United (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[KS55]

I don't think it was soft at all, it's ridiculous the amount of grabbing, pulling and holding that's crept into the game in recent years, would only take a couple of penalties awarded to nip it in the bud, all of that said never would I have imagined that given at the swamp.

Not my take, but I was replying to the comment that Kelly Cates saying it was soft but correct was baffling. I wasn’t baffled!

 

[hammocity]

I wish I knew some rags. Years of having the piss taken at work by plastic rags, now I dont know any :(

Give the rags some extra grief from me :)

In our golf Whattsapp group it’s about 60/40 in favour of the rags, mostly old boys. When they beat us last season they were so fucking giddy even though they were assisted in one of the most blatant wrong offside’s.

Last night and this morning the Rags have been posting comments like “glad I didn’t go out to watch” “Ten Hag is a clueless wanker” “ I didn’t watch as I knew we’d get beat” “ City are a well oiled machine” “no passion, Bruno is a twat and Anthony needs a slap” and on Rodri “he went down like a Japanese sniper” can’t work that one out.

Anyway, us Blues have replied with, fuck all, silence is Golden and we know they’re hurting so we’ve refrained from commenting, honestly feels so good they are self combusting, fucking brilliant.

 

[CC1]

Great to watch Keane shrink into an unkempt ,embarrassing old man ,after Haaland ,in after match interview said they were chanting Keane ,as I was about to take the penalty. I don't know why.

Always hated Keane but have to say, he’s the best unbiased rag pundit & always has a good word to say about us - unlike nutty Neville who can’t get past the glazers

 

[flapjack]

I still don't know why Haaland didn't just head in that rebound after Foden's header was saved, looked like he just needed to step forward and head it in?

 

[homerdog]

The Great Jocky Wilson!

 

[Asa's left peg]

Yes, good he showed the world his true side.

On another subject who was the guy walking on the pitch pre match with the walking stick, didnt recognise him?

Piss stain Crerand walking out with his arms folded, what a twat.

Think I heard the announcer say it was John Aston

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

The pen was technically correct as there was a clear foul. But it was soft in the sense that you see half a dozen of those grabs every game which go unpunished.

The weirdness of VAR has intervened here. Normally VAR can't intervene because the referee has "seen" the pulling and not given it on the pitch. Here, he's been asked if he saw it and he's said no, which at that point triggers the rest of the protocol. Once you get a look on a screen then it obviously is a foul.

 

[mancboy]

The weirdness of VAR has intervened here. Normally VAR can't intervene because the referee has "seen" the pulling and not given it on the pitch. Here, he's been asked if he saw it and he's said no, which at that point triggers the rest of the protocol. Once you get a look on a screen then it obviously is a foul.

Ive said before, weirdly this is more to do with the flight of the ball than anything else, oliver believed that without that tug that rodri was going to reach that ball and potentially score, maguire got away with a much more obvious one in the second half.

United fans should be more annoyed with hojlund than anything because he lost his man, shame he isnt quite as good at that in the opposing penalty area.

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

Happy blue Monday. How did Anthony not get a red for violent conduct? Haaland was fouled in the box but apparently it’s the flight of the ball or something. I thought that too was a penalty. Who’s to say Haaland couldn’t have got a rebound tap in with the pace of the lad. If you go hands on with another player you are risking it. My red pals are very glum today.enjoy your day blues

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Ive said before, weirdly this is more to do with the flight of the ball than anything else, oliver believed that without that tug that rodri was going to reach that ball and potentially score, maguire got away with a much more obvious one in the second half.

United fans should be more annoyed with hojlund than anything because he lost his man, shame he isnt quite as good at that in the opposing penalty area.

No, I understand that it's a mitigating factor, but the prevailing narrative is "why doesn't VAR get involved all the time" and the reason why it doesn't or didn't get involved elsewhere - ie with Maguire on Haaland - is because the referee "saw" it and didn't give it in real time. VAR only intervenes if the ref has missed something.