The worst thing about farcical officiating

The most farcical thing about yesterday is that it proved that all the tinkering around the edges, changes of emphasis and worked examples that have been introduced as part of the interpretation of Rule 11 have actually made it worse.

'Offside' is about a player gaining an advantage. Rashford was able to protect the ball and therefore gained an advantage. Someone's toe being offside is not gaining an advantage. Someone coming back from an offside position and playing a ball when they're no longer offside is not (in my view) gaining an advantage.

Even with VAR, there should be two considerations. Is the attacking player gaining an advantage? Has the official made a clear error? If the answers are 'Yes' and 'No' respectively, then it's offside. If the answer to the first is 'No' then it's not offside.
 
give it to gordon said:
Do the refs have the power to change how each game is ref'd ? We will use VAR in this game but not in that game ! Its not the fucking fa cup
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It's honestly (and likely purposely) baffling the way they chose to implement VAR.

I don't think anyone, based on evidence from all the games VAR has been in place for could write a set of hard and fast rules for how and when to use VAR. I think they GENUINELY make it up as they see fit.
 
give it to gordon said:
Right just been out in my big reversible City coat, the coat is now back to the sky blue side.

I wont hide, my fight is back, I always wear City garments every single day.

Palace wont be my last game, it's like a switch has been flicked. Mad lol

There wants us to fill pissed of and to walk away. Well they can fuck right off

CTID
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Good lad
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
Sorry, not true.

A fair and level playing field, and City SMASH the league. I'm sick of us having to be so much better than everyone else to win. It always make it sweeter when we do, but it doesn't take away my hatred of the bent f*ckers in charge of the game.
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See that's the problem though, you think the officiating is bent against our club. Do you honestly believe that Premier league refs are told to treat us differently? If so who tells them? How has this agenda ainst us from PGMOL been allowed to fester and flourish without a single journo or ex ref blowing the whistle (pardon the pun).

If you pay a visit to Rawk you'll see they believe that we have the refs and the media in our pocket as we, in their eyes, get all the dodgy decisions going for us and the media are up our arses. Listen to talksport for example and you'll see that fans of probably most premier league clubs think there is some form of media agenda against their club.

We're not the only ones who think we're getting shafted, everyone's suffering from crap refs, we just think we're special for some reason.
 
I think the simplest interpretation I can think of is ‘if Rashford isn’t there does Fernandes score?’. To which the answer is clearly no. Ederson, Akanji and possibly even Walker all get to the ball before Bruno. So how does Rashford being there not constitute him interfering with play? I’m still a bit baffled by this but just a little less angry this morning!

This team, these players and this manager need support now more than ever. We have to channel this anger and frustration into getting behind the team!
 
MadchesterCity said:
Nope I want to sack it off, it ain’t City fault but if I could be reimbursed of my 4 season cards and sign off for the season I would, that today was blatant
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I am on the verge of not renewing my season ticket for a whole host of reasons. The officiating is one but for me it is the changing of fixtures to ridiculous kick off tmes. I will be at the Spurs match on Thursday but only because it is a League match. Next 3pm Saturday match is scheduled for the 5th March but probably get changed. The FA Cup Tie against Arsenal I shall not attend even though I am in the Cup Scheme.

Football is run by the TV companies for the benefit of armchair and foreign fans, sod the lifelong match goer.
 
Looby blue said:
See that's the problem though, you think the officiating is bent against our club. Do you honestly believe that Premier league refs are told to treat us differently? If so who tells them? How has this agenda ainst us from PGMOL been allowed to fester and flourish without a single journo or ex ref blowing the whistle (pardon the pun).

If you pay a visit to Rawk you'll see they believe that we have the refs and the media in our pocket as we, in their eyes, get all the dodgy decisions going for us and the media our up our arses. Listen to talksport for example and you'll see that fans of probably most premier league clubs think there is some form of media agenda against their club.

We're not the only ones who think we're getting shafted, everyone's suffering from crap refs, we just think we're special for some reason.
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I'm not saying we are the only ones getting shafted. Watford last week is a prime example. What I am saying is that results are being manipulated in an attempt to engineer favourable outcomes in the league, and City being one of the better teams are suffering more than most.

The last thing the PL want is for a single team to 'walk' the league every season. That is simply disastrous for their business model. Same with the relegation fight to an extent. Everyone wants an exciting league. Boring precessions don't sell TV rights worldwide.
 
swinton blue said:
I don't think var was working yesterday
All the close offside calls were flag straight away
And why after the offside goal after over ruling the linesman flag you wouldn't go to the screen to see if Rashford impacted any player
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He minimum should have looked at the screen. That in itself is a dereliction of duty. Far to much to take in from 1 view from 40 yards away. He’s not even in our half when the ball is played

See below, he is in no position to make the decision he did from his positioning on the pitch….
 

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Trevor Morley's Tache said:
I'm not saying we are the only ones getting shafted. Watford last week is a prime example. What I am saying is that results are being manipulated in an attempt to engineer favourable outcomes in the league, and City being one of the better teams are suffering more than most.

The last thing the PL want is for a single team to 'walk' the league every season. That is simply disastrous for their business model. Same with the relegation fight to an extent. Everyone wants an exciting league. Boring precessions don't sell TV rights worldwide.
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But if what your saying is true then Richard Masters has spoken to pgmol and asked them to instruct their referees to manipulate certain games in order to protect their product even if this makes tgem look incompetent and farcical and puts them under constant media spotlight and scrutiny?
 
Bluearmy said:
He minimum should have looked at the screen. That in itself is a dereliction of duty. Far to much to take in from 1 view from 40 yards away

See below, he is in no position to make the decision he did from his positioning on the pitch….
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When you see that still, in what world does Akanji (our fastest CB) not beat Anthony to the ball unless he’s hindered by Rashford
 
Looby blue said:
But if what your saying is true then Richard Masters has spoken to pgmol and asked them to instruct their referees to manipulate certain games in order to protect their product even if this makes tgem look incompetent and farcical and puts them under constant media spotlight and scrutiny?
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Since when has any media spotlight and scrutiny ever made a blind bit of difference?

They do what they want, and NOTHING happens. Any club that sticks their heads above the parapet gets lumped with a fine. 'Speak out and suffer the consequences' - That's organised crime tactics.
 
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