Match Day Thread Swansea v Southampton 31/01/2017 KO 19:45

I agree with Tom. To say they are biased is suggesting they cheat. I honestly don't think they cheat. They might be useless on occasions and they may get hoodwinked or swayed in a split second decision but they don't cheat.

 

I can accept people saying a referee is ****, but not biased. I will not chill when people imply referee's cheat.

 

Swansea are not **** under Clement.

 

Exactly. Although I'd like to see more of the same, in terms of effort as much as anything.

 

It's been like it all season. We haven't bought anyone in yet, so how are thing meant to change? Long isn't good enough and Jay seems to be injured again.

I still blame the board far more then Puel.

 

Slander

If I offer my opinion that the ref is biased, have I been slanderous?

Just because you're paranoid don't mean they're not after you...

 

Oh for sure. But he's hardly been useless.

 

^^^^^

 

Especially bad on an Internet forum. Tut tut. Imagine if they read that? The solicitors would be banging down the door. And you're completely right to apply the same rules on a forum to those on the football pitch, seeing as we all have just as much influence and presence.

 

Haha I never said that were doing well or shouldn't look for solutions. I just really don't think we'll go down. I also think we've regressed pretty seriously as a team this season which needs to be addressed.

 

You are confusing cheating with being biased, of which there are subtle differences.

Cheating is a deliberate act.

Biased is really unwittingly leaning favourably to another.

In a womans eyes there is no difference. surprised at you gents for confusing this

 

He's not a cheat or biased towards Swansea but he is ***t and tonight his decisions were one sided for whatever reason. When you are a frustrated Saints fan words like cheat and biased are vented. It's no crime of humanity and you just need to chill.

 

Anyway it's libel on an Internet forum Tom, not slander.

 

We lost (just) to a vastly improving team, with our third choice CB partnership (who didn't do too much wrong), with a key injury list and without any new players (yet) away from home.

Take a deep breath.

 

Plus as it was written, it would be libelous not slanderous...if it was libelous rather than someone's opinion that a referee favoured one team over another regarding decisions. I just felt he was a Homer, rather than specifically biased, which happens too often imho

 

I thought it was neither if offered in an opinion opposed to a matter of fact.

 

Note to self; avoid this forum when we lose. So ****ing predictable.

 

You may well be right, I have no idea.

 

I didn't say accept it, I said you need to chill a little. You can still disagree etc with out flipping out. To get so angry so easy isn't good for your health.

 

Question: who showed you the players' fitness charts last week? That's the only way you can make the statement you made.