****City v Burnley Official Match Thread****

[Beefymcfc]

Can anyone explain the referee's decisions for the entirety of the first half?

Yes, but people don't want to hear it.

[PeterParker]

If we could put the ball in the onion bag we wouldn't need to worry about this cunt in black.

I'd still be worried, even if we were one nil up.

We're down to ten men and the ref is allowing them to do whatever they fucking want.

Also add the fact we are a bunch of pussies that can't put pressure on that cunt and defend ourselves and we have a perfect shit scenario.

Disgusted.

[dave watson's perm]

If we could put the ball in the onion bag we wouldn't need to worry about this cunt in black.

I'd still be worried, even if we were one nil up.

We're down to ten men and the ref is allowing them to do whatever they fucking want.

Big team talk coming up.

[Original Dub]

Mase I'm with you pal. Very close to packing it in.

God's honest truth. Between the fans not caring and the totally unlevel playing field it's just become something that ruins the experience for me.

I'm clinging on but it's slipping away from me.

[zuricity]

STOP SAYING 'it was two footed'!!! THERES NO RULE AGAINST A TWO FOOTED CHALLENGE. ITS IF THE PLAYER DOESNT HAVE CONTROL OF THE TACKLE!

Two feet launched does not sound like one who is in control. That's the point when you use two feet. You are automatically risking a red.

It's as if you think there is really no chance he should have been sent off for what he did. Fern risked it with such a decision.

Are you watching the game ? Because if you are not you should shut up.

Ferds tackle was never ever a foul He was first to the ball and both sets of studs were pointing to the ground, not up at someone's leg.

He won the ball in time, the burnley player had lost control of the ball.

This referee has an agenda. He is worse than the Rag fan that reffed the Chelsea game.

[london blue 2]

Mase I'm with you pal. Very close to packing it in.

God's honest truth. Between the fans not caring and the totally unlevel playing field it's just become something that ruins the experience for me.

I'm clinging on but it's slipping away from me.

Feel like this but the team and manager are making me feel that way... mostly.

How did we not even get a shot in the first opportunity. We are currently a joke.

[mr_nool]

Seen the replay a few times now, and I've changed my mind to a yellow card. He doesn't catch him with his studs and actually is in control. The tackle on Sagna was just as bad or worse. Still, a very stupid challenge by Sagna.

[dave watson's perm]

We should just be thankful that Burnley haven't scored yet. We need to come out firing and score first

[Original Dub]

Can anyone explain the referee's decisions for the entirety of the first half?

Yes, but people don't want to hear it.

It's always brushed under the rug. Every time people pretend it shouldn't matter if the ref is fucking us over.

He runs the fucking game ffs.

I know we're playing below par but I also know how different it would be if they weren't allowed a free assault in every tackle.

They have full protection ffs and we've none.

[HailNerdQueen]

You can thank NDJ for that red card, it was his tackle on Ben Arfa that brought in the rule change.

[Beefymcfc]

If we could put the ball in the onion bag we wouldn't need to worry about this cunt in black.

I'd still be worried, even if we were one nil up.

We're down to ten men and the ref is allowing them to do whatever they fucking want.

Big team talk coming up.

I think Pep should go for a lie down and leave them to it. However, they're getting more and more wound up with the ref, and very understandable.

Regardless of the second half, enough is enough. Guardiola needs to bring it all out, back his players for getting angry at what they/we see as 2 different set of rules. Take the fine, take the fucking ban, just get in their fucking faces because if we continue to stand back and take it, the season has finished.

[phips]

[freshie]

STOP SAYING 'it was two footed'!!! THERES NO RULE AGAINST A TWO FOOTED CHALLENGE. ITS IF THE PLAYER DOESNT HAVE CONTROL OF THE TACKLE!

Two feet launched does not sound like one who is in control. That's the point when you use two feet. You are automatically risking a red.

It's as if you think there is really no chance he should have been sent off for what he did. Fern risked it with such a decision.

Are you watching the game ? Because if you are not you should shut up.

Ferds tackle was never ever a foul He was first to the ball and both sets of studs were pointing to the ground, not up at someone's leg.

He won the ball in time, the burnley player had lost control of the ball.

