Ref Watch City Games - 2023/24

[Gordyola]

Remember the Ederson penalty farce he gave Arsenal last season, that has never been given as a penalty before or after. And funny enough a few days later a very similar incident happened in one game, Taylor was the ref, not given as a penalty of course.
The guy has an issue with us, every single game he officiates us differently to the opposition

Because he’s a rag

 

[Rammy Blue]

Taylor can ref a big game ok, but when it comes to City he’s just got an inherent bias against us, whether he’s taking a bung or not it’s definitely not kosher.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Have you ever worked in fraud prevention or studied it’s methods and systems at great depth?

Because I have, at a high level, employing both data analytics and detection research methods.

Have you read about various match fixing or manipulation scandals across football and other sport leagues across the last few decades?

Again, I have.

And I can say from years of experience and study that you are exceedingly naive if you truly believe what you are typing.

And I detest the moronic implication that believing their could be—gasp—corruption in the Premier League, has there has been in literally every other major sport league in human history, is akin to a Qanon conspiracy theory.

I was going to reply to that post, but I just couldn't be arsed putting the effort into explaining something to someone who seems to be on the wum.

The PL is a financial behemoth, and with that amount of money and power, there is no way on this earth it is squeaky clean.

 

[freshie]

 

[BringBackSwales]

@Sir peace frog
I am most definitely a blue and having seen video footage of the Rodri Incident I completely agree with the below comment by @Iassel.
I won't comment on the standard of the refereeing for the rest of the game as I refuse to ref a game from the centre line of East Stand Level 2. They had 7 yellows and us 3 (not including Pep's) which seems about right, although the amount of cards issued is by no means conclusive evidence of a well officiated match.
I will say that in the dying minutes there was what looked like a clear fowl on Jack not given, but again that could be down to my poor vantage point.
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Just one clear foul not given? Really?

 

[blueste41]

We had 5 fouls, 3 yellows, and one red.

Forest had 17 fouls, 7 yellows.

They had a booking-to-foul ratio almost exactly half of ours (and that is not including the numerous fouls that Taylor ignored completely, of which I can think of about six off the top of my head, including two clear fouls on Rodri leading up to his sending off).

The red card aside—as I think most agree that was a stupid decision from Rodri to take the bait Forest (and many would argue Taylor) were setting for us throughout the match—his performance was at best very inept, and at worst, highly suspect.

And why would you agree with the strawman post from lassel when no one is arguing the referee should ignore the rules because it is City?

In fact, nearly everyone is arguing the exact opposite.

And why would you agree with the strawman post from lassel when no one is arguing the referee should ignore the rules because it is City?
Because the comment he was replying to (FFS Taylor) was made at exactly the time Rodri was issued with the red card so you have to assume it was made with regards to that specific incident. So the response, whilst clearly tainted with sarcasm, is a somewhat appropriate question.

 

[lancs blue]

Taylor lost control by not giving a yellow when the Forest player went through Foden in the first couple of minutes. It was downhill from then on.

 

[levets]

And he’s absolutely correct

 

[BringBackSwales]

Taylor is apparently one of the two best football referees in this country. Says it fucking all

 

[red 2 hats]

Hang your head in shame Anthony Taylor, you biased fuckwit.