Halsey was the ref for the Man U game but Dowd ref'ed (I use the term losely) the West Brom game.
Quite frankly, anybody denying refereeing in this country is not bent is clearly deluding themselves. The standard of refereeing in this country has been poor, and getting worse every season, for years.
Fans wonder why no new refs are coming through; the simple reason is cos the FA keep employing the shit ones like Webb and Dowd. Think about it .... would you take a job knowing that you've have got no chance of promotion cos people who clearly worse than you keep getting favoured instead of you ?
As I said in the post-match thread, LFC should be going on live TV and stating that they will not take part in any game where Dowd is officiating. Not alone is their strong, at least circumstancial, evidence that the man has an agenda against our club .... he is clearly at least 4 stone overweight and, therefore, not fit enough to the do the job he is paid Ģ100k to do.
As you say - if English refs aren't that 'bad' why do decisions in European games seem to go completely the opposite way ie Man U in Europe (by PL ref standards) seem to get nothing whilst we get a fair crack of the whip.
Unfortunately that caveat is that our only striker and principle goal threat appears to be exempted from the rules covering being fouled. If Suarez was refereed to the standards of our other players, I could live with the other decisions as the refs general incompetence.
I was talking to Reading fan a few days ago. And they had noticed that it requires a limb amputation attempt for Luis to stand a chance of getting awarded a foul.
The amazing thing commentators don't seem to have grasped the irony/meaning of the "we're going to have a party" chant yet.
MOTD spotted the case after the Norwich game ('if he doesn't get a penalty for that, he's never to going to get one') and, sadly, it's been proved to be true.
You sound incredibly bitter. Yes, we do get decisions go against us, but so do other teams. Everton had a stonewall penalty turned down against Arsenal last night, for example.
Of course they do, but some teams (already this season) are getting far far more decisions against them than anyone else.
Also, things have gone FOR us at times too. I.E our third goal against Wigan coming from a throw in that should've gone to Wigan. Suarez's push on Ramires just before scoring against Chelsea. The countless Suarez stamps in recent games (whether accidental or not) that should've meant a booking for him, meaning he'd be suspended. Skrtel's horror tackle last night (should have been a red).
There is a world of difference between being incorrectly awarded a throw-in half way up the pitch (which eventually leads to a goal) in a game where we were in total control and conceding a freekick (from which the opposition directly score), not being given blatant penalties (and my count on that score is now up to at least 6 this season). having 2 perfectly valid goals ruled out for non-existant offside (that's cost us 4 points), etc, etc.
And I am sorry - but anybody who thinks that either the Distin or Wigan player 'fouls' by Suarez were 'stamps' is a fucking idiot !!! Huth on Suarez was a 'stamp'.
