Refs are normally more generous to home sides, and also the top sides. Wouldn't say this is necessarily fixed more the luck of the game.

Our lack of penalty decisions does make me ponder though.

Saw it was 1-1 with 80 mins on the clock. 0 chance of anything but a City win, the only question I asked myself was, is it going to be Sterling again?

3 minutes ago, Strider6003 said:

Refs are normally more generous to home sides, and also the top sides. Wouldn't say this is necessarily fixed more the luck of the game.

Our lack of penalty decisions does make me ponder though.

I agree. It's not fixed per se, but refs may easily turn a blind eye on certain things when certain teams play, rather than others...

Edited December 3, 20178 yr by Londonisblue

1 minute ago, Strider6003 said:

Refs are normally more generous to home sides, and also the top sides. Wouldn't say this is necessarily fixed more the luck of the game.

Our lack of penalty decisions does make me ponder though.

The gulf in the differences in opinion of refs for fouls is huge. In our game, it had to be a clear foul on Moses for it to be called a foul.

Whilst Brighton got the pen for a very soft push if a push at all. 

45 minutes ago, Deino said:

What is it with refs when City play? 

Nothing other than they need city to win and for pep to stay in epl.....its good for the League you see.

26 minutes ago, Londonisblue said:

honestly, guys, I am going to concentrate on tuesday/wednesday football from now on... PL is fixed this season. You'll see next week against manure...

Of course its fixed.....all you need is one look at us and one look at teams like city.......I dont care how good they are, they are still getting all the goodies we would never ever get.

I know its beating a dead horse, but watching KdB tear it up for City is so painful. I mean hes EXACTLY what we have been crying out for the last 4 years and we friggin had him.

He is? Did he change positions to wings?

Edited December 3, 20178 yr by Stim

3 minutes ago, Xfaxtor said:

I know its beating a dead horse, but watching KdB tear it up for City is so painful. I mean hes EXACTLY what we have been crying out for the last 4 years and we friggin had him.

 

We've won the title in two of those four years, and KDB has won zero.

 

He's a fantastic player, no doubt about it, but we've been okay without him, and City haven't won anything yet. They've struggled to win their last three, against Huddersfield, Southampton and Wet Spam.

 

Let's see how they get on against Utd. I still think we're very much in with a shout.

3 minutes ago, Davey Baby said:

We've won the title in two of those four years, and KDB has won zero.

And if this is how people still think after so many years then when he eventually does win a league title (and he is at city, its when not if) I feel bad for the people who can't just move on. It's just a football player.

Controversial opinion, Fabregas does the same job.

Edited December 3, 20178 yr by Stim

45 minutes ago, Stim said:

He is? Did he change positions to wings?

Hes played right wing for most of his time there, can play anywere up front really

Edited December 3, 20178 yr by Xfaxtor

46 minutes ago, Xfaxtor said:

I know its beating a dead horse, but watching KdB tear it up for City is so painful. I mean hes EXACTLY what we have been crying out for the last 4 years and we friggin had him.

Mourinho...he shipped out  some of our great talents in his 2ns spell

44 minutes ago, Davey Baby said:

 

We've won the title in two of those four years, and KDB has won zero.

 

He's a fantastic player, no doubt about it, but we've been okay without him, and City haven't won anything yet. They've struggled to win their last three, against Huddersfield, Southampton and Wet Spam.

 

Let's see how they get on against Utd. I still think we're very much in with a shout.

Well KDB would have have made our squad much stronger and natural replacement for Cesc , We still need that someone who can score from distance when needed .....We dont have someone like Lampard and KDB would have been the answer.

1 hour ago, Davey Baby said:

 

We've won the title in two of those four years, and KDB has won zero.

 

He's a fantastic player, no doubt about it, but we've been okay without him, and City haven't won anything yet. They've struggled to win their last three, against Huddersfield, Southampton and Wet Spam.

 

Let's see how they get on against Utd. I still think we're very much in with a shout.

i get what you're saying, but to be fair it looks like they're on course to win a title this season and he's going to be instrumental in that title win. 

if city lose against man utd and spu*s, and we win our next three matches, city will only be 5 points clear off us. so they're not yet there!! plus, they'll have to go to liverpool in january and will have to face us in march as well! Plus, they'll get (hopefully) a sh*tty draw in the round of 16 of the UCL !

I know evrything seems to go their way currently, but this will stop as you as next saturday methinks!

MOTD yesterday actually praised Joses's 25% winning football as the goals hasn't come from Arsenal's errors at all

I dont care one bit about kdb......yeah we had him and yeah we should have been more tolerant but he's gone and married to the enemy, thanks jose. Anyway what done is done....just be glad we somehow didnt lose Eden in all of this......and I miss Mata much more than KDB. Lets hope we have learned a bit here, eventhough it seems we never will.

8 hours ago, atomis said:

I dont care one bit about kdb......yeah we had him and yeah we should have been more tolerant but he's gone and married to the enemy, thanks jose. Anyway what done is done....just be glad we somehow didnt lose Eden in all of this......and I miss Mata much more than KDB. Lets hope we have learned a bit here, eventhough it seems we never will.

us who? ...Board never will

10 hours ago, atomis said:

I dont care one bit about kdb......yeah we had him and yeah we should have been more tolerant but he's gone and married to the enemy, thanks jose. Anyway what done is done....just be glad we somehow didnt lose Eden in all of this......and I miss Mata much more than KDB. Lets hope we have learned a bit here, eventhough it seems we never will.

same here - Mata was the Magic Man - I feel soo lucky to see him play for CFC up close & personal - I remember that time with him Torrres & Sturridge - I thought that was the best 3 up top for Chelsea - then Oscar & Hazard displaced Mata & Sturridge - Sturridge was a bit selfish, so I could see that but Mata was just class & still is that - I always like to see him play

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/12/04/mark-clattenburg-says-allowed-spurs-self-destruct-chelsea-2016/

Can't believe so many pundits out there desperately arguing in Pogba's case, that's a dead set red, you hate to be at the end of that stamping. He should get a couple of more games off for the dissent against referee, but I expect him to get off on that one. I hope City beat United 6:1 this weekend, so we don't hear about Jose's brillant tactic and watch Lingeard's goal celebration.

Reminds me that Costa got a three match ban last year for a questionable tangle and we were hoping it would be overturned. It wasn't which makes me interested in this one, I don't see how they can overturn it. Whether intentional or not it clearly looks nasty. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/12/04/mark-clattenburg-says-allowed-spurs-self-destruct-chelsea-2016/

Interesting comments from Clattenburg. If it's to confirm anything, it's that everyone should know now that it was Spurs were the villains that night, not us, despite what they may say.

28 minutes ago, adineen98 said:

2 hours ago, Brutos said:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/12/04/mark-clattenburg-says-allowed-spurs-self-destruct-chelsea-2016/

Interesting comments from Clattenburg. If it's to confirm anything, it's that everyone should know now that it was Spurs were the villains that night, not us, despite what they may say.

Indeed. They were the villains though, i'm glad he has come out and basically said Spurs were a disgrace and he could have sent 4 of them off.

But imagine they got a doggy winner he would not have come out and said anything, granted if he did sent them off Spurs fans would hang on to that for the rest of time so its a double edge sword really