Is English officiating corrupt?

Why’s this thread so quiet this morning?  I thought all you lads that are convinced there’s corruption in the game would have being saying the ref got paid for not sending Konate off?

European refs might still be open to taking a few quid off us Keith. Our problem is that City have cornered the market in English ones.

It’s quiet mate cos this match wasn’t reffed by a extremely dodgy PGMOL official, a extremely dodgy PGMOL official who may or may not have a slight agenda against LFC and who may or may not have a notion of revenge for their compadre David Cootes who was most definitely extremely dodgy,
 had this particular match been officiated by a PGMOL official, I have no doubt whatsoever that a penalty would have been awarded,
I hope that this explanation explains why in your most humblest opinion it is very quiet in here today ?? 😜🖕🖕🏾🖕🖕🏾🖕🖕🏾


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Same me the 🐂 💩 😂

The ref had an agenda against PSG and was told (( you heard it here first )) under no circumstances you lot wasn’t allowed to lose the match. The ref got an additional £20,000  on top of the £10,000 for not sending Konate off.

I’m sure the thread will kick off when one of your players gets a yellow card. 

One of the Newcastle players who was injured, treated by the Physio, but never left the field, incapable of reffing

One of the Newcastle players who was injured, treated by the Physio, but never left the field, incapable of reffing

Was also a great job when Elliot got taken down towards the end and stretchered off. Not even a foul called. Ref had his back turned for some reason but Linesman had to have seen it.

Was also a great job when Elliot got taken down towards the end and stretchered off. Not even a foul called. Ref had his back turned for some reason but Linesman had to have seen it.

Didn't that result in a red card, or was that for something else. Or was it just a rumour ?

Didn't that result in a red card, or was that for something else. Or was it just a rumour ?

There was a var check for violent conduct

After that tackle on Mac how can you-now say they are not corrupt

After that tackle on Mac how can you-now say they are not corrupt

Quite easily.

You can say it's gross incompetence.

At some point you have to say the fact they, the PGMOL, are actively placing these people, who prove EVERY week, for YEARS now, that they aren't qualified or have the skills for the job, is in some way some kind of corruption?

Take away us for a minute, or any other team, it's like when heads of the council use all the council money to hire 'companies' for jobs coz its their mate... it's a band of mates swimming in money doing a job they can't do from top of the chain to bottom, but because there is nobody to question them with no consequences, they can just carry on.

At some point you have to say the fact they, the PGMOL, are actively placing these people, who prove EVERY week, for YEARS now, that they aren't qualified or have the skills for the job, is in some way some kind of corruption?

Take away us for a minute, or any other team, it's like when heads of the council use all the council money to hire 'companies' for jobs coz its their mate... it's a band of mates swimming in money doing a job they can't do from top of the chain to bottom, but because there is nobody to question them with no consequences, they can just carry on.

Would have been a busy thread if you hadn’t of won Kop. 😂

Quite easily.

You can say it's gross incompetence.

Some would say allowing continued gross incompetence is a form of corruption. Good debate. You say toe-may-toe I say toe-mott-toe

Not corrupt,  just utter F***ing sh*te

Not corrupt,  just utter F***ing sh*te

Correct.

Some would say allowing continued gross incompetence is a form of corruption. Good debate. You say toe-may-toe I say toe-mott-toe

Fair enough point.

The rules of the game are all fu**ed as well to be honest.

That tackle getting the same punishment as what Nunez did, if you even think he did anything, is as big an issue as the incompetence of the officials

Fair enough point.

The rules of the game are all fu**ed as well to be honest.

That tackle getting the same punishment as what Nunez did, if you even think he did anything, is as big an issue as the incompetence of the officials

Remember back to that red that Jones got I think last season….way less dangerous tackle than what we saw tonight.

Not corrupt,  just utter F***ing sh*te

Nope, incompetence is not enough to explain that. Not from the VAR. Nobody who knows the slightest amount about football, never mind a top flight referee, can look at that tackle twice and not see it's a red card.

It's bias at a minimum. Whether it's corruption, we may never know. But it's certainly bias of some kind.

With each passing fixture im more inclined to believe that some individuals are

If the reckless ferocity of Tarkowski sliding into a tackle like that and making contact studs against standing leg wasn't obvious to all but the criminally insane, there was the VAR team sitting calmly in their shipping container somewhere to scrutinise the incident and issue a recommendation.

Perhaps their unconscious assumption was: our mate the ref has made an absolute clanger and as we do not wish to embarrass him or be seen to be breaking rank, if we slow the replay down enough we can convince ourselves it is still somehow defensible not even to justify a second look pitchside. Whatever the answer is, they are at the extreme end of thick for failing to intervene properly.

Nope, incompetence is not enough to explain that. Not from the VAR. Nobody who knows the slightest amount about football, never mind a top flight referee, can look at that tackle twice and not see it's a red card.

It's bias at a minimum. Whether it's corruption, we may never know. But it's certainly bias of some kind.

If there was bias in this incident (against LFC) and that bias informed the judgement, then that would be an deliberate act of cheating. The majority of people who watch football would see that as a straight red....we'll never know if there was bias or not.

If there was bias in this incident (against LFC) and that bias informed the judgement, then that would be an deliberate act of cheating. The majority of people who watch football would see that as a straight red....we'll never know if there was bias or not.

And therein lies the debate. Some of us suspect that there very well may be bias. Just like with Coote who admitted to not liking our manager (and club for that matter).

And therein lies the debate. Some of us suspect that there very well may be bias. Just like with Coote who admitted to not liking our manager (and club for that matter).

One aspect not mentioned which might explain poor officiating is cowardice; Referee's and VAR officials being too scared to make a judgement....almost wishing what's just happened didn't happen. Of course by not doing anything, they are actually doing something....which is a dereliction of their duty.

Quite easily.

You can say it's gross incompetence.

Either way it's certainly gross.

Perhaps their unconscious assumption was: our mate the ref has made an absolute clanger and as we do not wish to embarrass him or be seen to be breaking rank, if we slow the replay down enough we can convince ourselves it is still somehow defensible not even to justify a second look pitchside. Whatever the answer is, they are at the extreme end of thick for failing to intervene properly.

I've said similar manay times.

This is what I think is one of the main problems along with them being pretty much useless.

They don't want to be seen to be policing their mates and overruling them.