Weekend Games 27th/28th October

[Niall_Quinn]

I do agree with you to an extent. The contact isn't enough to bring him down but the fact that players go down after any contact is as much the fault of referees as the players. Not because they can't recognise dives. But because - if the player stays on his feet after being fouled - they hardly ever get the decision. The act of going down seems to be necessary in confirming the decision.

Yeah it's crap to have to rely on split decision making in sport the 21st century. If the ref can ask a fourth official to take 5 seconds to look at that and radio him back then we quickly eradicate diving because it won't be worth it. But from the top of football down they don't want the technology. That's because this gamesmanship is half the tactics these days. I was watching Skertel today, a big hard bastard like him throwing himself around like a giant pansy. I was wondering, aren't you even embarrassed, you ****?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I really am not sure what some of you are talking about. You haven't seen two (possibly) bad decisions in a game before? That is basically what it came down to.

Atkinson's performance against Man Utd when they lost 2-1 at Stamford Bridge was just as bad, if not worse.

[Master Splinter]

Manchester United's vice-chairman says the club will continue to "wholeheartedly" back manager Sir Alex Ferguson to buy established stars.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20044516

Clattenburg is definitely established.

[Dennis Bendtner]

That 4-4.

Literally handing Newcastle the game on a plate.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I really am not sure what some of you are talking about. You haven't seen two (possibly) bad decisions in a game before? That is basically what it came down to.

Atkinson's performance against Man Utd when they lost 2-1 at Stamford Bridge was just as bad, if not worse.

This. It happens its not a good thing but it happens. Lets not go on like this is the 1st time it happend.

[Özim]

I really am not sure what some of you are talking about. You haven't seen two (possibly) bad decisions in a game before? That is basically what it came down to.

Atkinson's performance against Man Utd when they lost 2-1 at Stamford Bridge was just as bad, if not worse.

I don't remember that game but today at 2-2 sending off the extra Chelsea player when it should have been the Man U player was a double whammy. To add insult to injury he then gifts them a winning goal as well, not a bad days work.

In a sense this was three bad decisions since Evans should have been red carded.

[Power n Glory]

Chelsea should be more worried why they were 2-0 down but now no one will care about that it will be about how the ref fucked them over, they never cared when Atkinson screwed utd over for them.

Yes the ref was poor it happens.

You're missing the point. Two goals down is bad, but they pulled it back and could have held out for a draw or possible win. It's not the same as being a goal down and bitching at the ref for not awarding a penalty to us. The refs decisions shouldn't decide the outcome of a game, or a team shouldn't be reliant upon that. Today, Utd were helped by the ref and got the win because of him.

[Niall_Quinn]

The 4-4 at Newcastle. The most criminal refereeing performance you'll ever see.

That was the ref creating decisions and rules out of thin air. Dodgiest performance for years. And a lot of smoke afterwards with no effort whatsoever to locate the fire. Multi billion quid sport, for sure underhand shit goes on. But not today, too obvious. It's just a ref struggling with twenty two cheating fuckers and trying to make head or tail of it. He fucked it on the third goal but otherwise he did as well as could be expected, and a lot better than most with the second red. Utd are just better cheats than the chavs. Rooney is miles better than Torres at hiding the snidey shit. Torres is a prolific but shit cheat.

[Ernesto]

I don't remember that game but today at 2-2 sending off the extra Chelsea player when it should have been the Man U player was a double whammy. To add insult to injury he then gifts them a winning goal as well, not a bad days work.

In a sense this was three bad decisions since Evans should have been red carded.

And Rooney, and RVC for that elbow on Luiz

[Olivier's xmas twist]

You're missing the point. Two goals down is bad, but they pulled it back and could have held out for a draw or possible win. It's not the same as being a goal down and bitching at the ref for not awarding a penalty to us. The refs decisions shouldn't decide the outcome of a game, or a team shouldn't be reliant upon that. Today, Utd were helped by the ref and got the win because of him.

This was not the 1st game the refs have helped UTD or Any team, every team has had their fair share of being mugged off it happens. Atkinson did it to the mancs Chav were happy then. Swings and round abouts.