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The price for being too nice

I have been wanting to make an article for a while about how the goal post always seems to move in terms of application of the rule

because utd benefitted from the rules earlier in the season, it seems it is now ok to choose to not apply rules when the correct application favours utd.

Even back in the early part of our good run there were numerous decisions utd were not getting but we(ole) allowed the narrative be about the decisions we got even thought they were mostly correct according to the rules. Winning the title was never a realistic goal but when you think of all the points lost due to refs bottling the decision you realise we would have been so much closer to city.

comment by T-BAD (U11806)

posted on 1/3/21

On handball I agree

The others in recent months mentioned above... Sheffield United game, maguire at Burnley etc... There's no interpretation needed, it's simply a foul or not
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There are other things like double jeopardy that have me absolutely clueless.

posted on 1/3/21

comment by Osman Sow (U1734)
posted 36 minutes ago
We are definitely the people's champions this season.
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ABL

posted on 1/3/21

On the handball yesterday, ignoring the current application of the laws, would people want to see ones like that given as penalties?

posted on 1/3/21

comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
On the handball yesterday, ignoring the current application of the laws, would people want to see ones like that given as penalties?
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Na. It should be deliberate handball or stops a shot going in.

posted on 1/3/21

comment by Bãles left boot (U22081)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
On the handball yesterday, ignoring the current application of the laws, would people want to see ones like that given as penalties?
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Na. It should be deliberate handball or stops a shot going in.
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Yeah my thoughts too.

posted on 1/3/21

comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 30 minutes ago
comment by Bãles left boot (U22081)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
On the handball yesterday, ignoring the current application of the laws, would people want to see ones like that given as penalties?
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Na. It should be deliberate handball or stops a shot going in.
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Yeah my thoughts too.

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terrible rule but until the rule is changed it should be applied properly not selectively

posted on 1/3/21

We are not close to City because we are not up to requirements. Simple as. The ref had nothing to do with Tuanzebe stupid foul last minute and our captain playing everyone on side that led to Everton last minute goal.

As a team we have improved no doubt and credit goes to the manager. We have however bottled challenging for the title here... coming 2nd would seem like the season we came second under Mourinho. 2nd for the sake of it but never title challengers.

posted on 2/3/21

Pierluigi Collina should be brought out of retirement to referee every game.

posted on 2/3/21

A lot of people are blaming VAR when it is down to the standard of the referees. Sorry, but when they're making baffling decisions despite video evidence, then you should know it's down to the person. Many seem to bottle decisions because of what people might say in the media.

comment by Xiu (U6109)

posted on 2/3/21

comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 13 hours, 43 minutes ago
We are not close to City because we are not up to requirements. Simple as. The ref had nothing to do with Tuanzebe stupid foul last minute and our captain playing everyone on side that led to Everton last minute goal.

As a team we have improved no doubt and credit goes to the manager. We have however bottled challenging for the title here... coming 2nd would seem like the season we came second under Mourinho. 2nd for the sake of it but never title challengers.
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Sense at last. United, City, Liverpool, Real Barça ... we all get plenty of penalties that are dubious so it's just annoying when our fans go on about being robbed ... at the moment, United, Arsenal, Barça and Real are not good enough. We don't attack enough, we don't play well enough. We can't blame everybody else,

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