Ref Watch

Tyler the old relic said in his commentary after about 80 minutes how this was a real game or similar. He was loving the end to end stuff as it kept viewers interested. You would not have had that if they were down to ten men.
Sky, pigmob and the PL are simply creating entertainment. Saturday Night at the London Palladium WWE, call it what you want but they are all in it together.

That said if Cancello had done the first Milner foul, a penalty and a red would have been awarded so we wouldn't even be discussing the third yellow.
 
Chris B said:
I agree on the last man trip, but often these things come down to if there’s a defender who might have been able to cover. There was one vaguely nearby so maybe that’s what they thought.

For the second yellow that wasn’t given, I should’ve been clearer in my original post: they can only intervene for a “direct red card”. Not for second yellows. Nonsensical, but that’s the var rules in the premier league.

Of course, none of this explains why the ref didn’t see it first time round.
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The official explanation on the Milner trip was that VAR deemed that no foul had been committed, so no intervention was necessary.
 
BringBackSwales said:
Unreal isn’t it? Milner isn’t booked for fouling Bernardo but Bernardo is booked for being fouled by Milner
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That's the LotG publication that some refs secrete in a back pocket and pull out when the occasion arises, such as a display by City at Anfield where sheer quality would run ten men into the ground. Normal laws are suspended and it's open season on our players.
 
Academica said:
Watched ref watch on sky and after several replays showing that Milner had tripped Foden, Gallagher said that Foden had tripped himself up. Now that is totally against what was shown to have happened and he was still in denial.
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Which is utterly bizarre and shows that even when they retire they stick together. When people say that referees are bent others say 'well why hasn't a retired one come out and said something '. Well there is all the proof you need why they haven't. Even with evidential proof that the referee made the wrong decision he still defends him and tells a bare faced lie in front of camera.
They give the word corrupt a bad name.
 
Blue Mist said:
Which is utterly bizarre and shows that even when they retire they stick together. When people say that referees are bent others say 'well why hasn't a retired one come out and said something '. Well there is all the proof you need why they haven't. Even with evidential proof that the referee made the wrong decision he still defends him and tells a bare faced lie in front of camera.
They give the word corrupt a bad name.
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www.theguardian.com

Why are Premier League referees silenced – even into their retirement?

Referees in Australia, Germany and the US are allowed to explain their decisions to fans so why are Premier League officials banned from talking to the media?
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
From 2016 but would suggest rules remain the same around spilling the beans.
 
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