What’s his role? Is he actually acting as the VAR official at PL games? Or is he just part of a team, is he just passing on his experiences ?
You refs always stick together mate lol.
We should have refs queuing up to be in the elite groups rather then be scraping the bottom of the barrel. I don’t mind people making genuine mistakes. It happens in every job but Swarbrick’s explanation of the non penalty on Rodri has seriously damaged the little confidence City fans had in our officials.
I wish the ex NRL Official well. I’m glad to hear he’s served his time in Australian football as well
Correct. The main issue here is the false statements made by Swarbrick denying that mistakes were made. It is clear that VAR got both decisions wrong but what is worse is the cover-up. No one can possibly trust anyththing Swarbrick says from now on. We''ll never know what Michael Oliver thinks of what happened. He missed the penalty and got the Jesus goal right but both times his team let him down.You refs always stick together mate lol.
We should have refs queuing up to be in the elite groups rather then be scraping the bottom of the barrel. I don’t mind people making genuine mistakes. It happens in every job but Swarbrick’s explanation of the non penalty on Rodri has seriously damaged the little confidence City fans had in our officials.
I wish the ex NRL Official well. I’m glad to hear he’s served his time in Australian football as well
You refs always stick together mate lol.
We should have refs queuing up to be in the elite groups rather then be scraping the bottom of the barrel. I don’t mind people making genuine mistakes. It happens in every job but Swarbrick’s explanation of the non penalty on Rodri has seriously damaged the little confidence City fans had in our officials.
I wish the ex NRL Official well. I’m glad to hear he’s served his time in Australian football as well
That's a very low bar. Have you seen ome of the 'champions' league refs we have had?
Nurse!yep seen them and dont think there's any better than what we've got, hence my comment!
the fact you think it's a low bar is irrelevant, at the top level they're all of a similar standard and overall they get the vast majority of key match changing decisions (penalties and red cards) right.
What’s his role? Is he actually acting as the VAR official at PL games? Or is he just part of a team, is he just passing on his experiences ?
I gather that Swarbrick doesn't have an extensive history as a referee.
Does anybody ( apart from possibly having a history of bribery/corruption ) know why he was appointed as Head of VAR seeing as he doesn't seem to be able to understand the rules as written ?
Sorry I've just checked and he has apparently officiated in 428 games across several leagues - which answers my own question.
He's a paid lackey and PiGMOL apologist
just correcting the 'facts' you stated tim, all of which were completely made up!
We had no ref at the Mean’s World Cup. Fact
The Aussie VAR ref has a history in the NRL. Fact
Statistically, the VAR decisions affecting City warrant an independent inquiry. My opinion.
Michael’s Oliver’s performance was a factor in serious crowd violence after Saturday’s game. Everyone makes mistakes but Swarbrick’s subsequent interviews suggests a cover up.
we had no ref...i explained this to you...quite simple no?
i'm really not sure the aussie ref has any history with any other sport than football
ref performance is factor in crowd violence? give over man, i was as pissed off at the ending as anyone but if anyone became violent after the game it's on them
which VAR decisions do you in particular have an issue with (aside from the 2 this weekend)?
Llorente’s goal was a fair goal.The Llorente handball goal and the Jesus goal at West Ham that was probably on side, mate. Contrast that Jesus goal with the Son goal at WHL. Maybe we’ve just been unlucky but what about a couple of years ago when the refs allowed a dozen leg breakers on our players without producing a red card (from Cardiff to Wigan).
I’ve taken overseas fans to games at the Etihad and they laugh at the standard of our refs. You are probably better mate.
Llorente’s goal was a fair goal.
By the laws of the game, he didn’t gain possession or control of the ball and score nor did it hit his arm and go straight in.
It hit his arm then hit his hip and went in. That’s a fair goal.
YesSo was Jesus’ on Saturday?
The Llorente handball goal and the Jesus goal at West Ham that was probably on side, mate. Contrast that Jesus goal with the Son goal at WHL. Maybe we’ve just been unlucky but what about a couple of years ago when the refs allowed a dozen leg breakers on our players without producing a red card (from Cardiff to Wigan).
I’ve taken overseas fans to games at the Etihad and they laugh at the standard of our refs. You are probably better mate.
the jesus and son ones come down to how VAR is used and from which TV frames are chosen. i disagree with the process but for the time it is what it is and using the process i cant argue with either decision.
llorente one, with the handball interpretation uefa were using last year this should have been handball i agree, not sure what went wrong with VAR not to see and penalise it.
i'm, of course, no where near the level of PL refs, they're all excellent refs. i've seen very few performances at the top level which i thought were genuinely poor, the only one that immediately springs to mind was stuart attwell v wolves in 11/12.
i'm never neutral watching city, but i try to look at the game and the refs performance objectively, i think the standard is pretty high. what's changing is the speed and complexity of the game, tendency of players to cheat with every breath and step, all of which isnt helped by the level of scrutiny every decisions is looked at by pundits and fans
Good post mate. That said, I think Martin Atkinson’s display in the Etihad Derby a couple of years ago was one of the worst I’ve seen in years. Before then, I rated him highly but his form has dipped since that day.
The Spurs game where Kane tried to break Sterling's leg and Dirty Alley went around stamping on everyone as usual, but in particular on KDB, was absolutely disgusting.The Llorente handball goal and the Jesus goal at West Ham that was probably on side, mate. Contrast that Jesus goal with the Son goal at WHL. Maybe we’ve just been unlucky but what about a couple of years ago when the refs allowed a dozen leg breakers on our players without producing a red card (from Cardiff to Wigan).
I’ve taken overseas fans to games at the Etihad and they laugh at the standard of our refs. You are probably better mate.
Llorente’s goal was a fair goal.
By the laws of the game, he didn’t gain possession or control of the ball and score nor did it hit his arm and go straight in.
It hit his arm then hit his hip and went in. That’s a fair goal.