Ref Watch City Games - 2023/24

[Blue Mist]

Webb is a liar, Hooper went to blow then changed his mind and waved play on. The nonsense about him not actually saying play on shows PGMOL up for the bunch of rank amateurs they are.

No it doesn't show them to be amateurs. It shows them to be lying cheating bastards. Hooper clearly goes to blow his whistle but changes his mind and clearly indicates 'play on'. Now they are lying trying convince people he didn't realise he had indicated, with his arm, play on. That is clearly a lie and the TV proves it to be a lie.

 

[waspish]

No surprise web comes out with complete lies the rag kunt

 

[Chris in London]

Well quite, what most refs would do (and wouldn’t be marked down for) is give the foul a lot sooner than he did. That he didn’t and then blew when he did is why it’s such a howler. He ended up actually making two bad decisions - if he’s going to employ wait and see then he’s got to give it longer than he did.

And yet he employed 'wait and see' when the xG (to borrow that expression) was pretty low in terms of what advantage might follow, but then blew the whistle when the advantage did in fact accrue.

To excuse the decision you are bound to argue that he did not just make a mistake, he made two poor mistakes in quick succession. You are driven to inventing facts.

The evidence of your own eyes should tell you he played an advantage and then blew up when it turned out there was.

Occam's razor says you're wrong.

 

[Blue Mist]

I don’t think he thought there was an advantage as such as there wasn’t any at that stage, I think he was waiting to see if there was one.

You have defended him since this happened. 'You think' isn't what Webb has said. Webb is contradicting what can be seen by everyone watching. He is lying, the question is, why is he.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

ok mrs webb.

I know. I was like ffs when I read the original post. If there is no planned organised reffing agenda against City then I am 21 again....and since I got my state retirement pension (finally) last week it is as clear as day we are targeted and treated differently.

I would like to hear the referees communication that went on.

Me too. I am also convinced they are influenced by the groans, check this, check that from Spitty and GNev. We know the broadcasters know the refs decisions before the ref actually does. Did the 'match commander' have a word in Hoopers ear causing him to change his decision?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

And yet he employed 'wait and see' when the xG (to borrow that expression) was pretty low in terms of what advantage might follow, but then blew the whistle when the advantage did in fact accrue.

To excuse the decision you are bound to argue that he did not just make a mistake, he made two poor mistakes in quick succession. You are driven to inventing facts.

The evidence of your own eyes should tell you he waited to see if there was an advantage and then blew up when it turned out there was.

Occam's razor says you're wrong.

Could you spell out what you think the referee’s process was please?

 

[meltonblue]

No it doesn't show them to be amateurs. It shows them to be lying cheating bastards. Hooper clearly goes to blow his whistle but changes his mind and clearly indicates 'play on'. Now they are lying trying convince people he didn't realise he had indicated, with his arm, play on. That is clearly a lie and the TV proves it to be a lie.

If they were going to lie, there’d have been no reason to say Hooper signalled with his arm without realising it. It makes him look worse than saying he knowingly signalled. Was surprised Webb said that.

 

[cheekybids]

I’d say the same to him. It’s a howler as he either whistles straight away or lets the play fully develop. He did neither.

But Webb is saying he didn’t play advantage, he had no recollection of using his hands to motion advantage.

It’s worst than a howler with that response. That shows he’s out of his depth & yet I come back to my feeling about it all which is conscious bias. He’s been given a cuddle for fucking over City. The media control PGMOL & they know it, decisions are made not based on what you see but the criticism you may receive & that’s corruption.

 

[Chris in London]

Could you spell out what you think the referee’s process was please?

Yes. he initially decided to play an advantage - not wait and see, but a decision to play on (see the arm gesture). After the through-ball had been played he changed his mind and blew for the foul.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Webb saying Hooper was devastated about the descion is absolutely fucking laughable