Ref Watch

[Jonathan Gunn]

Atwell is , and always has been , the worst ref of them all. How he got chosen for a game like this i will never know.

He is the worst referee EVER!

Remember this.



Also this

 

[deano ou812]

Just putting this out there,say that was a match end of season and one of those teams needed a win to avoid relegation and that had happened while leading 1-0 they go onto lose the game so relegated.would they have a claim to ask for a rematch or go through the courts loss of revenue and premier league status ..

 

[Roachy]

Anybody saying that Attwell made a "mistake" and that all his PiGMOl endorsed mates are bending over backwards to explain the interpretation of the laws and how he made this mistake are so far off the mark.

It wasn't a mistake.

He, like so many refs before him have done, gave a VERY dodgy decision in favour of united when he saw the opportunity to, which directly led to them scoring a VERY dubious goal.

It wasn't a fucking mistake.

It was simply yet another example of totally biased refereeing in the rags favour.

Agree. He wanted to award that goal and would find any rationale in his mind to justify it. He knows there are no consequences to him regardless so it's a free hit. These red wankers have been getting away with this for years and I doubt it will ever end. It absolutely stinks. Hope this puts fire into our teams belly now to rip this league to shreds.

 

[cheekybids]

The biggest shock to me in all of this is the fact that it hasn’t been whitewashed like usual.

 

[its grim up north]

Atwell is , and always has been , the worst ref of them all. How he got chosen for a game like this i will never know.

Oh, we do.

 

[HelloCity]

The biggest shock to me in all of this is the fact that it hasn’t been whitewashed like usual.

Seems people are genuinely shocked it was given.

 

[fierydan]

Atwell was atrocious in the the game v Leeds on 28th December,declared open season on Grealish and boy didn't they take full advantage.
He failed to derail us at Elland Road but completed his mission at Old Toilet

 

[Sir peace frog]

the offside and handball laws have been changed to show how good var is ,isn't var smashing ,it can spot an armpit offside, they are justifying var by changing the rules of football, var has no place in football the way its used ,its as bent as fuck, similar to ffp , they were both brought in for the right reasons then changed ,fucking bent.

 

[Sir peace frog]

I used to read Johnson's articles to get an unbiased view on controversial decisions, but really he is just an intellectual Peter Walton. They all seem to forget that Ederson is an "opponent" "attempting to play the ball" by positioning himself for a shot from Rashford. What else do they expect him to do? Rush out and clear the ball and Rashford out safe in the knowledge that he is offside? Yeah right. Play to the whistle they tell you. They expect him to have one eye on Rashford and one on Fernandes so he can react to both? On what planet?

Johnson: "The real case for discussion is about Ederson, and whether his actions would have changed had Rashford not been there. Perhaps, but Rashford doesn't impact the goalkeeper's ability to come and play the ball. He may affect his choice to do so, and how he might shape for a save, but the law doesn't discuss how a player might behave differently if the offside player isn't present; it only discusses the ability of an opponent to play the ball."

Ederson's problem was Rashford in any goalkeeping scenario, he is quite rightly looking right at him and positioning himself to save the shot. That is all his ability as a goalkeeper can allow him to do in that situation. Rashford shouldn't have been there, then his ability as a goalkeeper would allowed him to rush out and clear. The mind really boggles that they can't get their heads around this.

Still fuming.

when a player is through or going to hit the ball the keeper will watch the feet, is the player going to smash it ,slide it in ,chip it , i'm sure edison was thinking hes going to try and curl it in right footed with the outside of his boot , angles dictate how the player is going to hit it,to allow that goal is nothing short of corrupt, because im 99% sure if that had been haaland closing in he would of been given offside .

 

[Dirty Harry]

I'd love the City players to work out a routine in training where they pass the ball to an obviously offside Haaland who just stands in front of the ball until a nippy player like Foden sprints in and scores just to show the present offside rule as the farce that it is.

Judging by Rashfords actions on Saturday, he could even do a few feints and the odd Norwegian jig over the ball and it’d be ok.