Michael Oliver

[dml1954]

I have been watching City since 1964 and tonight I saw the most inexplicable refereeing decision that I have ever seen. Josh Murphy was caught offside upfield about 15 metres into the Utd half and the referee blew up and gave the free kick. He then let Ashley Young take the kick about 15 metres inside Citys half and waived play on when our players complained. There is no reasonable explanation for this other than bias or incompetence (or both). Utd could easily have scored from it. He should be severely censured by the Referees Association and Premier League for this. Not the only bad decision by him and his linesman during the game either. He then compounded all this in the second half when he blew up because we took a free kick about 3 metres from the correct place and made us take it again.

[Pug]

Learn the new offside rule and you realise Micheal Oliver was correct!

[jeepster]

Learn the new offside rule and you realise Micheal Oliver was correct!

So if you are off side you take the free kick where you want to

[Igovernor]

Learn the new offside rule and you realise Micheal Oliver was correct!

Don't be silly an offside decision whichever rules you are referring to, means that a free kick should be taken where the player is offside not where he receives the ball.

[bluesp]

I’m afraid Pug appears to be correct, having read through the rule on it. He was offside in their half when the ball was played but actually received the ball in our half.

[jeepster]

I have been watching City since 1964 and tonight I saw the most inexplicable refereeing decision that I have ever seen. Josh Murphy was caught offside upfield about 15 metres into the Utd half and the referee blew up and gave the free kick. He then let Ashley Young take the kick about 15 metres inside Citys half and waived play on when our players complained. There is no reasonable explanation for this other than bias or incompetence (or both). Utd could easily have scored from it. He should be severely censured by the Referees Association and Premier League for this. Not the only bad decision by him and his linesman during the game either. He then compounded all this in the second half when he blew up because we took a free kick about 3 metres from the correct place and made us take it again.

I think he had a Manure shirt on

[surge]

Learn the new offside rule and you realise Micheal Oliver was correct!

Apparently so.

I think we felt their first goal came from a soft free-kick and that there was high boot into Zohore's head and Cunningham(?) being shoulder charged by Man United winger with neither Man United player facing s sanction. Don't think he had the best game even if it really didn't impact on the result.

[Father Dougal]

Learn the new offside rule and you realise Micheal Oliver was correct!

I didn’t think you can be offside 15 yards inside your own half?

[Tuerto]

I didn’t think you can be offside 15 yards inside your own half?

Was he offside when the ball was played forward, but received the ball in his own half?

[Father Dougal]

Was he offside when the ball was played forward, but received the ball in his own half?

Yes. No argument he was offside. But I always thought the free kick would be taken from roughly where the flag was for the offside?

[Father Dougal]

Yes. No argument he was offside. But I always thought the free kick would be taken from roughly where the flag was for the offside?

Ignore that. I’ve just read up myself- Oliver was right.

[City123]

Pogba going through the back of Hoilett and not even getting booked was just baffling

[Lawnmower]

I’m afraid Pug appears to be correct, having read through the rule on it. He was offside in their half when the ball was played but actually received the ball in our half.

Yeah just read the same.
Doubt he was as far in as where the free kick was taken from though

[Des Parrot]

Yeah just read the same.
Doubt he was as far in as where the free kick was taken from though

I'm shocked by this thread & didn't realise the "new" law. It wasn't far off Tim, Josh was a good 5m inside his own half.

[life on mars]

Bloody good ref ???then yes or no ??? ,one things for sure they are better than last years useful idiots.

[Tall Midget]

I have been watching City since 1964 and tonight I saw the most inexplicable refereeing decision that I have ever seen. Josh Murphy was caught offside upfield about 15 metres into the Utd half and the referee blew up and gave the free kick. He then let Ashley Young take the kick about 15 metres inside Citys half and waived play on when our players complained. There is no reasonable explanation for this other than bias or incompetence (or both). Utd could easily have scored from it. He should be severely censured by the Referees Association and Premier League for this. Not the only bad decision by him and his linesman during the game either. He then compounded all this in the second half when he blew up because we took a free kick about 3 metres from the correct place and made us take it again.

Astute and profound

[the other bob wilson]

Astute and profound

And wrong seemingly.

[Lawnmower]

I'm shocked by this thread & didn't realise the "new" law. It wasn't far off Tim, Josh was a good 5m inside his own half.

Yeah, the free kick was then taken 10m + inside ours.

However that was indicative of them being allowed to do whatever they wanted.
It was ‘pick your spot’ for throw ins too

[Igovernor]

I posted earlier that the offside decision was wrong, I must admit that I was wrong,
when the ball was played forward Murphy was in an offside position but no flag, but then he went into his own half and received the ball therefore was flagged offside as you can be offside in your own half under the rules.

Offences and sanctions

If an offside offense occurs, the referee awards an indirect free kick where the offense occurred, including if it is in the player’s own half of the field of play. the offense occurred in our half as that is where murphy touched the ball after being originally offside in their half

http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-...w-11---offside

[jeepster]

I posted earlier that the offside decision was wrong, I must admit that I was wrong,
when the ball was played forward Murphy was in an offside position but no flag, but then he went into his own half and received the ball therefore was flagged offside as you can be offside in your own half under the rules.

Offences and sanctions

If an offside offense occurs, the referee awards an indirect free kick where the offense occurred, including if it is in the player’s own half of the field of play. the offense occurred in our half as that is where murphy touched the ball after being originally offside in their half

http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-...w-11---offside

Well i did not know that change to the rules

[J R Hartley]

Some people need to learn the rules themselves before chastising the referee so it seems.

[WJ99mobile]

Some people need to learn the rules themselves before chastising the referee so it seems.

I thought Oliver was very soft and protected Man Utd at every opportunity

[jeepster]

Some people need to learn the rules themselves before chastising the referee so it seems.

Hey ho we all learn something every day.

[dml1954]

Some people need to learn the rules themselves before chastising the referee so it seems.

When you say ‘some people’, do you mean the 20000+ actually at the game who obviously didnt know any new rule as they all had a go at Oliver for about 10 minutes after. There is nothing worse than a know all who pretends he knows the rule after the event. Welcome back to trolling my posts by the way - nothing better to do again ?

[The Lone Gunman]

There is nothing worse than a know all who pretends he knows the rule after the event.

How about a know-all who accuses a referee of bias and incompetence and calls for him to be severely censured when, in fact, the referee was correct and the know-all was hopelessly wrong on all counts?