01 Nov 2026 18:31:09
It's got to be corruption now. If you're on VAR in front of a screen. Whichever way you look it's a penalty.
No-one can be that inept that they didn't see. Clear and obvious. yes.
FFS!!
01 Nov 2026 18:44:39
And the ref laughing with Gabriel under the tunnel and fist pumping each other.
Arsenal are a horrible side. They dive all across the pitch constantly disrupting the game.
This game shows me we're still a way off. Forward players weren't great atall. Kerkez isn't a Liverpool full back.
01 Nov 2026 18:50:52
That was the reason for VAR, that exact scenario.
01 Nov 2026 18:54:37
If the ref and Var were corupt they could have easily sent Nyoni off for his two mistimed challenges.
In every other league below the Premier League they aren't red cards but in the PL I've seen them given multiple times.
Saying that watching back I agree the Isak one should be picked up by Var for the ref to
Look at.
01 Nov 2026 19:03:25
Isak was no threat at all either. Thought Barcola was poor. No shots on goal is inexcusable.
01 Nov 2026 19:06:08
I thought we were only a "Camara" away from a title win. ???.
01 Nov 2026 19:16:23
Ron
I agree we are not ready to challenge this season.
I will be controversial too, Allison is nowhere near the level he used to be, way off, and replaceable.
Kerkez is crap.
Araujo and Jacquet are exceptional.
01 Nov 2026 19:21:48
Corruption? Give it a rest.
01 Nov 2026 19:26:48
Unfortunately we can't really complain about diving when we have Mac Allister in the team.
01 Nov 2026 19:41:16
I did say last week Barcola doesn't do enough and got shot down. Think we've been spoilt with previous front 3s with had unfortunately. Plus side Nyoni is looking the part.
01 Nov 2026 20:07:55
Corruption implies premeditation and planning. Both require a degree of competence. Something we know for a fact that PGMOL completely lack.
01 Nov 2026 20:10:01
Agree with JK, they're not corrupt (for the most part), just absolute dog rubbish, smooth-brained, gob persons who can't do their job with any level of competence whatsoever. There needs to be a panel of neutral ex-pros sitting over VAR's shoulder with the power to call them out and force them to reassess decisions on the spot.
01 Nov 2026 20:38:28
Chewy, they are 100% incompetent.
Players don't help mind falling over and trying to con the officials all game. Managers need to take some responsibility as well.
I watched a good level grass roots game yesterday and the striker made an embarrassing dive and effed and jeffed when he didn't get it and the manager subbed him straight off for it.
Then told him In club house he was a wally or words to that effect.
01 Nov 2026 21:01:31
In response to Rome 1977.
You have to admit that decision must either be inept to not see a shirt pull or the VAR have taken a bung.
In my opinion and everyone without exception that I've spoken that CANNOT have been missed. To appoint a professional who cannot see that is NOT an option. Therefore it must be a bung!!
01 Nov 2026 21:13:04
Inept, incompetent, shower of s****, absolutely. But I don't buy that they're corrupt. That said, I haven't seen 50 replays like you probably have. But, even if I had, I won't be screaming corruption.
01 Nov 2026 21:17:13
The play acting has to be dealt with by the refs, the rules are there, but they don't enforce them whatsoever. Gabriel today grabbing his face and throwing himself to the ground when Nyoni never touched it, it was even reviewed by VAR and no decision was made. Either it's a foul or he's diving, it's one or the other, it has to be a yellow card, if Nyoni had have touched his face, even accidentally he would have been booked, so why wasn't Gabriel when we can all clearly see he's diving and completely faking 'injury'.
It's a complete and utter joke, so long as these handbags aren't being penalised for diving, the game will remain a joke. The players will always try and get away with it when refs and pgmol allow it. Straight yellows for diving, end of story, no leniency for seconds. Blatant dives should be a straight red. It would change things overnight.
01 Nov 2026 21:40:20
I haven't seen 50 replays Rome. I saw it clearly live as it happened then the replay confirmed it 100%. You didn't need to see it again but the boys on VAR would've done. Nobody is that inept. They can't be.
02 Nov 2026 00:09:34
The officials saw the incident. They saw the shirt pull but deemed it not worthy of a penalty as it didn't restrict Isak enough.
Iraola is 100% correct, sadly. We need to start diving to get the decisions.