This and the bollocks that the ref was "too close" to the stamp on Doku.I'm at the end of my tether now. I can't understand why the club isn't coming out about the recent reffing decisions. Matches are just ruined for me at the moment because all I seem to focus on is reffing and VAR because I am convinced we are being done over by the FA/Prem league/PGMOL/SKY, or maybe a combination.
I have just watched Ref Watch and I was convinced that there would be reference to the shirt pulling in the handball decision that wasn't given but it was not mentioned at all. All they are focusing on is it not being handball and the fact that it is based on recent decisions but they were wrong too, not by the letter of the law but because it was unfair. So f**k constancy, let's get it right now - forget the letter of the law, forget previous decisions and consistency. Why? Because it's City FFS.
Look at this screenshot of the 'handball', why no comment about Dias not being able to jump because he's being pulled down by the knob who handles the ball and is also fouled by the other defender jumping on him.
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When it came to a VAR city check they were going back to alleged foul by Neil McNab on Kerry Dixon...Here's a question.
In rhe build up to the chavs goal the move began with a speculative punt upfield which found its' way to RS who scored.
Now when that happened City were appealing for a pen (ruled out by var) and no decision had been reached.
How far back in the build up is var obliged to check if a goal is scored?
Also if var is in force why isn't the game stopped until a conclusion has been reached?
Ref Watch and the new Webb Variety Show are designed to legitimise whatever decisions (or mistakes) the officials make during matches. They are not there to give honest appraisals of the merits (or lack there) of calls, but rather to flood discourse with official excuses, equivocations and, at times, outright propaganda. The mandate for each is to provide retroactive justification for whatever nonsense fans see during any given week. Those shows—and other “former ref’s opinion” programs—are meant to gaslight not illuminate.I couldn’t afford the replacement TVs if I watched Ref watch.
Honestly don’t understand why any blues put themselves through it. They circle the wagons and back the refs pretty much 98% of the time and a touch more if it’s against City.
All reasons why I don’t.Ref Watch and the new Webb Variety Show are designed to legitimise whatever decisions (or mistakes) the officials make during matches. They are not there to give honest appraisals of the merits (or lack there) of calls, but rather to flood discourse with official excuses, equivocations and, at times, outright propaganda. The mandate for each is to provide retroactive justification for whatever nonsense fans see during any given week. Those shows—and other “former ref’s opinion” programs—are meant to gaslight not illuminate.
No one should watch those programs looking for objective, earnest analysis of officiating.
All that is fair comment and I don’t expect everyone to agree with me or have to change their minds.I like reading different opinions on our forums as it makes it more interesting.
I definitely don't agree with you on many occasions but try not to resort to name calling unless it's some fucking wum or dipper fan, but it's hard not to be emotionally involved when you see decision after decision go against your club when you know full well if they were to happen to certain teams the outcome would be totally different.
Hopefully we won't be lamenting another dismal performance from the officials and var tomorrow night, but I'm not entirely sure we will.
The thing that to my mind enforces the bias against us is we can win and win well yet still have concerns about the officials performance.
I bet we get one tomorrow that the media will talk about for weeks whilst the dippers get away with it as usual on Wednesday night.I don’t even expect us to get a decision it’s that bent.
He's Portuguese. I'd say that there's a bit of a 'culture' within their football for going down, shall we call it theatrically.It's coached at Liverpool. There is no other explanation for their diving and cheating at every opportunity.