02 Mar 2026 07:12:16
I think these ref's should be made to watch a few rugby league games so they can see that it's possible to have upper body contact without legs collapsing! It's pathetic and embarrassing and it's ruining the game! It's a contact sport.
02 Mar 2026 07:53:26
Alexis Mac Carrington is so bad at histrionics.
02 Mar 2026 08:21:18
Who??
02 Mar 2026 09:11:04
Cunha against Palace, Rome. Probably one of the most blatant bits of cheating you'll see. It gets worse every time you see it.
02 Mar 2026 09:15:37
They've made the game less of a contact sport with the rule changes since the PL came in.
No tackling from behind, more red cards, more yellow cards, free kicks for minimal contact, etc. etc., and I was led to believe it was all for the good of the game.
This was so that the technical players could entertain us without fear of getting injured, which I don't disagree with.
So why am I just watching WWF wrestling at set pieces and Swan Lake in open play?
02 Mar 2026 09:22:42
Agree, VV. Football's gone to shot.
02 Mar 2026 11:02:29
Slot rightly commented on the Lacroix red card and asked why it was that Guehi didn't get one for pulling Mo back against City. It was pretty much an identical situation that started outside the box and continued into the box.
02 Mar 2026 11:12:51
Alexis Carrington Colby was the dramatic wife, played by Joan Collins, in "Dynasty". Alexis Mac is the dramatic whiner who spends half his time rolling on the turf like a Dynasty trophy wife.
02 Mar 2026 12:57:39
Barnsey, do you do the Times cryptic crossword?!
02 Mar 2026 12:59:27
Anyone who loves football must be disgusted with what Arsenal football club have brought to the Premier League with their antics from corners and dead ball kicks. They are programed to go to the floor around the penalty area so the get free kicks Saka worst one for it.
The galling thing is the Arsenal players complain if teams mirror their behaviour at corners and free kicks. Arteta and his team are all about the dark arts. They may win the Premier League but they won't of won it playing football as we know it.
02 Mar 2026 16:46:35
I think City will win the league, Albeydered.
The refs have a lot of power, but unfortunately, they don't know how to use it.
02 Mar 2026 17:19:22
I certainly hope City win the league, Red Flyer. I don't like the cheating they have done off the pitch, but at least Pep's teams try to play football on the pitch.
It feels like this is a real crossroads for English football, where we've taken a bit of a wrong turn following Arsenal down a road that will lead to total boredom and frustration. We need to stop them in their tracks and turn them back to the right path.
Giving fouls for blocking, grabbing, and bumping into goalkeepers at set pieces would blunt them and force them and the rest of the league to have to stay on their feet and play football to score goals.
The crazy thing is, the refs will give them free kick after free kick for minimal contact outside the box, but then just allow a free for all from the resulting set piece.
02 Mar 2026 18:00:33
Well, a hand on the shoulder is a foul (unless you're Salah), yet two arms locked around an opponent (Rice, Saliba, Gabriel) is all part of the game.