Referee Quartet today [merged]

[craigmcfc]

Why don't they have TV cameras on the goal line? Seems like it's an obvious thing to do.

I don't think anyone's thought of it yet

[ross.mcfc]

Five goals in the second half. 30 seconds per goal added on is the rule for goals and subs of which they're were 6 so that's over 5 that should have been played.

wolves 3rd goal looked over the line from where I was sitting which is parralel to sticks.

Ref was poor today. But not at fault any of our defensive frailties.

If the refs are so against us, why have we had more pens than any other team
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[ross.mcfc]

Five goals in the second half. 30 seconds per goal added on is the rule for goals and subs of which they're were 6 so that's over 5 that should have been played.

wolves 3rd goal looked over the line from where I was sitting which is parralel to sticks.

Ref was poor today. But not at fault any of our defensive frailties.

If the refs are so against us, why have we had more pens than any other team
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[Wonderwall]

If the refs are so against us, why have we had more pens than any other team
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Because we are fouled in the box!

[Beefymcfc]

The ref was shit, however, he was right on the penalty and the goal (I sit in line with it). Saying that, he just couldn't wait to give everything to Wolves and nearly had Joe for not kicking the ball yet turned a blind eye when they were 1-0 up.

Couldn't believe there were NO yellow cards, did Mason forget we're supposed to be the dirtiest team in the league?

[zuricity]

I don't have a problem with the goals, what annoys me is the way refs allow players simply to jump into other players rather than attempt to play the ball. The obstructions. Then that little git hunt , thinks he can barge into zabs from behind and barge him over the line with blatant pushing from behind !

Wolves played well and took advantage of many decisions not being made though

The reminded me of ever ton, constant niggling fouls trying to upset city's flow.

[Ted Hughes]

I think he may have got the big decisions right but he got a lot of the small ones wrong, a common theme in City games; the number of 50/50 & even 70/30 decisions going against us. We are getting penalised for the kind of offences which aren't being called against the opposition & it's happening in every game. Refs are also being lenient when there's violent conduct against us but giving our players cards. This isn't in my imagination; it's happening. Similarly with dissent & kicking the ball away.

The Milner incident with the ball over the line was very very dodgy as there's no way the linesman can be sure at all; he just gave it anyway. Not right.

[CityFanFromRome]

The Milner incident with the ball over the line was very very dodgy as there's no way the linesman can be sure at all; he just gave it anyway. Not right.

I agree; just for comparison, the other week there was a similar incident in a Roma game; Riise got the ball in a similar position to Milner, but the ball, as the replays later showed, had crossed the line completely, so it was out of play; quite evidently too, I'd add. Linesman and ref saw nothing wrong with that though, he crossed the ball and Roma scored. Quite a different way to judge a similar situation, isn't it? I know it's different leagues and all, still I think that when the refs and their assistants are not sure, the rule book says they should let the play continue; this applies both to balls out of the pitch, offsides, and balls crossing the goal line (or not). There's no way yesterday they could have been 100% sure of the third goal and the Milner incident.

[mcfc1632]

It was Mason - what did people expect???

Have you not been watching his previous performances when reffing us?

[Im_Spartacus]

I still don't get the 5 minutes, although someone on the prevoius page said its due to goals, subs and injuries.

Well, the physios didn't come on the pitch once, so that bollocks about injuries

There were 5 substitutions, which is 2.30

I wasn't aware that additional time was allowed for scoring goals. In fact, I remember in particular the United / BLackeye game, there was 2 minutes added, and there were 6 goals in the 2nd half.

The 5 minutes was pretty blatent cheating to me - unless someone can point out the rule where the ref adds 30s per goal