Phil Silvers Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Jonesy7211 said: When a ref's performance is this "inconsistent", they should be put in front of the media to justify the decisions they've made. There's zero accountability. If I was an Arsenal fan I'd be furious today, the ref has been appalling. Agree and WE get this crap against the scum6 everytime we play them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Jonesy7211 said: When a ref's performance is this "inconsistent", they should be put in front of the media to justify the decisions they've made. There's zero accountability. If I was an Arsenal fan I'd be furious today, the ref has been appalling. That's the big problem. They should make it more like cricket and rugby where the decision making is clear and open to everyone to hear. There should also be retrospective punishments for Refs, like yellow cards and after a certain amount they get a ban. With no consequences for the Refs there is going to be inconsistencies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, StefanAVFC said: But the shirt pull doesn’t make him fall over. What is this logic?! He’s already in the air when the shirt pull happens. For a foul to be a foul, the contact has to cause it. Xhaka putting his entire leg in Silva's way doesn't exactly help his case. I think it was soft, but with the shirt pull added the case for a pen is 50/50 for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: Agree and WE get this crap against the scum6 everytime we play them. yeah it really is frustrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Even with the extra man, City look so flat and not offering a whole lot. They've been really poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy7211 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, Peter Griffin said: That's the big problem. They should make it more like cricket and rugby where the decision making is clear and open to everyone to hear. There should also be retrospective punishments for Refs, like yellow cards and after a certain amount they get a ban. With no consequences for the Refs there is going to be inconsistencies With Rugby it's not just the process that's right, but the referee will actively ask the TMO if he agrees with his decision. It's usually beyond reproach (unless you're playing against a SH team ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, osmark86 said: Xhaka putting his entire leg in Silva's way doesn't exactly help his case. I think it was soft, but with the shirt pull added the case for a pen is 50/50 for me. It was soft, but Xhaka made it an easy call. No shirt pull and I expect no pen. Stupid by Xhaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, Jonesy7211 said: With Rugby it's not just the process that's right, but the referee will actively ask the TMO if he agrees with his decision. It's usually beyond reproach (unless you're playing against a SH team ) And the full in-game VAR experience is much better for the fans. We are kept in the loop of what is happening and it appears less intrusive to the overall game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I mean, it's bad enough City are as good as they are, but they always seem to get the rub of the green which just compounds the pain. I used to have a soft spot for Citeh back in the days of Bell and Marsh, but now, even their scintillating football just annoys me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Peter Griffin said: It was soft, but Xhaka made it an easy call. No shirt pull and I expect no pen. Stupid by Xhaka he does dumb shit like this all the time. such a liability. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, sheepyvillian said: I mean, it's bad enough City are as good as they are, but they always seem to get the rub of the green which just compounds the pain. A lot of their 'rub of the green' is a bit like Gary Player. The more he practices the luckier he gets. The fact that they are such a good footballing team pushed the opposition to take more risk and hence they get more fouls and pens etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy7211 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Peter Griffin said: It was soft, but Xhaka made it an easy call. No shirt pull and I expect no pen. Stupid by Xhaka But the same logic wasn't applied to Arsenal's penalty shout, nor has the same logic been applied with the bookings, or lack thereof, for either team. It's not the decision, it's the inconsistency that usually favours certain teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 City having a shocker. Arsenal doing a fine job frustrating them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Well Grealish got no clue how to play against 10 because of coaching under Smith so he would be a bad sub right now. Yeah, still living there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 8 minutes ago, PieFacE said: I almost think they need to introduce a rule to counter act tactical fouling where if a player makes X amount of fouls they are given a booking. Not sure what that X value is, but something like 3 or 5 would do. That is an actual rule already. (For everyone else except City.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Arsenal defending well now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 8 minutes ago, PieFacE said: I almost think they need to introduce a rule to counter act tactical fouling where if a player makes X amount of fouls they are given a booking. Not sure what that X value is, but something like 3 or 5 would do. There is a rule but refs dont seem to use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted January 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, Peter Griffin said: A lot of their 'rub of the green' is a bit like Gary Player. The more he practices the luckier he gets. The fact that they are such a good footballing team pushed the opposition to take more risk and hence they get more fouls and pens etc No. Against us they had something like 70% possession - but committed 50% more fouls than us. They got not 1 yellow in that game. We got a few. That's not practice - that's bias. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Referees are absolutely abysmal and City get away with **** murder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, Peter Griffin said: A lot of their 'rub of the green' is a bit like Gary Player. The more he practices the luckier he gets. The fact that they are such a good footballing team pushed the opposition to take more risk and hence they get more fouls and pens etc That maybe so. But it doesn't ease the pain of watching it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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