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I remain confused as to how a 50% penalty was given against Micah (fair enough) but a clear penalty when Adam took away Dzeko's legs was waved away, this and the Balotelli position has caused me to just lose the plot. How can we as a Club deal with this concerted action. Do we have to take some symbolic action against the Premier League or FA or do we just suffer it?
I don't think it is paranoia when they are out to get you!

Thank god for that - you can see Charlie Adam too? I had begun to think he was a figment of my imagination that only I could see... that's the only way I can rationalise how the dirty cunt keeps getting away with persistent fouling!

Do we refuse free tickets to FA officials or only offer cold showers to the referees I just want us to do something as at present it is just getting ridiculous

We could actually appeal for the pen for a start, rather than just act as if nothing has happened. Phil Dowd usually stitches us up though so it's normal service.

Mate, it's their ball and they can take it home whenever they want. We have to play by their rules and it will take a concerted effort by all involved to keep their heads.

It's not right, most people can see that but it's something we've just got to roll with.

Yeah, appealing for the pen would/might have helped ... fuck the bias, rise above it all, win the league in spite of it all and walk round looking smug for 12 months ... easy

At least it's not a new thing with Dowd. He's been shitting on us for years, so it's not down to the money.

I will get slated for this but when I saw the handball first off, I thought pen, its only when its replayed you get to see its not. I can't really fault him as he didn't have the benefit of sky tv replays. It did happen really fast. Video tech must surely be considered.

Sister of fu wrote:I will get slated for this but when I saw the handball first off, I thought pen, its only when its replayed you get to see its not. I can't really fault him as he didn't have the benefit of sky tv replays. It did happen really fast. Video tech must surely be considered.

He's right next to it though looking through a pair of eyes. We've got a camera & a tv screen to see through. I don't think for one minute he's not seen what happened. It's an Anfield decision. We have suffered them all my life.

Sister of fu wrote:I will get slated for this but when I saw the handball first off, I thought pen, its only when its replayed you get to see its not. I can't really fault him as he didn't have the benefit of sky tv replays. It did happen really fast. Video tech must surely be considered.

got disagree when he give the pen i thought wtf, couldnt believe it & the view the ref had was not too bad, but it was irrelivent thought we were poor tonight & they were the better team

Sister of fu wrote:I will get slated for this but when I saw the handball first off, I thought pen, its only when its replayed you get to see its not. I can't really fault him as he didn't have the benefit of sky tv replays. It did happen really fast. Video tech must surely be considered.

I thought the same until the replay as well tbh. Video tech will spoil the game for me, it's lasted 120 odd years without it. Sure we've had some rough decisions of late but we had a load of rough decision runs in the 80's, 90's and 00's as well as have other clubs. There will be no talking points in the game (right or wrong ones) and for me thats a big part of football ... even the 'cheated' feeling is part of footie

bluechester wrote:

Sister of fu wrote:I will get slated for this but when I saw the handball first off, I thought pen, its only when its replayed you get to see its not. I can't really fault him as he didn't have the benefit of sky tv replays. It did happen really fast. Video tech must surely be considered.

got disagree when he give the pen i thought wtf, couldnt believe it & the view the ref had was not too bad, but it was irrelivent thought we were poor tonight & they were the better team

It's not irrelevent at all coz if he dose'nt give the pen we are playing ET and no chance of pens and our 2 perfectly good away goals take us through.The bias is almost TOXIC mate every cunt wants us to fail.

gillie wrote:

bluechester wrote:

Sister of fu wrote:I will get slated for this but when I saw the handball first off, I thought pen, its only when its replayed you get to see its not. I can't really fault him as he didn't have the benefit of sky tv replays. It did happen really fast. Video tech must surely be considered.

got disagree when he give the pen i thought wtf, couldnt believe it & the view the ref had was not too bad, but it was irrelivent thought we were poor tonight & they were the better team

It's not irrelevent at all coz if he dose'nt give the pen we are playing ET and no chance of pens and our 2 perfectly good away goals take us through.The bias is almost TOXIC mate every cunt wants us to fail.

maybe maybe not, but we were fucking awful so proberbly would have lost anyway

bluechester wrote:

gillie wrote:

bluechester wrote:

Sister of fu wrote:I will get slated for this but when I saw the handball first off, I thought pen, its only when its replayed you get to see its not. I can't really fault him as he didn't have the benefit of sky tv replays. It did happen really fast. Video tech must surely be considered.

got disagree when he give the pen i thought wtf, couldnt believe it & the view the ref had was not too bad, but it was irrelivent thought we were poor tonight & they were the better team

