One Rule For One

[Douglas Higginbottom]

It was Nasri's head movement to the side that the assistant will have spotted and caused the red. If he hadn't done that, he'd have for away with it. I'd also suspect no grounds for an appeal based on that movement.

As an aside, the rolling round looking like he was dying before jumping up was a disgrace. If you're not injured, don't fake it you cheese eating, surrender monkey.

Grounds for appeal.

"It was pissing it down. His head slipped. PROVE IT DIDN'T FA YOU SMELLY OLD CUNTHOLES."

That should be our argument in its entirety.

hahaha well I wouldn't quite word it like that but that's what I would say.

Both were pressing their forehead against the other (Bassong working extra hard to make it happen because he is quite a bit taller.I thought Bassong was pressing harder at one point and the natural reaction to this is to press back.In doing that Nasri's head slid off to the left to make it look like he was making an actual head butt when he wasn't.

Anyway if Nasri's was worth a sending off Bassong should at least be a yellow which would have made a red as he had already been booked for the lunge.

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

We won, he's allowed tell them to go fuck themselves. When we lose it's sour.

Spot on. It'll go unreported, nonetheless.

[Moonchesteri]

Well said Mancini - there are 2 rules for 2 different teams..well said !!

Absofuckinglutely. Well done Bobby!!

[Dameerto]

Nasri was clearly reeling from the effects of the bad tackle from Bassong when his head slipped, made even worse by the wet conditions - the poor lad almost feinted causing his head to jerk slightly to the left. HE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! (Well that last bit worked to cover up RVP's reaction anyway so it's worth a shot)

[Ted Hughes]

Nasri didn't do anything.

There are lots of incidents when two big girl's blouses stick their heads together like that & it doesn't even result in a yellow card.

It's bullshit. Bob is right.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Plus, shit as we might have neen at Sunderland, if the ref had done his job properly we would have had a free kick rather than picking the ball out of the net.

[Lev Bronstein]

Just a thought. Some have sais that Nasri leapt up to get Bassong sent off. Surely if he'd lain on the ground clutching his leg and screaming Bassong really would have been in trouble?

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

When nasri pushes his head forward that's a red. Bassong did well not to react to be fair. Nasri is lucky.

Mancini made me laugh about the pass back. Someone needs to explain the new rules of football to him.

I like how Mancini is giving the refs shit though. Taggart gets away with it and it obviously gives his team a massive advantage when refs have tuff decisions to make (see Chelsea away, cheating bastards). I hope Mancini sticks to it and keeps fighting the bent cunts and not just letting their inept performances slide.

What are the new rules on back passes?
Plus, had a free kick been given, would it have been from where the pass came from, or from where the keeper handled it, which is surely where the offence is committed?

[Im_Spartacus]

Just a thought. Some have sais that Nasri leapt up to get Bassong sent off. Surely if he'd lain on the ground clutching his leg and screaming Bassong really would have been in trouble?

I thought it was a decent tackle, I honestly dont see what al the fuss is about. it looked bad because Nasri shit out of it. The tackle was no worse than vinnys on the half way line.

[sweenyuk]

What are the new rules on back passes?
Plus, had a free kick been given, would it have been from where the pass came from, or from where the keeper handled it, which is surely where the offence is committed?

Goalies can not handle a back pass. That has been in place for years. Should have been an indirect free kick from where the goalie handles but is brought backwards to allow a wall to be formed. Also goalie should have been booked or even sent off for illegaly preventing a goal.

[Beefymcfc]

What are the new rules on back passes?
Plus, had a free kick been given, would it have been from where the pass came from, or from where the keeper handled it, which is surely where the offence is committed?

Goalies can not handle a back pass. That has been in place for years. Should have been an indirect free kick from where the goalie handles but is brought backwards to allow a wall to be formed. Also goalie should have been booked or even sent off for illegaly preventing a goal.

Clearly the referee does not know his job. Or does he?

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Goalies can not handle a back pass. That has been in place for years. Should have been an indirect free kick from where the goalie handles but is brought backwards to allow a wall to be formed. Also goalie should have been booked or even sent off for illegaly preventing a goal.

So which bit is new? Its been that way for ages

[Im_Spartacus]

Clearly the referee does not know his job. Or does he?

I reckon he does know his job on this one.

We hav seen this happen a number of times in our games in the not to distant past, and I don't believe we have had one for us or against us.

if the ball is hit in such a way that it could be argued to be a bad clearance etc, then the keeper is allowed to handle it.

I'd rather have a corner anyway!

[steelsnail]

On nasri's sending off . I have seen it on motd and it was harsh . But I sat in the stands ,pretty much the same line of sight as Lino . I turned to the guy next to me ans said he's gonna go , he nutted him . I really don't blame the Lino .although how he didn't see the push in the back on zabba in the penalty area astounds me!

[Ted Hughes]

On nasri's sending off . I have seen it on motd and it was harsh . But I sat in the stands ,pretty much the same line of sight as Lino . I turned to the guy next to me ans said he's gonna go , he nutted him . I really don't blame the Lino .although how he didn't see the push in the back on zabba in the penalty area astounds me!

He probably did see it.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

On nasri's sending off . I have seen it on motd and it was harsh . But I sat in the stands ,pretty much the same line of sight as Lino . I turned to the guy next to me ans said he's gonna go , he nutted him . I really don't blame the Lino .although how he didn't see the push in the back on zaba in the penalty area astounds me!

He probably did see it.

Makes me laugh ( or is it cry) when pundits and I guess referees and linos make comments like "there was clearly contact and he is entitled to go down" but in other circumstances they will say" he made a meal of that the contact was minimal"

Obviously the comments are trotted out to suit the game and of course the team who might gain or suffer.Yesterday with Zaba it was so blatant I thought it was ridiculous not only that a pen wasn't given but that the commentator and pundit made light of it.

