be able to fully confirm what I saw with my own eyes that this clown was out of his depth.

Bottled the first minute penalty and that seemed to be the catalyst for him to totally lose his head. A litany of bookable fouls went unpunished, Fernandes wasn’t given an automatic booking for stopping a free kick being taken and a masterclass of a time wasting workshop was delivered by the rags with this clown just standing idly by.

This reached its zenith when during the handbags incident Onana decided to take a leisurely stroll all the way from his goal line to their bench and back again completely untroubled by the officials. Had he added on the correct amount of injury time they’d still be playing now.

Any future discussions about appallingly incompetent / corrupt refereeing displays must now be measured against this unprecedentedly poor benchmark
 
Axel Freed said:
I’m never gonna watch it again so I’ll never be able to fully confirm what I saw with my own eyes that this clown was out of his depth.

Bottled the first minute penalty and that seemed to be the catalyst for him to totally lose his head. A litany of bookable fouls went unpunished, Fernandes wasn’t given an automatic booking for stopping a free kick being taken and a masterclass of a time wasting workshop was delivered by the rags with this clown just standing idly by.

This reached its zenith when during the handbags incident Onana decided to take a leisurely stroll all the way from his goal line to their bench and back again completely untroubled by the officials. Had he added on the correct amount of injury time they’d still be playing now.

Any future discussions about appallingly incompetent / corrupt refereeing displays must now be measured against this unprecedentedly poor benchmark
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The second one was a stonewall penalty despite Shearer's attempt to gaslight it. Oliver on VAR says it all really. However, VAR, Ref etc can't be blamed today. We were shit.
 
levets said:
Yep, agree. The 2nd one, even DionnDublin said they were very lucky to get away with that
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It's the just the consequence of the rule (interpretation) change at the start of the season as part of Operation Stop Haaland. Why else would they "allow more contact in the penalty area" if not to allow defender's to wrestle against Haaland's strength. It's been happening all year (trial last few games of last season) and was entirely predictable.
 
The **** set his stall out in the second minute. 2 blatant penalties waved away with contempt, let Onana do what he wanted for as long as he wanted. We were poor but this clown was worse. His incompetence has not improved since Everton at home last season. If not giving a pen in the second minute isn’t a game changer I don’t know what is
 
The two penalty incidents were penalties. No doubt.
But.... we all knew what would happen if we left our fate in the hands of the officials. They do us no favours.
Yesterday was corruption in plain sight. Our lack of urgency and inability to perform to usual levels is the reason we lost, not the referee.
At least we know what we are up against, and it makes winning 4 on the bounce that much more remarkable.
 
Oliver over ruled the VAR last week to give Arsenal a handball goal vs Everton - how many times does a ref on pitch overrule the VAR over the course of the season?

But him as a VAR then he is the almighty - first foul on Haaland was a 50/50 but the second a stonewall - thought we were watching football not wrestling.
 
Norman kneejerk said:
The Mainoo one at the time just threw him and dick head Shearer said great defending. Pathetic.
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Watched it back this morning and Shearer was a total cnut yesterday.
Great defending my arse.
Then buzzing about the rags time wasting "they're entitled to do it".
Pathetic from him, the bias twat
 
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