The Michael Oliver Penalty Thread

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[dennishasdoneit]

Didn't City complain about Clatternburg's comments and behaviour at Bolton when he infamously sent Bellamy off. The next time he refereed us (Arsenal at home) he sent two off and gave two pens against us - so I'm not sure complaining changes anything. I'd prefer Pep to call him out and publicly and put pressure on the cheat.

I hear what you say...but id rather the club made the inroads and not our manager who has already been banished to the stands and is pratically villified by our press.Not one member of our press sympathetically and respectfully bothered to ask him how the passing of his mother affected him ...he is not alex ferguson ...cant getvaway with stuff like that..,and shouldnt do anything to attract any more ridicule /punishment-let the background administration deal with the complaints,imo.

 

[KentBlue]

I agree, it should be the club that does something. Pep is the man who sends out the team, that is his job. It must be down to the likes of Vicky Kloss or some other background authority to act on our behalf, represent the club, and all that.
It's been going on for way too long now, Mr Molar has - by way of his venomous diatribes against us - publicly declared war on the club. He has continuously made statements in public questioning the clubs' morals and it seems we have done nothing to balance the scales.


Personally, I'm sick to fucking death of turning the other cheek.

 

[eastmanc]

Well let’s see how many we get like that this season

Off Michal Oliver probably non . Looking back on my original post, which I wrote in a fit of peak and slightly pissed, is probably wrong . All the penalties are soft but in my opinion, in today’s game they are penalties,would they be awarded to us, your right, I’m not sure Even with VAR.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Off Michal Oliver probably non . Looking back on my original post, which I wrote in a fit of peak and slightly pissed, is probably wrong . All the penalties are soft but in my opinion, in today’s game they are penalties,would they be awarded to us, your right, I’m not sure Even with VAR.

I've no argument with what is /isn't a penalty under the current (f*cking ridiculous) rules.

What p*sses me off is that those rules are subjectively applied, and that I full well know that the Dipper's and the Rag's would have been really 'unlucky' to have even 1 out of the 3 against us v Leicester given against them.

 

[nmc]

I hear what you say...but id rather the club made the inroads and not our manager who has already been banished to the stands and is pratically villified by our press.Not one member of our press sympathetically and respectfully bothered to ask him how the passing of his mother affected him ...he is not alex ferguson ...cant getvaway with stuff like that..,and shouldnt do anything to attract any more ridicule /punishment-let the background administration deal with the complaints,imo.

I take your point but, official channels offer no prospect of a fair hearing let alone change. The cartel or the hateful 8 call all the shots within the FA and the PL - they also have PGMOL dancing to their tune. The press lap up Liverpool or United success and everything is in place for a Rag / Dipper top 2. Only a well crafted public pronouncement backed up by evidence and stats can change or challenge the existing paradigm I’m afraid. i remember Wenger throwing the stat out about the number of pens Riley had given the Rags seriously ruffled a few feathers.

 

[nmc]

I've no argument with what is /isn't a penalty under the current (f*cking ridiculous) rules.

What p*sses me off is that those rules are subjectively applied, and that I full well know that the Dipper's and the Rag's would have been really 'unlucky' to have even 1 out of the 3 against us v Leicester given against them.

The ‘it’s a pen if it even goes near the arm’ interpretation of the handball rule is ridiculous but not half as ridiculous as the fact that, that rule isn’t being applied at Anfield. How can the media sit back and ignore this? Football is so bent just now.

 

[bluealf]

Your right Karen but they were still penalties.

Unfortunately, this is true, we would have wanted all three of them ourselves the other way around, the thing is we all know that we probably would have only been given one of the three.

 

[danielwood5]

Unfortunately, this is true, we would have wanted all three of them ourselves the other way around, the thing is we all know that we probably would have only been given one of the three.

Speak for yourself, I wouldn't want any of them given to us! If the qualification for a penalty now is the slightest of slight contact and a player DECIDING to throw themselves over then fuck that. I'd call out any of players as a cheat if they did that. It's diving and its a cancer on the game, I'm not having any of this 'it's a penalty nowadays' shite, it's cheating. Always had been, always will be and I don't want us to stoop to Liverpools, Leicesters or United level.

 

[bluealf]

Speak for yourself, I wouldn't want any of them given to us! If the qualification for a penalty now is the slightest of slight contact and a player DECIDING to throw themselves over then fuck that. I'd call out any of players as a cheat if they did that. It's diving and its a cancer on the game, I'm not having any of this 'it's a penalty nowadays' shite, it's cheating. Always had been, always will be and I don't want us to stoop to Liverpools, Leicesters or United level.

I did thanks.

The point of the post was really saying we wouldn't have gotten all three but I'll let you rant on about diving if it makes you happy.

You must watch our matches with your eyes closed if you think we don't go down at the slightest touch already.