Ref Watch

[Cobwebcat]

I hope Pep goes mental in the post-match press conference about the handball. We’re too nice too often.

Says he didn’t see it

 

[JRockBlues]

Have seen weaker spikes of a ball in a game of volleyball. Corruption (or extreme incompetence at the very least) at it's finest in 2 important decisions have cost us an easier second leg.

 

[Gobshiight]

I'm glad the other angle shows it hitting his shoulder

Still doesn't explain why there was no check though!

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Another one to add to the 'VAR officials not bothering to do their job' trend this year. And the last referee who did that was fired within a week. It's one thing to give a decision that we disagree with, but it's quite another to admit that you just didn't bother to look at it. It's not like you can claim you didn't know to look, because half the City team ran towards the ref to tell him. And the full time whistle is irrelevant. The rags (surprise, surprise it was them) got a penalty after full time once.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

They can fine us, relegate us, meh whatever but it's the cheating around the actual game that'll end up with me stopping attending games.

We're all spending too much money and time while the powers just blatantly laugh in out faces while flicking the odd V sign at us.

 

[eyalluvitt]

You hope the CL Will be a refreshing change from the PL Ref/VAR corruption, then after one game you realize they are even worse

 

[Bobby the blue]

For me I don’t think that was a foul on Dias. No blame attached for Dias as it’s hard to generate that much leap from a standing position rather than running on to it.

The guys hands have to go somewhere and I don’t think there was enough in it to over rule.
Having seen the penalty incident it’s very close and hits his shoulder.

No real complaints regarding the ref last night.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Definitely hand ball. Is Stevie wonder the VAR official? Why no VAR check.

 

[the talisman]

For me I don’t think that was a foul on Dias. No blame attached for Dias as it’s hard to generate that much leap from a standing position rather than running on to it.

The guys hands have to go somewhere and I don’t think there was enough in it to over rule.
Having seen the penalty incident it’s very close and hits his shoulder.

No real complaints regarding the ref last night.

Not for me. Dias has a decent leap on him but he was being pushed down so couldn’t get off the ground at all.
Gvardiol may well have scored anyway but that’s not the point IMO.

 

[BringBackSwales]

For me I don’t think that was a foul on Dias. No blame attached for Dias as it’s hard to generate that much leap from a standing position rather than running on to it.

The guys hands have to go somewhere and I don’t think there was enough in it to over rule.
Having seen the penalty incident it’s very close and hits his shoulder.

No real complaints regarding the ref last night.

2 hands on his back holding him down is a CLEAR foul. Punching the ball with 2 hands is a CLEAR penalty. Those 2 major game changing points errors mean the ref had a terrible game, as did var