The Premier League Thread

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If you can take a second look at that and decide its not a red, what is the point.

Doesn't matter if he connected or not, should be a straight red for intent imo.
What have I just seen?! <laugh>

Completely agree with you and the above comments. Apparently this is the best Football league in the world, yet the standard of refereeing and VAR decision-making is the talking point every week. The game is an absolute mess!
 
The VAR must be a sleep! How can Ipswich get away with the pulling and grabbing in the box, is beyond me
I noticed that. Every set piece they had arms around the Arsenal players and were pushing into them. On one corner an Arsenal player tried to run along the goal line, between the posts, and Davis had both arms around him and forced him behind the goal line and into the net. It’s ludicrous that the officials do nothing about it.
It’s the same thing when the ref sees two players tussling before a set piece is taken. He generally stops the kick from being taken and talks to the players when he should let the game continue and penalise whichever player he sees committing a foul.
 
Saints might be totally crap but Manure are trying really hard to be worse.
Just seen Ipswich penalty. Delap should apologise to the fans for that theatrical swallow dive. Totally appealing refereeing.