cityexile Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 I still maintain looking at it a few times, the only time there could have been contact was outside the box. Ho hum. A dive, pure and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Magners doesn't even break stride, no trip there for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Thought it was a pen at the game, looking at it a very clever dive. I have sympathy with the ref and line as the Reading player has got his angle spot on to deceive both officials. This is cheating . I've seen lots of it this season against us and from one of our own. It disgusts me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bristolcity Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 This diving thing has got out of hand it's cheating plain and simple, there really should be action taken against the player. The ref's are paid and employed to judicate on such a 'challenge' getting it so obviously wrong is at the best incompetent and possibly corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 2 hours ago, robin_unreliant said: How the **** did Bobby miss that - that is our real problem. Not taking our chances. Was just about to post exactly your first seven words !!! but thought I'd have a look to see if someone had posted similar outburst !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 2 hours ago, robin_unreliant said: How the **** did Bobby miss that - that is our real problem. Not taking our chances. His finishing is abysmal, was the same last week. Not good enough for this league IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Dreadful decision to give a pen for that cheating, but more examples of dreadful finishing from us too...this is a tough old division! But it's just a ride..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42104RED Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Disgraceful decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 I've been saying this for a while but this sport really does need to introduce video technology. I often here bull about how it will interrupt the game and take a while but when we have goal keepers holding a ball for 20 seconds and going unpunished that arguement doesn't stack up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Must admit I missed the incident at the match, I think I thought the ball was going nowhere and glanced over at something else for a split second. I saw the disbelief moments after and the reaction and everyone was saying no way a penalty. Now I have seen it its even worse than I thought. Shocking, shocking decision that cost us points today I'm sure. The Ref and his assistants need to be held accountable for this somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Scotty Murray Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 I am more annoyed by the officials than the player. Clear dive but the reality is we have a player (Tomlin) who dives on a regular basis so it is a bit rich for us to have a moan at them. The officials who were conned by it are the problem. Magnusson doesn't even break stride so how it could possibly be a foul I have no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 They should review all these incidents and if a player has dived / simulated contact ban them for 3 games - all this crap would vanish more or less overnight, and we would see people trying to keep on their feet and getting penalties for real fouls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 3 hours ago, pongo88 said: Good point. It's relying too much on Abraham that's the problem. The other players aren't clinical with their finishing. By the way, is there an end of season award for awful missed chances? If so, with this one and the Cardiff miss, Bobby must be the leading contender. And QPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 41 minutes ago, Up The City! said: I've been saying this for a while but this sport really does need to introduce video technology. I often here bull about how it will interrupt the game and take a while but when we have goal keepers holding a ball for 20 seconds and going unpunished that arguement doesn't stack up. I think I heard that live video reffing is being trialled at one of the junior euros this summer...can't recall details atm though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 What an awful decision. Even if you accept that Mags caught him (which I don't think he did) the contact was nowhere near the ball, the player was heading away from goal and Mags wasn't making a challenge. It was an accidental tangle of legs at worst. The standard of refereeing just seems to be getting worse and worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 There's no way that was a penalty. Awful decision. I hate it when players con the officials like that (including when our players do it) and can't believe how easily they get away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Northski Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 If the referee had the balls to say that was a penalty, he should have the balls to hold his hand up and say that he got the decision entirely wrong and apologise. Shouldn't be allowed to referee another City game this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeeebles Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 10 minutes ago, Lord Northski said: If the referee had the balls to say that was a penalty, he should have the balls to hold his hand up and say that he got the decision entirely wrong and apologise. Shouldn't be allowed to referee another City game this season He probably would if he was allowed to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 It's definitely not a penalty but I was only sure once I'd seen the replay. The ref and Lino were really close though so should have got it right...disappointing but we could have easily grabbed a point on another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 The referee was assisted by his assistant who saw the infringement as it was in his third so gave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balderino Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Has any posted that gif on the Reading Fan site, disgraceful cheating!! Yep -someone has posted it to his Twitter account, rightly so!! @DominicSamuel9 Cheating XXXXXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 It seems to me these decisions always go to the opposing teams, we very rarely get given our stonewall pens let alone dodgy ones. It would be easier to accept if we had our fair share too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 TBF Reading fans mostly saying it wasn't a pen, and many that they don't like to see cheating like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 6 hours ago, shelts said: The referee was assisted by his assistant who saw the infringement as it was in his third so gave it. What infringement ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 8 hours ago, super_scotty_murray said: I am more annoyed by the officials than the player. Clear dive but the reality is we have a player (Tomlin) who dives on a regular basis so it is a bit rich for us to have a moan at them. The officials who were conned by it are the problem. Magnusson doesn't even break stride so how it could possibly be a foul I have no idea! Conning the ref should not be part of the game. I will always blame the player when it comes to diving, be it one of ours or the opposition, absolutely disgusting whoever does it. The ref is there to make sporting decisions and retain discipline, they should not have to cope with blatant play acting. Retrospective action needs to be applied to all blatant cheats in the same way as it is to violence. There will always be controversial decisions but they should be limited to offsides and timing of tackles. Truly unsporting behaviour should be penalised and I include any City player in that, indeed I'd welcome it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodburyred Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 The only way to stop diving without turning the game into rugby with video replays is retrospective bans. If every week a group of officials looked over dubious fouls and dives then handed out 1 or 2 game bans for players clearly diving or overreacting to gain an advantage. Managers would soon start clamping down on it internally. What use is a cheating player if he's always banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 3 hours ago, 054123 said: What infringement ? Excactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One BCFC Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 An horrendous decision given by the linesman that conned the referee, the player fell over his own legs for god sake. As for Reading as a team, not that impressed by them - and yes I am very bitter about losing to them, 6 in a row now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmycolour Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 15 hours ago, pongo88 said: Good point. It's relying too much on Abraham that's the problem. The other players aren't clinical with their finishing. By the way, is there an end of season award for awful missed chances? If so, with this one and the Cardiff miss, Bobby must be the leading contender. Once again.Bobby did not MISS it was a clearance by there defender as shown on sky replay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 it was as blatant a dive as you will ever see, if there was any justice in the game the player would receive a 6 game ban as would the referee, but football and justice are not words often heard in the same sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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