Ref Watch

[Nascent Blues]

First line "moving the hand/arm towards the ball". Grealish moved his hand upwards, and it hit the ball.

Why did you not include the phrase 'deliberately touches', which is the main condition of the offence you referred to?

 

[Gordyola]

Regarding their penalty, we were awarded an equally soft one vs Leipzig in the CL, so it's not a surprise that it was given
After the VAR intervention the TV camera focused on Webb the Red and he really looked like he was struggling to contain his glee. The way he squirmed he may even have cum in his knickers

the stamp on Akanji I really don't understand what went on as this was a clear and obvious error from the referee to give utd the free kick
It was 50/50 yellow or red, so surely VAR should have instructed the ref to review it

As for the KDB penalty claim, by this time we all knew what was going on

They wouldn't recommend the ref to look as in the view of VARed David Coote it only merited a yellow To me it was borderline and the ref clearly didn't see it as he gave his team a free kick so, VARed should have asked him to take a look
The issue with VAR is that they dont want it to ref the game and so they hide behind the clear and obvious, this is utter bollocks though as the Jack handball wasn't clear and obvious

 

[Bluearmy]

H
He was already coming back down after the jump, both of his arms were moving downwards, and then his left arm flicks upwards. It's not a consequence of the jump.

Thats what happens when you jump, stretching to head it while twisting in the air. You can never have played the game or have a basic understanding of the mechanics of it…

The 3 big calls yesterday were all incorrect (Grealish/Casemiro/KDB Pen) and all in the Rags favour. Yet again. Disgraceful

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Funny that they never showed a replay of the Wan-Bissaka handball!
I think it was him anyway!

 

[Sir peace frog]

the challenge on kev from fred was exactly like the one on kev by partey(arsenal), kev coming onto the ball,fred/party stepping in front, im 100% they were both penalties, @richardtheref , haha ,shall we have a round 2 :)

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

A poorly reffed match with us up against 12, or even 13.

That said, now I'm calmer I've no big problem with the handball. I don't think it should be handball, but the way the vast majority of English games have been reffed this season that gets given.

If it had happened at the other end and not been given, we'd all have been fuming.

Glad that united haven't got the excuse that they would have had if it hadn't been given also.

Only thing about that decision for me is that I'm fairly sure if that happened the CL it wouldn't get given. The refs there seem to still use a little common sense, which ours don't seem to either have or want to use. It's mental how English matches are referred so differently to European ones.

I really dont think so. tbh I think most people make their mind up on what the pundits or the media say (And we all know they hate City) but tbh Jenas immediately called that out as not handball. So did the studio, so do even some utd fans.

This "technically not handball" stuff is a smokescreen. Its quite a lot lately, a technical decision. Which in my book always means wrong, but we will correct it.

 

[Roachy]

I have come to the conclusion that refs KNOW they are fouls but just don't want to give them.

This is the only conclusion that adds up. It's absolutely infuriating what's so blatantly happening with no redress.

 

[shevtheblue]

Ball to hand is not a pen when you know nothing about it

The fact that its a subjective decision, there was no clear and obvious error that the VAR had to over-rule. Complete incompetence or just cheating.

 

[Roachy]

The fact that its a subjective decision, there was no clear and obvious error that the VAR had to over-rule. Complete incompetence or just cheating.

I'm going for cheating shev.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

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No foul No VAR
Unbelievable

Both this and the Casemiro tackle on Akanji were looked at by Coote on VAR but he deemed there was no clear and obvious error by Tierney so no further action was taken.
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