Comments on: West Brom 1 – 2 MAN CITY – MY THOUGHTS

By: joshmcfc

joshmcfc — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:57:52 +0000

My neighbour is a referee and they do have to take the pace of players into consideration as it does effect whether it was a goal scoring opportunity milner made a HUGE error he shud have let long go through and score and if we we’re playing a team better on the ball we wud have lost

By: Alphie_Izzett

Alphie_Izzett — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:13:28 +0000

Referees are not supposed to take into account the relative speed of different defenders. The rule is nothing to do with ‘last man’ that is a fallacy, the rule is ‘denying a clear goal scoring opportunity’ and if the FA can rescind John Terry’s card against us a while ago when Terry plainly and cynically fouled our player, because ‘his distance from goal made it unsound to assume that the fouled player would have achieved a clear goal scoring opportunity.’

I wonder how referees can make the decision that Clowntenberg made with Milner if that is the official criterion. Long was 25 yards from goal and Lescott not a million miles away.

I feel that referees need to take account of whether or not it was an honest attempt to get the ball or a cynical foul. It it’s the latter send the player off, I’d have no problem if that was ours or anyone other clubs player, because it’s a cynical act of cheating and there’s nothing ‘professional’ about it.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:18:32 +0000

J Richards, you came here FIRST and called City fans the most unliked fans in the league. And you are surprised you get a reaction? I don’t understand people like you.

By: blue bullet

blue bullet — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:46:27 +0000

you obviously didnt get it, i acted in a way you described us to be, mainly because it amused me. But also because I know what great fans we are, whether you think so or not.

By: blue bullet

blue bullet — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:41:29 +0000

lol mr izzett