Here it is.wait till dermott/webb has his say
No one put you in charge. You post something on here and people can respond to that.
I’m not responding to your as hominem nonsense.
I’d rather stick pins in my eyes than PM you, but thanks for the offer.
You realise that every team’s fans think they get done over by VAR?It has.
Laughable seeing you and the other bloke straight into this thread when we get a decision in our favour.
Where have you been for the rest of this week and the usual VAR bullshit in matches?
Agreed but I’d be in a tiny minority saying the above had it gone against Haaland for doing the same to Maguire. The vast vast majority would be screaming fix on here. You know it, I know it, my cat even knows it.Its a pen Neville (begrudgingly), Keane, Danny Murphy, Given, etc all said it was. I’ts the type of decision thats not given enough granted but its a clear penalty!!
agree with the points you are making but for the sake of clarity, the Foden non penalty was a deliberate decision given by the Match Commander rather than any VAR official. It stunk to high heaven then and still does now.The problem is, a lot of the time nothing is given for that offence, not that what Hojlund did wasn't a foul. Which is what a lot of the whinging has been about. And I can see their point, to be honest. You watch any corner, moreso the defenders (yes, including ours); it's like a WWE tribute act, with all the grappling and holding going on. If the PL clamped down HARD on it, you'd have 3 or 4 penalties (minimum) a match. Are the authorities prepared to accept that? As for Rodri's role in it; did he "embellish" the contact? Of course he did. I remember an incident with Phil a few seasons back (against Southampton, maybe?) where he rounded the keeper who caught him on the ankle and brought him down. Phil got back up and attempted to score, but the angle had become too tight, and he missed. Did we get the penalty? No. The moral being, if you don't go down, you don't get the penalty.
This was my first interaction since 2 days with you. I’m not stalking you.You follow me round the forums like a bad fucking fart.
Can’t stand me but can’t resist it seems.
Don’t fancy a PM? Try hitting the ignore button then.
but in the vast amount of these offences that aren't given there's usually zero chance they'd get near the ball. In this case the ball was going to be planted right on top of Rodri's head and usually in those cases it's a penalty. I don't see the fuss at all to be honestThe problem is, a lot of the time nothing is given for that offence, not that what Hojlund did wasn't a foul. Which is what a lot of the whinging has been about. And I can see their point, to be honest. You watch any corner, moreso the defenders (yes, including ours); it's like a WWE tribute act, with all the grappling and holding going on. If the PL clamped down HARD on it, you'd have 3 or 4 penalties (minimum) a match. Are the authorities prepared to accept that? As for Rodri's role in it; did he "embellish" the contact? Of course he did. I remember an incident with Phil a few seasons back (against Southampton, maybe?) where he rounded the keeper who caught him on the ankle and brought him down. Phil got back up and attempted to score, but the angle had become too tight, and he missed. Did we get the penalty? No. The moral being, if you don't go down, you don't get the penalty.
You realise that every team’s fans think they get done over by VAR?
I dunno mate, I’m still fuming at the non offside goal given against Sane in the CL against Liverpool that would have made it 2-0.I do but that’s not my beef. For or against you, it’s an abomination for the game and has ruined the spontaneity for me.
5/6 minutes to forensically try and wipe a goal out isn’t sport.
Exactly. I think it just shows how they are so used to being refereed. As soon as a decision especially at old toilet is awarded against them (despite it being correct according to the current laws), theres wide spread outrage!!I don't understand why City's penalty is being described as soft, or controversial. Law 12 includes:
"A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences:
holds an opponent"
This becomes a penalty if committed by a player in his own penalty area.
There is no further explanation or clarification, so this consideration of whether Rodri could have reached the ball is just unnecessary noise and obfuscation.
The controversy occurs for all the times holding occurs in the penalty area and a penalty is not awarded. When this happens, the referees are ignoring the Laws of the Game. If this was penalised more often, holding would stop, and the contest would be a fair one between opposing players.
I get that. The refs constantly miss all kinds of decisions. Not this time tho. But the laws are clear and its a pen every day of the week.The problem is, a lot of the time nothing is given for that offence, not that what Hojlund did wasn't a foul. Which is what a lot of the whinging has been about. And I can see their point, to be honest. You watch any corner, moreso the defenders (yes, including ours); it's like a WWE tribute act, with all the grappling and holding going on. If the PL clamped down HARD on it, you'd have 3 or 4 penalties (minimum) a match. Are the authorities prepared to accept that? As for Rodri's role in it; did he "embellish" the contact? Of course he did. I remember an incident with Phil a few seasons back (against Southampton, maybe?) where he rounded the keeper who caught him on the ankle and brought him down. Phil got back up and attempted to score, but the angle had become too tight, and he missed. Did we get the penalty? No. The moral being, if you don't go down, you don't get the penalty.
Oh im amazed it was given especially where it was. I was there for the last one, cant believe its been 30 odd years since we’ve been awarded another.Agreed but I’d be in a tiny minority saying the above had it gone against Haaland for doing the same to Maguire. The vast vast majority would be screaming fix on here. You know it, I know it, my cat even knows it.
Absolutely -a blatant Penalty and also Slabhead grabbing Stonesey round the Neck as well as the foul on Rodri we did getFunny they kept saying it was soft pen but never shown the Haaland gbh he got grabbed twice and pulled back! Now Oliver had the referee look at the Rodri one in the first half why not the Haaland one? Is it because we already had a pen!? Tells me Oliver is not using var and rules right it's him thinking I can't give another one which is bad officiating in var
I do wonder if that was in the mix for Oliver to ponder on after last year’s debacleNo one was complaining when England were getting them at the World Cup in 2018 & I recall everyone saying that was the water shed moment to stop player’s wrestling in the box at set pieces. Turns out that was not the case & we don’t always see them given but they should be when they are that blatant. Ultimately Tierney decided Rodri could have got to the cross had he not been unfairly stopped from doing so.
It’s not soft it is just rare they are given, that said PIGMOL owed us big time for last years shit show at the swamp & don’t they always say decisions level themselves out