[Football] Incompetence or Corruption?

[Mental Lental]

Trying to process that debacle. It comes down to 2 simple factors IMO.

Incompetence or corruption?

This was supposed to be a poll and I'm too drunk and too upset to try and work out why it didn't work as well. f*** everything.

 

[The Fits]

If it's simple incompetence all the officials today should be banned for not being up to their jobs.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Interesting if it is simply incompetence considering how often the 'incompetence' comes up with the 'right' answer for the big 6 side.

 

[dadams2k11]

I thought it was incompetence but everyone apart from the actual ref and VAR can see we have been dry shafted.

 

[Djmiles]

It’s not incompetence anymore. No one can be that incompetent if they tried.

 

[Solid at the back]

We need to set a precedent now, we need to report this and not accept the pointless apology they will issue (again)

 

[Mr deez]

Unconscious bias has a massive part to play.

 

[Farehamseagull]

I’ve never believed the corruption argument until today. No one can be that inept.

 

[Maupays fragrant shart]

Edit - deleted

 

[Weststander]

Incompetence by ever epic proportions.

Danny Murphy is fantastic on TS in taking this head on. Whilst predictably SJ takes the contrarian view, it will be this “So, Dunk didn’t make any mistakes in the game?” etc.

Missing the point in this era. The VAR official, with no crowd or player pressure, has time with no distractions, to make simple, correct judgements.

 

[Bakero]

Unconcious bias from the ref, perhaps. But VAR is just corrupt.

 

[Si Gull]

Maybe I'm naive but I can't believe it's corruption. Only thing I can think of is unconscious bias towards the bigger teams.

PGMOL need to explain why our two late penalty shouts weren't looked at. They were both obvious pens to anyone. I just don't understand it.

 

[Mustafa II]

Neutrals on Reddit discussing the penalty that ShOULD have been. Everyone knew it was a penalty. It was a penalty.

 

[Toongull]

Always thought we were unlucky with the decisions rather than anything sinister but after today it’s definitely bordering on corruption and match fixing.

You’d have got good odds on Spurs winning today…

 

[Icy Gull]

100% corruption

 

[The Fits]

Yeah that's a big one...Why were they not even looked at?!

 

[Mental Lental]

Unconcious bias from the ref, perhaps. But VAR is just corrupt.

It must be really easy to bribe a VAR referee. Bribing the actual on pitch ref is tricky as he has to make many many decisions in a game. But the VAR guy? A nifty fifty (grand) to make a few critical decisions here or there.....Untraceable.

 

[Peppermint Tea]

I vote corruption. Those decisions were beyond doubt and beyond incompetence. Blatant cheating/corruption. The Mitoma penalty was stonewall and yet they waved it away with barely a second glance…if there was doubt about it being a penalty (and there obviously was because Shatwell didn’t give it originally) then look at it a few times. But no.

Further words fail me.

Apart from f***ing cheating ****s.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Let’s hope MOTD has another go at bringing people to account.
I think Barber needs to take a stand and challenge how VAR is being used selectively.

 

[Mustafa II]

Referees need to start doing mandatory post match interviews.

There is absolutely no way they can justify what happened today - if they think they can, I'd love to f***ing hear it.