Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
I don't agree. That offside was the worst obviously wrong decision I've seen this season and, with our manager unable to comment on it now because he'd likely get another FA charge thrown at him, I think supporters should keep it up there as a discussion point - the sort of stark ineptitude shown by two of the officials that day should have no place in a League which sells itself as being the best in the world.

Chelsea may have gone on to score if their equaliser had been disallowed, but I think it could be argued at least as strongly that City players would have had a second wind from the relief of seeing it ruled out which could have taken them through the short period which remained - they had kept Chelsea out by fair means for eighty four minutes after all and it needed foul means to breach their defence.

Also, while you say people who keep on about the goal are completely ignoring the one that came after it, aren't you completely ignoring the argument that says Chelsea would have been less likely to push as many men forward as they did for their winner if Pawson hadn't blundered yet again when Rudiger was allowed to stay on the pitch?

I should say as well mind that I definitely wouldn't want to see the club take the matter to the Courts.
If we're going to be retrospective, then shouldn't we take everything into account, like poor defending, missed opportunities, maybe not getting the correct players in and not being good enough-If we go down-We will never know, but i'd bet that as professionals the players wont be harking on about the Chelsea game, if they're true to their trade then they'll look at themselves and take responsibility, same goes for Warnock, whatever he says infront of the Camera, Players quite simply aren't like alot of supporters who are emotively involved (nothing wrong with that) and look at isolated incidents, sometimes in order to justify the real reasons. Yes we got done against Chelsea, but in my opinion it serves little purpose in looking back at it unless we do the same with every other incident that has effected our season.