Wolves vs Arsenal 25.01.2025 - KO 15:00

[Niall_Quinn]

Sunday's match:

Match officials:

Referee: Peter Bankes. Assistants: Eddie Smart, Nick Greenhalgh. Fourth official: Anthony Taylor. VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Craig Taylor.

Don't think Taylor can do much as 4th official (famous last words)

Oliver has been inflicted on the Saturday game Ipswich vs Soton

And the Wednesday Everton vs Liverpool.

So he's kind of been rewarded for his BS.

No sign of Darren England though. Hope that continues.

[Mac76]

I'm a bit surprised too.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...s/ce8y682lx76o

The system works!

Can't believe it - 'someone does the right thing shock'

Win/win for MLS, a let off and he didn't have to play the second half

Imagine how sick we'd be if we hadn't won anyway though

[Marc Overmars]

Looking forward to watching that shitty Howard Webb show where he runs through the VAR dodgy decisions. That’s if he has the nerve to show his face for this one.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm a bit surprised too.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...s/ce8y682lx76o

The system works!

Well I suppose, the system works. Like airbags in a car wreck.

[Niall_Quinn]

Can't believe it - 'someone does the right thing shock'

Win/win for MLS, a let off and he didn't have to play the second half

Imagine how sick we'd be if we hadn't won anyway though

We'd feel sick as an Asian gambling syndicate that put down a ton on a draw.

[HCZ_Reborn]

We'd feel sick as an Asian gambling syndicate that put down a ton on a draw.

I don’t think illegal betting syndicates would last very long if they were thrown into disarray by one result that didnt go as they forecast

Plus they don’t tend to manipulate outright results, not enough money in it for them. There’s only so much you can get on odds from a result that can go only one of three ways. For instance with the Pakistani cricket team match fixing it wasn’t about throwing the match it was about No balls and wides at certain times to impact the in play betting market

So for example if there was money on Oliver producing a red card at a certain time, that would payout regardless of whether it was subsequently overturned or Arsenal won

[Niall_Quinn]

I don’t think illegal betting syndicates would last very long if they were thrown into disarray by one result that didnt go as they forecast

Plus they don’t tend to manipulate outright results, not enough money in it for them. There’s only so much you can get on odds from a result that can go only one of three ways. For instance with the Pakistani cricket team match fixing it wasn’t about throwing the match it was about No balls and wides at certain times to impact the in play betting market

So for example if there was money on Oliver producing a red card at a certain time, that would payout regardless of whether it was subsequently overturned or Arsenal won

I simplified things to allow for comedy and prevent TLDR issues.

[Niall_Quinn]

We do know this ref's on the take though. There's actual evidence of it.

[HCZ_Reborn]

By the way I get you were making a facetious remark, but just saying

[Letters]

We do know this ref's on the take though. There's actual evidence of it.

He's officiated games in the UAE, all paid for by City's owners. I mean, that's just facts.
Whether it influences his decisions. I'm sure he's above that.
It's probably just a coincidence he's given us 8 red cards in 55 games and Man City 0 in 50 games.