Ref Watch

[Bluearmy]

Now that was a divisive decision, right across football, what made it such an anomaly was Joao coming away with the ball before contact was made, but that I don’t think had even come into the referees thinking, he believed Fraser initiated contact & VAR couldn’t intervene. We are that programmed into thinking they are always given against us (which they normally are) every City fan expected one to be given, just because it wasn’t was as much a surprise to me as anything, it became the subjective opinion of the ref (Atkinson?) and likewise the rest of football. What I would say is Ederson was a lot more reckless than Guaita & less in control

The ref was wrong, Fraser never initiated contact. Ederson did. And nowhere in the laws does it state it cant be a foul as Fraser wasnt in control of the ball. Many fouls are given without control of the ball. Got very lucky there, nevermind a 50/50 going our way.

Wolves Pen shouldnt have been a pen, hitting his armpit. And without VAR we would likely have been beaten by Southampton, with a pen awarded to them and Walker a Red card initially before VAR intervened.

So thats 3 major decisions gone for us. No doubt we've had some bad ones but its not all one way

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I'm more concerned with the lack of action on blatant timewasting and fouls that are just ignored without recourse to any review. There's inconsistency at every level of the game - men, women and kids. There were fouls yesterday in the women's game and a minute later an identical tackle is penalised. We had one tackle where the Arse player went right through the back of Georgia, she ended up face down on the pitch and fuck all given. The game is refereed in a manner that makes it the perfect partner for picking lottery numbers. Won't be long before clubs have to buy a PL raffle ticket if they want to be considered for a pen.

 

[Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim]

They all claimed little if any contact was made....which is comical given the post match pictures that the player put up.

Was it a red? probably,but i can see why there was doubt too.

No doubt for me. Straight red. And here's why. Think back to Aston Villa away last season....John Stones had a very, very similar tackle on Jacob Ramsey I think. Sent off for a high boot which was dangerous ....and rightly so in my opinion.

For Dermot Gallagher to now claim in Laporte's case that little contact was made or it was a glancing blow and was therefore only worthy of a yellow card is comical really. Tackles like that injure players. All we are asking for is consistency when incidents like this occur and the Stones incident last season set the precedent.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

No doubt for me. Straight red. And here's why. Think back to Aston Villa away last season....John Stones had a very, very similar tackle on Jacob Ramsey I think. Sent off for a high boot which was dangerous ....and rightly so in my opinion.

For Dermot Gallagher to now claim in Laporte's case that little contact was made or it was a glancing blow and was therefore only worthy of a yellow card is comical really. Tackles like that injure players. All we are asking for is consistency when incidents like this occur and the Stones incident last season set the precedent.

Despot Dermot is a PiGMOL/PL stooge.

 

[joenorth]

On the kdb pen why does no one say the 2nd defender clearly has a nibble at him in the area?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

On the kdb pen why does no one say the 2nd defender clearly has a nibble at him in the area?

All too caught up in the first challenge.

 

[HypnoticBlue]

On the kdb pen why does no one say the 2nd defender clearly has a nibble at him in the area?

The more I've seen it the more it becomes a penalty, both the saints players were in the box/on the line and both made contact, so how can it not be a penalty, or was it that Kev didn't change direction enough and throw himself at the opposition like Jota did.


CTID

 

[I'm Blue]

No doubt for me. Straight red. And here's why. Think back to Aston Villa away last season....John Stones had a very, very similar tackle on Jacob Ramsey I think. Sent off for a high boot which was dangerous ....and rightly so in my opinion.

For Dermot Gallagher to now claim in Laporte's case that little contact was made or it was a glancing blow and was therefore only worthy of a yellow card is comical really. Tackles like that injure players. All we are asking for is consistency when incidents like this occur and the Stones incident last season set the precedent.

Didn’t John Stones also get the ball and then caught him with the follow through?

 

[Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim]

Didn’t John Stones also get the ball and then caught him with the follow through?

Unfortunately no. He was some way off the ball.

 

[Kippax77]

A nice deflection tactic from Sly and Dermot to bring an incident in City's women game vs Arsenal as opposed to any incidents in the men's game.
It's like they're saying "how can you call liVARpool out when your women got off with one"