Standard of Refereeing

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Why would Everton and Bournemouth get preferential treatment, then? The insinuation is obviously that "big teams" are getting favourable treatment, like Arteta speaking out, but why would they want to shaft us against the two teams I mentioned? You think they're doing it to stop us competing with Arsenal or something? They're just shit refs.

[Toronto Villa]

I don't go down the corruption line of thought, but every game at the moment seems to have the most blatant decision(s) go against Villa.

I do not think it’s a coincidence.

We know that there is corruption in the game, if this wasn’t the case we would not be 3 years down the road without Citeh being sanctioned.

The same people that are allowing/ facilitating this are the same people who are facilitating PGMOL to operate in a vacuum.

Fir you TV, I won’t bother arguing with you on this, you have made your mind up.

I mean sure. That’s fine. I just don't agree with their being some great conspiracy against us which you seem to be suggesting.

[Toronto Villa]

Why would Everton and Bournemouth get preferential treatment, then? The insinuation is obviously that "big teams" are getting favourable treatment, like Arteta speaking out, but why would they want to shaft us against the two teams I mentioned? You think they're doing it to stop us competing with Arsenal or something? They're just shit refs.

That’s literally all I am saying. The decisions were terrible. They didn’t give us what seemed very obvious decisions against two mid table sides. And we have also received favourable decisions over the season and the years. I’m simply saying officiating is really poor overall in the game and VAR has detrimentally affected the quality overall. It’s highly inconsistent.

[Brazilian Villain]

Why would Everton and Bournemouth get preferential treatment, then? The insinuation is obviously that "big teams" are getting favourable treatment, like Arteta speaking out, but why would they want to shaft us against the two teams I mentioned?

To make it easier for Yanited, Chelsea, and Liverpool to catch us. Everton and Bournemouth aren't a threat to the Sky cabal.

[LeonW]

So you think PGMOL have all got together in some dark room to screw Aston Villa?

No, I think that certain teams are getting preferential treatment and potential rivals are fair game.
We are collateral damage.

So in recent weeks that means Arsenal, Everton and Bournemouth with major decisions that have gone in their favour and against us. Let’s say we agree that top teams like Arsenal, loved by the football media and by the PL because they grow the global brand get favourable decisions. How are you explaining the decision Everton got at Villa Park and Bournemouth got yesterday?

For me, would those decisions that should have been made for the second booking against Garner and the push on Buendia been given if it was Arsenal or a Chelsea or Man City.

[Chris Harte]

In the Liverpool/Citeh game Marc Guéhi has just been booked and Liverpool awarded a free kick for a grab of the shirt of Mo Salah. Gary Neville's all "he's got a handfull of his shirt" and I feel like yelling at the screen "This nonsense goes on all the time unpunished". The lack of consistency is infuriating.

[Steve67]

That push on Buendia yesterday was as clear a penalty I’ve seen all season. Favourite to get to the rebound, blatantly pushed.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

So you think PGMOL have all got together in some dark room to screw Aston Villa?

No, I think that certain teams are getting preferential treatment and potential rivals are fair game.
We are collateral damage.

So in recent weeks that means Arsenal, Everton and Bournemouth with major decisions that have gone in their favour and against us. Let’s say we agree that top teams like Arsenal, loved by the football media and by the PL because they grow the global brand get favourable decisions. How are you explaining the decision Everton got at Villa Park and Bournemouth got yesterday?

Any game we play against the likes of B'mouth, Brentford and Everton are not played in isolation to the rest of the PL. If reins are placed on Villa in any game, the likely beneficiaries (in our current position) are likely to be those teams also going for CL football  which just happens to be the scab 6 teams. The system is screwed, it needs reform.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

So when Newcastle got CL football, do you think they were trying to stop them with dodgy decisions against the likes of Crystal Palace, Fulham etc?

[Baldy]

99.99999999 % of football followers have an 'opinion' and can never agree after 6 replays and hours of reflection.

00.00000001 % of people are referees who make an instant 'decision' under extreme pressure.

All referees deserve our gratitude for taking on the most thankless job ever.

I think the standard of refereeing is excellent.   

[paul_e]

I'm not saying refs re out to get us or that there's some big conspiracy against us but we've now had 5 of the last 7 domestic games be influenced by poor officials.

Arsenal - not sending Merino off for a blatant 2nd yellow.
Spurs - no bookings for Tel and Palhinha because it was 'too early' in the game to uphold the laws.
Everton - no free kick and 2nd yellow for Garner, they scored almost immediately after.
Brentford - dodgy disallowed goal.
Bournemouth - denied a blatant penalty for a barge in the back.

Obviously spurs was in the cup and we were already 2 behind at Arsenal but for the other 3 the decisions clearly had an impact on the result and we could very easily have taken 9 points from those games if the refs had got those pivotal decisions correct. The club have to make some noise about it now because when combined with the utter fucking bullshit at Old Trafford this is really hurting us right now and it isn't evening out, when was the last time we got away with a major one or had some dodgy VAR call in our favour? There's a reason internet twats still go on about Sheffield United and it's because that's the last one anyone can think of.