Then there was the Aguero one.I doubt Bassong intentionally brought him down ( what am I saying) but actually he timed his movements perfectly to stop Aguero getting to a ball and possibly score. Red card and maybe sending off for me but again nothing at all made of it.

[Ted Hughes]

On nasri's sending off . I have seen it on motd and it was harsh . But I sat in the stands ,pretty much the same line of sight as Lino . I turned to the guy next to me ans said he's gonna go , he nutted him . I really don't blame the Lino .although how he didn't see the push in the back on zaba in the penalty area astounds me!

He probably did see it.

Makes me laugh ( or is it cry) when pundits and I guess referees and linos make comments like "there was clearly contact and he is entitled to go down" but in other circumstances they will say" he made a meal of that the contact was minimal"

Obviously the comments are trotted out to suit the game and of course the team who might gain or suffer.Yesterday with Zaba it was so blatant I thought it was ridiculous not only that a pen wasn't given but that the commentator and pundit made light of it.

Then there was the Aguero one.I doubt Bassong intentionally brought him down ( what am I saying) but actually he timed his movements perfectly to stop Aguero getting to a ball and possibly score. Red card and maybe sending off for me but again nothing at all made of it.

What gets me is that when a player stays on his feet after a foul in the box (as we have seen both Aguero & Tevez do on numerous occasions) the refs will never pull back the game and award a penalty, but not only that, you would think that refs watching would then be tempted to give those players the benefit of the doubt when they do go down in the future & give them a decent number of decisions. Nope.

[Beefymcfc]

On nasri's sending off . I have seen it on motd and it was harsh . But I sat in the stands ,pretty much the same line of sight as Lino . I turned to the guy next to me ans said he's gonna go , he nutted him . I really don't blame the Lino .although how he didn't see the push in the back on zaba in the penalty area astounds me!

He probably did see it.

Makes me laugh ( or is it cry) when pundits and I guess referees and linos make comments like "there was clearly contact and he is entitled to go down" but in other circumstances they will say" he made a meal of that the contact was minimal"

Obviously the comments are trotted out to suit the game and of course the team who might gain or suffer.Yesterday with Zaba it was so blatant I thought it was ridiculous not only that a pen wasn't given but that the commentator and pundit made light of it.

Then there was the Aguero one.I doubt Bassong intentionally brought him down ( what am I saying) but actually he timed his movements perfectly to stop Aguero getting to a ball and possibly score. Red card and maybe sending off for me but again nothing at all made of it.

I think you probably watched the same stream as me mate (Fox Sport) and I'm sure it Paul Walsh doing the analysis. His punditry was so one sided it bordered on criminal. Everything that came out of his mouth was either urging Norwich on or trying to deride anything that was City. He said that foul on Zab should've been a penalty but soon changed his mind saying it he hardly touched him. He was also questioning the validity of Dzeko's goal for offside but then merely pointed out that he was 'Just on' during the replay. 'Just on', he was a yard on.

All this from an ex-City player? How are we supposed to market our wares in the states when you get somebody like him continually putting the club down?

[Beefymcfc]

What gets me is that when a player stays on his feet after a foul in the box (as we have seen both Aguero & Tevez do on numerous occasions) the refs will never pull back the game and award a penalty, but not only that, you would think that refs watching would then be tempted to give those players the benefit of the doubt when they do go down in the future & give them a decent number of decisions. Nope.

Our players make the referees job a lot easier for them to officiate but at the same time they still don't give us the credit when we have a legitimate penalty claim, especially away from home. I think somebody on here stated that we haven't been given an away penalty for around 2 years. That stat is amazing when you think about it, considering all the claims we could have, and should have got.

You would think that the way we play our game would lead to more penalties, not less as we have so much possession in the oppositions box yet everytime we see a legitimate claim it is just waived away and swept under the carpet by the commentators - 'Sometimes you get 'em, sometimes you don't'.

[Ted Hughes]

On nasri's sending off . I have seen it on motd and it was harsh . But I sat in the stands ,pretty much the same line of sight as Lino . I turned to the guy next to me ans said he's gonna go , he nutted him . I really don't blame the Lino .although how he didn't see the push in the back on zaba in the penalty area astounds me!

He probably did see it.

Makes me laugh ( or is it cry) when pundits and I guess referees and linos make comments like "there was clearly contact and he is entitled to go down" but in other circumstances they will say" he made a meal of that the contact was minimal"

Obviously the comments are trotted out to suit the game and of course the team who might gain or suffer.Yesterday with Zaba it was so blatant I thought it was ridiculous not only that a pen wasn't given but that the commentator and pundit made light of it.

Then there was the Aguero one.I doubt Bassong intentionally brought him down ( what am I saying) but actually he timed his movements perfectly to stop Aguero getting to a ball and possibly score. Red card and maybe sending off for me but again nothing at all made of it.

I think you probably watched the same stream as me mate (Fox Sport) and I'm sure it Paul Walsh doing the analysis. His punditry was so one sided it bordered on criminal. Everything that came out of his mouth was either urging Norwich on or trying to deride anything that was City. He said that foul on Zab should've been a penalty but soon changed his mind saying it he hardly touched him. He was also questioning the validity of Dzeko's goal for offside but then merely pointed out that he was 'Just on' during the replay. 'Just on', he was a yard on.

All this from an ex-City player? How are we supposed to market our wares in the states when you get somebody like him continually putting the club down?

You're not mistaking Paul Walsh for that wanker Tony Gale are you ? He was on the stream I got & also on the SKY highlights.