Aston Villa vs Juventus post-match thread.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

That’s how bent refs work. Unless they’re really really bad at it.

So somebody bribes them, and to throw everyone off the scent they...referee the game evenly? 'Hm I know I like the money they gave me but I don't want to look suspicious, better cover my tracks by giving their opponents several questionable freekicks in dangerous areas.'

Until the really big calls which decide the score of a game. Like disallowing a perfectly fair goal.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

Do you think that referees take bribes ever? With the amount of money involved in football and organised crime involved in gambling and refs earning a relatively low wage. It’d be odd if it didn’t happen.

[Monty]

That’s how bent refs work. Unless they’re really really bad at it.

So somebody bribes them, and to throw everyone off the scent they...referee the game evenly? 'Hm I know I like the money they gave me but I don't want to look suspicious, better cover my tracks by giving their opponents several questionable freekicks in dangerous areas.'

Until the really big calls which decide the score of a game. Like disallowing a perfectly fair goal.

The devils!

Um, yes I do think referees have taken bribes in the history of football.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

He has form for very dodgy calls.

But I’m not trying to convince you because neither of us would know either way.

[Monty]

He made several in the match, yeah - but many against Juve! I think perhaps he's just not very good.

[AV82EC]

If you think it’s bribery it’s probably more easily explained by gross incompetence.

[VillaTim]

Booking 3 villa players in the first 20 mins was the one that looked dodgy to me

[JUAN PABLO]

yeah I saw he blew the whistle while madrid scored a winner , not sure who they was playing and declan rice said he was the worse ref he had seen , so maybe he is just shite but then again he should be referring FC Cartagena v Tenerife.

[Percy McCarthy]

Brace yerselves. Joe Cole talking sense:

https://x.com/louisdebono2/status/1861913535619518467?s=46&t=GdM6cpVxe5IloByNCRheWA

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Brace yerselves. Joe Cole talking sense:

https://x.com/louisdebono2/status/1861913535619518467?s=46&t=GdM6cpVxe5IloByNCRheWA

I’d agree with that, said as much after the game. The players and fans for that matter didn’t really believe that it was going to stand, bit of a subdued or strange reaction to scoring a last minute goal.

[MalcolmP]

Another bent ref in charge at old Trafford this evening blatant corruption

Onana didn't handle the ball outside his box once, twice maybe but not once. Ref thought his second handball cancelled out the first one because it was yanited!

[BC54 VFC]

And thinks Clarry Blue is Guy Fawkes! Twat!

*Clarrie 

[tomd2103]

Do you think that referees take bribes ever? With the amount of money involved in football and organised crime involved in gambling and refs earning a relatively low wage. It’d be odd if it didn’t happen.

The only one that springs to mind where I've watched the game and seriously thought "something isn't right here" was the home leg of the semi-final against Olympiakos last season. 

[paul_e]

The yellow cards were weird, booked Tielemans for a a very soft foul and then let challenges like that go without a booking for the rest of the game and backed it up by booking Bailey for dissent before letting things like kicking the ball away, blocking a free kick and arguing about decisions go.

Just a really odd and inconsistent performance anyway which became truly awful with a game defining decision in the final seconds.

[The Edge]

It would be naive to think corruption doesn't happen in football. Liverpool away when David Coote bottled giving us a penalty because he knew the shit was about to hit the fan was that corruption? Not really but I truly believe it influenced his decision making that day. Was the ref the other night corrupt or inept? Juve certainly have history so who knows. I do know he didn't know what to do. He pointed to the half way line which looked for all the world like he was giving the goal but apparently that's how he indicated it was a foul. Your supposed to point at the incident then raise your arm to give the foul. Corruption? Who knows. Incompetent? Definitely.