Ref Watch

[Alan Harper's Tash]

If you thought friend was good then you might be blind, which would also explain why you didn't see Lallana got his yellow card for totted up fouls, the referee waved 3 fingers at him as he gave it.

Lol. Fun sponge is here.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

If you thought friend was good then you might be blind, which would also explain why you didn't see Lallana got his yellow card for totted up fouls, the referee waved 3 fingers at him as he gave it.

Gave Veltman a warning after a few, that it was his last. Lo and behold next foul no card.

 

[deano ou812]

No complaints about the ref.

Their penalty shouldn’t have been given though, offside in the build-up. VAR got that wrong.

Indeed we can sort of brush it off as we were 3 up,but what happens if we were only 1-0 up you can bet we wouldn’t have got that pen ..

 

[Rammy Blue]

Made me laugh that the commentary said that they can go that far back for the offside, next breath the pen has been given.

 

[JRockBlues]

I have kind of got used to our team getting reffed differently to every other in the Premier League. The penalty probably was a correct decision despite the offside as it was cleared and we had time to reset but you just know if that was a team playing in red it would be ruled out. Constant fouling by Brighton goes unpunished but as soon as we foul it's an automatic yellow card every time.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

It’s an irrelevant stat. All three of our yellow cards were clear cut.

Neither team fouled that much, so none were for totting up.

Thought Friend was very good tonight.

I agree about the first two - Walker coming down on top the opponent's foot has been a yellow card every time I've seen it (and red if it's more aggressive). Cancelo was just late running into someone from behind.
Not sure that 20 seconds for the timewasting is reasonable - I assume that it was because Ederson looked set and then turned away from the ball again.

 

[Don Karleone]

The yellow for time-wasting is what irks me the most. EVERY team does it against us and nothing ever happens until it's too late.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I agree about the first two - Walker coming down on top the opponent's foot has been a yellow card every time I've seen it (and red if it's more aggressive). Cancelo was just late running into someone from behind.
Not sure that 20 seconds for the timewasting is reasonable - I assume that it was because Ederson looked set and then turned away from the ball again.

That’s why I thought he got booked too. Did the short/long trick to waste time as the CBs trot up, then set and then turned to reset again. He’d have been fine if he’d just booted it before the last little turn away.

 

[DTKOAG]

Apparently the reason why Brighton’s goal was not pulled back for the offside was the game had reset therefore we were able to readjust to the game..
The fookers make it up as it goes along.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Has the rule that says keepers can be booked for time wasting been introduced today? I swear I see it go unpunished at the Etihad every week

It was actually a good booking to take and did us a favour. I thought it took the sting out of the game as Eddie wasted time originally, then the ref wastes more time booking him.

Then the added on time allowed us the score a 4th.

We’ve won the league in goal difference before, it could be that booking leading to the added time and that 4th goal that wins us the league this time.