It's not irrelevent at all coz if he dose'nt give the pen we are playing ET and no chance of pens and our 2 perfectly good away goals take us through.The bias is almost TOXIC mate every cunt wants us to fail.

maybe maybe not, but we were fucking awful so proberbly would have lost anyway

But we did'nt lose we drew 2-2 and the non pen makes it 2-1 to us and we win on away goals.

gillie wrote:

bluechester wrote:

gillie wrote:

bluechester wrote:

Sister of fu wrote:I will get slated for this but when I saw the handball first off, I thought pen, its only when its replayed you get to see its not. I can't really fault him as he didn't have the benefit of sky tv replays. It did happen really fast. Video tech must surely be considered.

got disagree when he give the pen i thought wtf, couldnt believe it & the view the ref had was not too bad, but it was irrelivent thought we were poor tonight & they were the better team

It's not irrelevent at all coz if he dose'nt give the pen we are playing ET and no chance of pens and our 2 perfectly good away goals take us through.The bias is almost TOXIC mate every cunt wants us to fail.

maybe maybe not, but we were fucking awful so proberbly would have lost anyway

But we did'nt lose we drew 2-2 and the non pen makes it 2-1 to us and we win on away goals.

fucking hell pal papering over the cracks, i dont think it was a pen either but we were fucking awful, to say it would have ended up 2 all is a joke, they may have scored other goals, alot of if's & buts there, we were fucking shite end of.

Gonna have to ride it out and hope for the best.

Im not hopeful i must say.

I don't think there is bias against City. It's just bad luck that there are a few decisions going against us that's all.

Chelsea pen wud have made it 2 nil and we go on to win.
WBA it wasnt off side and we would have won 1 nil
Snland it was off side and we should have drawn
Tonight we should have had a pen and they shouldn't
v scum at the swamp a stonewall pen on Micah not given. Should have been 7!

All unlucky and nothing more.Surely.





v Spurs we got lucky and 3 points we shouldnt have is what would be thrown back at us..

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:I don't think there is bias against City. It's just bad luck that there are a few decisions going against us that's all.

Chelsea pen wud have made it 2 nil and we go on to win.
WBA it wasnt off side and we would have won 1 nil
Snland it was off side and we should have drawn
Tonight we should have had a pen and they shouldn't
v scum at the swamp a stonewall pen on Micah not given. Should have been 7!

All unlucky and nothing more.Surely.

v Spurs we got lucky and 3 points we shouldnt have is what would be thrown back at us..

Mario sent off for not elbowing Skrtel, Vinny sent off for not fouling Nani, Barry sent off for doing what Charlie Adam does all game, Mario banned for something which can't be proved, Johnson let off for two footed tackle, Liverpool keeper with hand & foot both out at side to stop Aguero from getting ball & scoring, not sent off.

Mario got sent off - but he didn't elbow Skrtel... his arm was against Skrtel's upper arm. When Skirtel raised his arm, Mario's slid down to touch his neck at most. Skrtel then went to ground like Mike Tyson had chinned him, and at least three Liverpool players crowded the ref brandishing imaginary cards (alright for them to do apparently).
Against Spurs - Mario's first yellow was a joke - no worse than what it took Parker four or five attempts at to get a yellow.
In that game too, Assou-Akoto slid into a challenge to block the ball being crossed in his own penalty area - the ball hit his arm... no penalty... then Micah tonight...
Vinnie's ban, yet Johnson, Lampard etc. get away with worse.
You could maybe understand isolated incidents throughout the season and write them off, but these have all happened over the space of about 6 games - every game, and they are game-changing, even season-changing decisions. I geniuinely think now that 'the powers that be' expected us to have fallen away a bit by now, but because we are still sitting top of the tree they are trying their damndest to stop us.

Ted Hughes wrote:

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:I don't think there is bias against City. It's just bad luck that there are a few decisions going against us that's all.

Chelsea pen wud have made it 2 nil and we go on to win.
WBA it wasnt off side and we would have won 1 nil
Snland it was off side and we should have drawn
Tonight we should have had a pen and they shouldn't
v scum at the swamp a stonewall pen on Micah not given. Should have been 7!

All unlucky and nothing more.Surely.

v Spurs we got lucky and 3 points we shouldnt have is what would be thrown back at us..

Mario sent off for not elbowing Skrtel, Vinny sent off for not fouling Nani, Barry sent off for doing what Charlie Adam does all game, Mario banned for something which can't be proved, Johnson let off for two footed tackle, Liverpool keeper with hand & foot both out at side to stop Aguero from getting ball & scoring, not sent off.

Yeah I got bored after the first batch.Even unluckier than I thought:)

So as these things even themselves out we are going to have to be very lucky in the remaining games