Liverpool vs Arsenal - 9 April at 16.30

[TheHowieLama]

I don't think Robbo actually touches him - he throws the elbow into the challenge to make the contact. 

[sir roger]

2 hours ago, JohnnyH said:

Not that I want to get into this utterly daft argument, but what are you talking about? You can see Robertson takes hold of his elbow and the Lino immediately aggressively shakes him off,  catching him (barely) in the face?  Lino should have apologised at that moment, but it’s much a do about fuck all.  
 

 

I'm not particularly bothered about the incident as a whole, but I have watched both views a number of times and I can't see Robbo touch him at all. 

[dave u]

21 hours ago, Barrington Womble said:

It's a small sample size I know, but most organisations reflect their leader and he was always a SYP plazzy hardman bellend.  

 

Yeah, it's not a co-incidence that the standards have gotten much worse since he took over.

[Jennings]

22 hours ago, Reckoner said:

Others have probably already suggested this but wouldn’t using European/ worlds best refs be justified considering the popularity of the PL and money at stake? I’m sure money could persuade some of these guys to come to the UK. Bit unfair on the rest of Europe/ poorer leagues admittedly.

I would rather VAR was scrapped, but if its gonna be around, then should be an independent panel. Not refs. 

 

The whole thing needs a massive overhaul. 

 

[VladimirIlyich]

On 11/04/2023 at 08:54, Scott_M said:

Clearly…

 

Both were to blame.

[Torvald Utne]

At first I thought it was an over emotive shrug in reaction to being grabbed that accidentally made contact with the face.  After seeing the low angle though, it doesn't even look like Robertson made contact and even if he did it was a non-violent touch on the elbow, I counted about ten incidents in the city match of players touching the ref in a similar manner, not one was elbowed in retaliation.

 

Referees aren't contracted footballers, they're employees of a company and should be disciplined by that company in the same manner as any employee would be if they elbowed a member of the public in the face while at work.

[Red_or_Dead]

If Robbo did touch his arm, if he wanted just to get him to stop he would've pulled his arm away from Robbo, that's the most natural reaction instead of deliberately throwing his arm towards his head.  It's clear that this lino has an issue with him and that is why he did what he did.

 

Should get exactly the same length of ban of Mitrovic IMO.  He'll probably get no formal sanctions but will be 'stood down' for the rest of the season with that cunt Webb in charge.

 

 

[Jennings]

Nothing good (that benefits the club) can come from the Robbo/linesman thing. So best just completely ignore it. 

[Code]

The one thing that must happen is that this guy cant ref any of our games in the future. 

[manwiththestick]

57 minutes ago, Code said:

The one thing that must happen is that this guy cant ref any of our games in the future. 

And his mate Tierney.

 

It wouldn't surprise me if this is a bit of afters from the Spurs game when Robbo was sent off. And Klopp's public berating of Tierney.

[Red_or_Dead]

No further action for the roid head lino.  It stinks.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65269502

 

 

[Barrington Womble]

Fucking pathetic. 

[Tenfolder]

21 minutes ago, Red_or_Dead said:

No further action for the roid head lino.  It stinks.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65269502

 

 

 

Is anyone actually surprised? Biggest shock to me is that they havent found a way to further punish Robbo, elevate his card to a red and an auto 3 match ban or something.

[KMD7]

And had Robbo's yellow from that incident been rescinded?