Crystal Palace was victimized by ridiculous refereeing in a 2-1 loss to Liverpool last weekend. Jordan Ayew was assessed two very soft yellows, the first for having a ball kicked into him by van Dyck in a successful attempt to con the ref and the second for a normal challenge in midfield that was a foul but not a card. Ahead by a goal at the time, Ayew's sending off changed the game totally. Roy Hodgson, in an interview later, said he was sick about the sorry state of refereeing these days. Managers are yelled at by the fourth official for talking to their coaches or leaving their seats. Even with VAR, the PGMOL is apologizing for dumb errors nearly every week. We all get angry about the bad calls that go against our teams, but lots of clubs have been robbed this season. It does not always even out, either. Ask Wolves fans. In a league that hands out a ten point penalty for a financial infraction by Everton but has yet to do anything about 115 financial infractions by Man City, it rankles that important on-field decisions are being made incorrectly and in a manner that invites suspicion of favoritism for clubs owned by petrostates that grease the palms of referees with lucrative gigs in their domestic leagues. Or maybe it's only incompetence, which is also bad.
I was sick over the Ayew ejection that cost our struggling team a point that we had worked hard to earn. The lack of enforcement of financial infractions have become a sad joke.
ReplyDeleteI did watch most of the Palace game, and I thought you guys looked the better team until the sending off.
DeleteWe have a long and disappointing history of dealing with Liverpool
DeleteIf you are to be a fan of any football team, you have to accept that there will lots of lean years, with a few bright spots here and there.
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