Are people forgetting that Watford should have had a penalty right at the death?
We definitely got away with one there.
We definitely got away with one there.
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It’s probably more to do with the likes of Woolwich and United game after game and season after season getting incredible decisions.
Think the stat last season was United had something like 9 offside goals count and 9 onside goals scored against them given offside.
Don’t think we get any worse than most teams, it’s jsut the refereeing of Woolwich and United is dodgy as fuck.
Think the stat last season was United had something like 9 offside goals count and 9 onside goals scored against them given offside.
Don’t think we get any worse than most teams, it’s jsut the refereeing of Woolwich and United is dodgy as fuck.
I think the more fundamental decisions were us getting a man sent off and them repeatedly fouling Alli and Kane without any punishment.
I agree, but also wonder how much of it is down to players harassing / surrounding the ref. Fergie's utd were very good at that. I'm guessing we're a bit more civilised in that respect.
I'd also say chelsea were expert at evading bookings while breaking up the opposition's rhythm with shitty, little fouls. They've been getting away with it for years.
I’ve noticed Kante can make a good 3/4 fouls before the referee even considers booking him. Although that was the same at Leicester.
Away at inter, big crowd, ref allows all the normal Italian gamesmanship....Ok fine if all refs are going to favour the home team
Then we get that twat last night, we were always told the big teams just get home decisions.....We have the biggest home crowd in the champions league
Barca have got hundreds of thousands of fans in London but couldn't even half sell out their section FFS
Then we get that twat last night, we were always told the big teams just get home decisions.....We have the biggest home crowd in the champions league
Barca have got hundreds of thousands of fans in London but couldn't even half sell out their section FFS
Does this mean that Man City are about to go on a 13-game losing run?
Which'll be handy, 'cos we go there in a couple weeks!
I get the point you're making, but it's NEVER as black and white as that.
Had ALL the decisions we've had for and against us been reversed over the last few years, I wonder where in the league we'd be??
Having said that, im still looking forward to the day the Mendes 'Goal' at OT evens itself up in our favour... it's coming up for 12 years in the making that one... it'll be a corker.... or just a corner!
.... oh no hang on, 'cos NOW they've got Goal line technology... so it can NEVER happen again.
they've actually shut the door on the notion that things even themselves up.
They don't... they just keep on getting worse on a fucking L
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....and it was Cuntenberg reffing!
That was the moment any notion of swings OR roundabouts died for me!
Which'll be handy, 'cos we go there in a couple weeks!
I get the point you're making, but it's NEVER as black and white as that.
Had ALL the decisions we've had for and against us been reversed over the last few years, I wonder where in the league we'd be??
Having said that, im still looking forward to the day the Mendes 'Goal' at OT evens itself up in our favour... it's coming up for 12 years in the making that one... it'll be a corker.... or just a corner!
.... oh no hang on, 'cos NOW they've got Goal line technology... so it can NEVER happen again.
they've actually shut the door on the notion that things even themselves up.
They don't... they just keep on getting worse on a fucking L
️️P....and it was Cuntenberg reffing!
That was the moment any notion of swings OR roundabouts died for me!
He forearmed an opponent in the throat
Marco Silva complaining about a red card today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The same guy repeatedly fouled Kane and Alli last week........he was bound to get pulled up on one eventually
"Evens itself out" for Watford today, not for us though.
The same guy repeatedly fouled Kane and Alli last week........he was bound to get pulled up on one eventually
"Evens itself out" for Watford today, not for us though.
Kane’s was. Lamela’s absolutely not. He was kicked in the calf with some force.
Absolutely true, but that reffing was a farce. Sanchez was a very harsh red, but by the same measure they should have had a sending off for constantly hauling Kane down and kicking him to pieces. We also had a penalty shout that was ignored...
Horrible game. The standard of reffing in the PL disgusts me.
That cunt should have been sent off last week. Repeatedly chopped or hauled Kane down. Easy second yellow.
Their stadium holds 24,000, stands to reason that PL refs aren't fazed by it.
Try 90,000 on the biggest stage......
........it's Tottenham, no one will complain
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I'm sure every team feels the same, but we've been fucked over for years.
We don't even get 'home' decisions from refs.
I used to think it was because had a relatively small ground, but even with 80,000 at Wembley we get nothing.
I'm sure every team feels the same, but we've been fucked over for years.
We don't even get 'home' decisions from refs.
I used to think it was because had a relatively small ground, but even with 80,000 at Wembley we get nothing.
This whole concept is moronic. Won't eradicate until we get some form of video refereeing.
Unfortunately FIFA's implementation of it seems to have been a purposeful attempt to sabotage its introduction
Unfortunately FIFA's implementation of it seems to have been a purposeful attempt to sabotage its introduction
I keep on seeing games where the officials are the biggest influence on the result out of everyone involved, certainly several of our last few games - even our game today the ref started to protect Stoke's pride in the second half. That's not his job.
tbh decisions that go against your team tend to be seen as 'biased' while decisions that go towards your team tend to be seen as 'fair'.
As a result, it seems like ref's are either biased against us or fair, but never biased for us.
Most of it's about perception. Bad ref decisions that go against us make us angry and we remember them. We tend not to remember dodgy decisions that go our way to the same extent.
Thus when we look back, it always seems like we get bad decisions. It's a mix of confirmation bias, availability bias and selective memory.
It could be that we do get worse decisions on average than other teams, but until I see concrete statistical evidence I will remain skeptical.
As a result, it seems like ref's are either biased against us or fair, but never biased for us.
Most of it's about perception. Bad ref decisions that go against us make us angry and we remember them. We tend not to remember dodgy decisions that go our way to the same extent.
Thus when we look back, it always seems like we get bad decisions. It's a mix of confirmation bias, availability bias and selective memory.
It could be that we do get worse decisions on average than other teams, but until I see concrete statistical evidence I will remain skeptical.
I agree. But the excuse was always "a big home crowd shouts and the ref is gives it"
I'm absolutely fine with that if it's universally applied .....it isn't