Sicario2 - Tier 1 that's just deflection. Refs are abused by idiots every week.

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Sicario2 - Tier 1 Unless ppl are going to his house not sure how he’s getting threats? He has zero social media

Must be from the rest of his family. They probably think he's a useless cunt too.

JazzG like I said, PGMOL took it too far here. Sending off a child for a nothing foul 80 yards from goal.
Fans will take this as an avenue to go after them for other frustrations. VAR, excessive matches, price gouging. You can only treat fans like hostages for so long

I just don't get why they're circling the wagons around this decision.

Knowing our luck the FA will fine Arsenal FC for failing to control it's fans on social media.

It will be really interesting if the FA panel overturn the decision after PGMOL have doubled down on it. Puts PGMOL in a difficult place if the footballing world and then the FA’s Independent Regulatory Commission find Oliver’s decision to be wrong. Someone get Webb on tv and documenting his view before the appeal goes in!

No red card and to add insult to injury Martinez goes on to score the winner.

IBL please don't give them any ideas...

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Ok, that tweet has really triggered me.

Though the level of injustice is obviously not the same, that statement from PGMOL is like something you'd get from a police union after one of their officers are recorded murdering someone. It's all about diverting attention to make themselves the victim.

It's no surprise Howard Webb was a part of South Yorkshire Police, one of the most corrupt, unprincipled and incompetent police forces in the country for the last 50 years or so.

CPM I just don't get why they're circling the wagons around this decision.

There's a fair bit at stake for these guys. It's being shown time and time again there's a big quality and skill deficit in English refereeing. Meanwhile PGMOL has managed to tightly wedge itself into the Premier League media landscape.

The leaked Coote video spoke volumes with its jealousy: these top flight referees are very aware they're the only people who get near the pitch on Premier League match days who aren't multi-millionaires.

From the rest of the sport's vantage point, there's no need for PGMOL to be continued in its current form or under current leadership. For fans there seems very little reason to think Howard Webb can run a better refereeing body than your local publican.

It adds up to a paranoid and vulnerable organisation desperate to weld itself to an established power base, and broker favours in return for protection. Whether explicit or otherwise, PGMOL has been doing just that. They're accordingly defensive about the status quo from the pitch to the boardroom.

I’d even forgotten that this is the season where Saliba conceded a penalty for fairly contesting a header.

Sky Sports are deleting loads of videos referencing this, something is going on behind the scenes.

JazzG my assumption is that PGMOL have told Sky and other news outlets that their coverage is fueling online rage against Michael Oliver. They are trying to turn themselves into victims and kill the original issue which is their incompetence and bias.

Arseblog spot on there.

Claudius Probably right, they are going full expensive crisis PR management mode on this one. I think they've realised it looks so blatant they can't hide it.

Even ex-refs struggling to justify it.

But adding about how toxic it has become, you know what else is toxic? When football clubs who are there fighting for championships against oil rich clubs get robbed of points by fucking refs who want to be the centre of attention. Arteta has to deal with shit from the media and our own fans as a result, I don't see anyone running a sympathy campaigns for him!