Ref Watch City Games - 2023/24

[SebastianBlue]

No, but then nobody has confirmed the highly held and wildly shared belief in here that referees are instructed to be corrupt against us. Although to be fair it hasn't been confirmed that they are instructed to do so against other clubs either even though a percentage of their fanbase believe it to be true.
But we can have a go at clarification (although I suspect I'm about to win a bet with myself).
@Denis Law's Backheel was this comment in relation to the red card specifically or the standard of refereeing generally? Did it come before, after or at about the time of the red card?
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I wasn’t asking about the belief referees are attempting to influence the outcome of our matches, though, so try not to succumb to the same debate fallacies as lassel. :-)

Also, it doesn’t matter if it was about the red card, it matters if they were arguing “that referees should ignore the rules because it is City”, which is a completely different assertion.

And I think you tagged in the wrong person.

Here you go @denislawsbackheel.

 

[I'm Blue]

Fucking shit as usual.
Foul on Haaland through on goal - no yellow.
A few minutes later similar challenge in similar circumstances - yellow card to us.
That set the tone.
Haaland spent most of the game being bear hugged and getting fuck all for it.
As for the player that just booted Jack from behind after the ball was long gone.
Not even a freekick!!
Words fail me…… well they don’t he was a fucking shit ****.
I do think the ref got the red card right but it probably wouldn’t have happened if he’d offered our players a little protection.
Worst referees in world football.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Abysmal

From the moment he booked Akanji for a coming together and the forward making the most of it......it was clear how the game was going to go,and the useless/bent **** did not disappoint.

His lack of control and his shite decisions ensured that game was ruined,Rodri was stupid but he was also a consequence.

There was a time we barely noticed the bloke with the whistle.......

Disgraceful officiating.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Taylor an utter disgrace today.
Let numerous Forest fouls go unchallenged.
A Rag from a family of Rags pretending to support Altrincham.
Not as bad as that Chelsea game in Pep's first season.
No referee besides Attwell could be this inept, cheating Rag ****.

Clear as day

 

[blueste41]

I wasn’t asking about the belief referees are attempting to influence the outcome of our matches, though, so try not to succumb to the same debate fallacies as lassel. :-)

Also, it doesn’t matter if it was about the red card, it matters if they were arguing “that referees should ignore the rules because it is City”, which is a completely different assertion.

And I think you tagged in the wrong person.

Here you go @denislawsbackheel.

Thank you for the corrected tag.
I'm a little confused, whilst you may not have been asking specifically about referees influencing outcomes, it is a belief you hold right? Which, essentially, is what the larger debate is about.
In an attempt to not be accused of jumping to conclusions again, I include the post below that has informed me of your belief's.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Not sure I follow? Are you suggesting that East Stand level 2 is a perfectly good vantage point to referee a game from unless you are feeling somewhat unwell?

Whoosh

 

[SebastianBlue]

Thank you for the corrected tag.
I'm a little confused, whilst you may not have been asking specifically about referees influencing outcomes, it is a belief you hold right? Which, essentially, is what the larger debate is about.
In an attempt to not be accused of jumping to conclusions again, I include the post below that has informed me of your belief's.

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Yes, but that is not what *we* are discussing.

We are discussing your support of lassel’s strawman post indicating people on here were arguing that “referees should ignore the rules because it is City”.

If you want to discuss how referees can attempt to influence the outcomes of matches (or why they would do that), we can do that separately, but that hasn’t been what we have been discussing in our exchange thus far.

Please look back at all of our exchange for reference.

 

[East Level 2]

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

By "best" they tend to mean "least worst". And he is; unless City are playing.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Unfortunately it seems that the tinfoil helmet isn’t quite stopping the reception getting through…

Only in these weird conspiracy threads could being 2-0 up, cruising and with tricky games coming up and getting yourself sent off be anything else but a personal loss of mind and professionalism.

It’s not worth interacting with people about refs after the match. Just let them rant.

 

[blueste41]

Yes, but that is not what *we* are discussing.

We are discussing your support of lassel’s strawman post indicating people on here were arguing that “referees should ignore the rules because it is City”.

If you want to discuss how referees can attempt to influence the outcomes of matches (or why they would do that), we can do that separately, but that hasn’t been what we have been discussing in our exchange thus far.

Please look back at all of our exchange for reference.

No (or certainly from the posts I saw), he ASKED ONE PERSON IF HE PERSONALLY BELIEVED IF referees should ignore....
I didn't see him state that people on here were arguing it?