The game here isn't bent by instruction or obvious coercion imo, it's bent by indoctrination & subconcious intimidation.
The Sky, BT etc reaction to City recently, compared to Liverpool & Utd for example. The witch hunt to get us red carded compared to the DELIBERATE & it is DELIBERATE, watering down & boderline ignoring of Ibrahimovic' actions.
In recent years we have been branded cheats, accused of ruining football & right now we are a team with a manager & players who are out of control. Our rivals on the other hand are heroes of not just the modern game, but the whole history of football, who bring through their own players & do everything in the right way, & on whom the Premier League are relying to promote their product.
Refs are only human. They get this drummed into them by the football industry, every day of their lives, the same as the public.
Getting his orders from Gill more like that Chelsea and burnley game stunk the place out.
Probably would've said it differently but I agree. And it's not just the red cards (most of ours were justified ), but the inconsistency with other teams and the number of yellow cards we get and are put up to us with such ease... annoying to say the least.
The game here isn't bent by instruction or obvious coercion imo, it's bent by indoctrination & subconcious intimidation.
The Sky, BT etc reaction to City recently, compared to Liverpool & Utd for example. The witch hunt to get us red carded compared to the DELIBERATE & it is DELIBERATE, watering down & boderline ignoring of Ibrahimovic' actions.
In recent years we have been branded cheats, accused of ruining football & right now we are a team with a manager & players who are out of control. Our rivals on the other hand are heroes of not just the modern game, but the whole history of football, who bring through their own players & do everything in the right way, & on whom the Premier League are relying to promote their product.
Refs are only human. They get this drummed into them by the football industry, every day of their lives, the same as the public.
Humans yeah, but cheating bastard humans! Although can we really say that Taylor and Mason are human. I've already put them in my database of sub-humans.
The game here isn't bent by instruction or obvious coercion imo, it's bent by indoctrination & subconcious intimidation.
The Sky, BT etc reaction to City recently, compared to Liverpool & Utd for example. The witch hunt to get us red carded compared to the DELIBERATE & it is DELIBERATE, watering down & boderline ignoring of Ibrahimovic' actions.
In recent years we have been branded cheats, accused of ruining football & right now we are a team with a manager & players who are out of control. Our rivals on the other hand are heroes of not just the modern game, but the whole history of football, who bring through their own players & do everything in the right way, & on whom the Premier League are relying to promote their product.
Refs are only human. They get this drummed into them by the football industry, every day of their lives, the same as the public.
The game here isn't bent by instruction or obvious coercion imo, it's bent by indoctrination & subconcious intimidation.
The Sky, BT etc reaction to City recently, compared to Liverpool & Utd for example. The witch hunt to get us red carded compared to the DELIBERATE & it is DELIBERATE, watering down & boderline ignoring of Ibrahimovic' actions.
In recent years we have been branded cheats, accused of ruining football & right now we are a team with a manager & players who are out of control. Our rivals on the other hand are heroes of not just the modern game, but the whole history of football, who bring through their own players & do everything in the right way, & on whom the Premier League are relying to promote their product.
Refs are only human. They get this drummed into them by the football industry, every day of their lives, the same as the public.
Yep, The Bravo/Granny Shagger incident would fit nicely into your post.It's mostly down to 'suggestion' rather than full on corruption (although full on corruption is the reason for ffp etc).
It's easier to send off one of our players than a Utd player, for example, either during or after a game. The comeback for sending off Ibrahimovic & Utd losing, is heavy even if you get it right & almost life changing if you get it wrong.
Failling to send off an opposing player who does it to Utd, is hell if you miss it, but not so bad if you send him off & Utd win & it transpires he did fuck all wrong. It's just 'meh' 'the ref has a tough job' & on to the next game.
The incident with Luiz at City, was shown on tv, most thought it was a red, but the story since, is City's red cards & Chelsea 'humilliating' us.
If that's a rags game, the whole thing would be historically down to that incident. The result & the Utd reaction, would be the ref's fault. Forever.
They know it. It's in the back of their minds for the games involving the Sky teams. With City, they can do what the fuck they want & if they get it wrong, we probably 'deserve it' anyhow.