This referee has an agenda. He is worse than the Rag fan that reffed the Chelsea game.

Spot on mate. Mason is a cunt

[PeterParker]

You should post this on the redcafe.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Mase I'm with you pal. Very close to packing it in.

God's honest truth. Between the fans not caring and the totally unlevel playing field it's just become something that ruins the experience for me.

I'm clinging on but it's slipping away from me.

Give over --50 odd thousand fans got to the game and they seem to fuckign care!!

I care and so does every cunt on this site care...........its a match thread......

FFS its like deja fuckign Vu on here.......a real fan would never stop watching no matter who said what...give your head a wobble mate.
Its always healthy to vent and right now the manager and players (most of them ) deserve all the slagging that's coming their way.

[Original Dub]

Seen the replay a few times now, and I've changed my mind to a yellow card. He doesn't catch him with his studs and actually is in control. The tackle on Sagna was just as bad or worse. Still, a very stupid challenge by Sagna.

It's almost at the stage where I'm just going to agree with the cunts who can't see it.

Major refereeing decisions cost points. So does shit play but shit play aside, we'd be in a nice position in the league now if they played fair.

That is a fact.

[zuricity]

This referee is absolutely disgraceful. He speedily gives them a free kick on the edge of the box against Ferd 1 when the player lost it and hits him(ferd 1) and then when the Burnley player takes out kola with a shove in the back he gives them a Corner !!
and those are just some of the bad decisions. HE missed the elbow and shoulder that took out KdB completely .

When kola gets fouled in there half he wasn't even going to book the Burnley player until over his head phones he gets a gentle reminder to 'have a word' .
disgraceful

This league is corrupt. there can be no explanation for this officials behavour.

[dave watson's perm]

If we could put the ball in the onion bag we wouldn't need to worry about this cunt in black.

I'd still be worried, even if we were one nil up.

We're down to ten men and the ref is allowing them to do whatever they fucking want.

Big team talk coming up.

I think Pep should go for a lie down and leave them to it. However, they're getting more and more wound up with the ref, and very understandable.

Regardless of the second half, enough is enough. Guardiola needs to bring it all out, back his players for getting angry at what they/we see as 2 different set of rules. Take the fine, take the fucking ban, just get in their fucking faces because if we continue to stand back and take it, the season has finished.

Mud sticks. We need to start making noise about the unlevel playing field until it becomes impossible to keep sweeping it under the carpet. Whatever happened to Halsey's allegations??

[carl_feedthegoat]

Can anyone explain the referee's decisions for the entirety of the first half?

Yes, but people don't want to hear it.

It's always brushed under the rug. Every time people pretend it shouldn't matter if the ref is fucking us over.

He runs the fucking game ffs.

I know we're playing below par but I also know how different it would be if they weren't allowed a free assault in every tackle.

They have full protection ffs and we've none.

You are 100% correct re refs mate....but for me and the spanish commentators , it was a red...the rest of his decisions are a disgrace to the reffing profession

[sidSmith]

STOP SAYING 'it was two footed'!!! THERES NO RULE AGAINST A TWO FOOTED CHALLENGE. ITS IF THE PLAYER DOESNT HAVE CONTROL OF THE TACKLE!

Two feet launched does not sound like one who is in control. That's the point when you use two feet. You are automatically risking a red.

It's as if you think there is really no chance he should have been sent off for what he did. Fern risked it with such a decision.

Are you watching the game ? Because if you are not you should shut up.

Ferds tackle was never ever a foul He was first to the ball and both sets of studs were pointing to the ground, not up at someone's leg.

He won the ball in time, the burnley player had lost control of the ball.

This referee has an agenda. He is worse than the Rag fan that reffed the Chelsea game.

Couldn't agree more. Didn't think it was a red and he wasn't out of control. A scissor tackle is where you trap a players leg in between your 2, he didn't do that. The Burnley player rolled around holding his leg high up the shin when he was only caught on the foot. When you look at the Sagna one it's total dogshit. Heard from the commentators about how it could have been this that or the other, could have been isn't fucking relevant! And who's this eagle eyed 4th official who was advising Mason but absolutely didn't see kdb taken out off the ball?