2017-18 Emirates FA Cup

Harry Palmr

Clearly a yellow card.

Mint Sauce

Woah. Kicking off between Cookie and Pep.

What did Pep run back towards the tunnel, from the dressing room door for, just as The Beeb went back to the studio.

DM_7

Worth two yellows. Rotten tackle.

RoryMac

Thought it was a red myself

sligeach

Deserved red card for Delph right at the end of the first half. Stupid tackle, no need for it, wreckless, studs were showing and went through the player. Wigan have played well tonight. This should help them in the second half.

Turtwig

First instinct that was red.
Delph needs to be coached on tackles it seems. Some really silly fouls last ten minutes that half. (Did a Wigan player get into his head?)

Agent Coulson

I wonder will Pep talk about his player dirty tackles.

Ohmeha

Pep throwing his toys out again. Lunge, over the ball, studs showing, right decision.

pudzey101

VAR would have been interesting for that red

Mint Sauce

sligeach wrote: »

Deserved red card for Delph right at the end of the first half. Stupid tackle, no need for it, wreckless, studs were showing and went through the player. Wigan have played well tonight. This should help them in the second half.

Wondering did something else happen though, as the ref was clearly holding the yellow card .

davycc

Filthy tackle from Fabian delph.
Straight red and city have looked vulnerable at the back all night so far

Liam McPoyle

Ohmeha wrote: »

Pep throwing his toys out again. Lunge, over the ball, studs showing, right decision.

Passion.

theoneeyedman

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I wonder will Pep talk about his player dirty tackles.

Pep and the City medics have already issued a statement saying that the Wigan player has had his leg amputated and will never play again......

Berserker

Ohmeha wrote: »

Pep throwing his toys out again. Lunge, over the ball, studs showing, right decision.

Yeah, was thinking yellow at first but it was a lunge and if he made full contact with the Wigan player, he would have broken the lads leg.

blueser

davycc wrote: »

Filthy tackle from Fabian delph.
Straight red and city have looked vulnerable at the back all night so far

Just like Alli and Kane at our place. Funnily enough, no red cards for them. If the refs were consistent, I could live with it.

Turtwig

Red aside think the ref has been awful tonight. Wigan had a counter on and he pulled city player up on the foul that he wanted to commit. Delph/fernandinho ( I keep confusing them) blatantly obstructed a runner and nothing given.
Sane penalised for a high foot that was barely higher than knee height.

blueser

Turtwig wrote: »

Red aside think the ref has been awful tonight. Wigan had a counter on and he pulled city player up on the foul that he wanted to commit. Delph/fernandinho ( I keep confusing them) blatantly obstructed a runner and nothing given.
Sane penalised for a high foot that was barely higher than knee height.

He's an awful referee. One of many, unfortunately.

pjohnson

blueser wrote: »

Just like Alli and Kane at our place. Funnily enough, no red cards for them. If the refs were consistent, I could live with it.

Never let go of those tackles

Turtwig

Apparently ref had yellow out to record red but it was always going to be a red.

GavRedKing

Just seen the tackle, can't really complain, he had no control and it was pretty reckless.

Urindanger

https://twitter.com/JElgott/status/965689171678519296

Still think it's probably a red but it's horrific refereeing to just change your mind, most likely down to the cries from the opposition. Has this been the worst season of refereeing ever? Huge reform needed.

davycc

blueser wrote: »

Just like Alli and Kane at our place. Funnily enough, no red cards for them. If the refs were consistent, I could live with it.

Yeah I agree, zero consistency and untouchable refs

I love pep too but his overreaction was awful if it was any other manager they would be charged by the fa or sent to the stand by the lino or ref

Turtwig

GavRedKing wrote: »

Just seen the tackle, can't really complain, he had no control and it was pretty reckless.

Irony is beautiful too.

blueser

Turtwig wrote: »

Apparently ref had yellow out to record red but it was always going to be a red.

Why would you record a red card offence on a yellow card? I don't buy that.

Flincher

100% red for me. Lunged at the opponent with a high foot at force, clearly endangering the opponent. Ticks the boxes for a red.

Is it not more likely that the ref got a call from the linesman rather than was bullied into changing his mind?

Finally, the whataboutery is so frustrating. Ya, Kane and Alli should have seen red, but that can't be used as a stick to beat today's officials. Every team in the world has had opponents escape reds. Doesn't mean they're immune from sanction themselves. They got this one right. Move on.

Mushy

Surely the linesman said something in the ear piece. Most likely when he saw the yellow. If not, what a terrible way to come to the right decision.

Turtwig

Mushy wrote: »

Surely the linesman said something in the ear piece. Most likely when he saw the yellow. If not, what a terrible way to come to the right decision.

According to tweet verse Martin Tyler said they enquired at half time and were told the red was referees initial decision he just took out yellow first to record his red.

blueser

Mushy wrote: »

Surely the linesman said something in the ear piece. Most likely when he saw the yellow. If not, what a terrible way to come to the right decision.

Have you ever seen a referee, about to issue a straight red card, pull out the yellow card? I haven't.

GavRedKing

https://twitter.com/EPLStuff/status/965692398901710850

Just when you think you can somewhat like Pep, the mask slips and his true form comes out.

Mushy

blueser wrote: »

Have you ever seen a referee, about to issue a straight red card, pull out the yellow card? I haven't.

I actually have....tonight.

But seriously, something must have been said. Can't believe he took out the yellow to write something down. Don't think it was the players

Turtwig

GavRedKing wrote: »

https://twitter.com/EPLStuff/status/965692398901710850

Just when you think you can somewhat like Pep, the mask slips and his true form comes out.

Pfft passion.
Jeez Gav like. He's obviously praising everyone.

DM_7

The ref issued one card, a red one. The fact he had a yellow in his hand first means nothing.

The way some are acting, it is as if he issued a yellow, restarted the game, then issued a red at half time.

GavRedKing

Turtwig wrote: »

Pfft passion.
Jeez Gav like. He's obviously praising everyone.

I like what he's done with City, it's cost a fortune but they're a team on the verge of PL history but incidents like that is just utterly embarrassing.

Rossi IRL

Can see a Wigan player getting sent off very soon

sligeach

Ya, the ref's desperate to even the sides up.

Turtwig

Surely Wigan have to go for it now??
They'll never get a better chance.

Edit: or city could just gift them.

Agent Coulson

A bloody great goal.

Berserker

blueser

FFS.

Harry Palmr

Lol and stuff

Will I Am Not

What the hell was Walker doing? Then ran away from him?

Turtwig

Will I Am Not wrote: »

What the hell was Walker doing? Then ran away from him?

Did he get a fake shout?

sligeach

Well done Wigan. Now can they hold on? Don't buckle.

Berserker

Turtwig wrote: »

Did he get a fake shout?

He must have. He left it for some reason.

Mr.Nice Guy

Come on Wigan don't f*ck this up.

Will I Am Not

Turtwig wrote: »

Did he get a fake shout?

Not sure but even his recovery run was bizarre.

davycc

Kyle walker back to his defensive best allegedly, great composure from grigg

Berserker

The magic of the cup!!

Mr.Nice Guy

G'WAN THE WIGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agent Coulson

Well done Wigan


Another nasty late City tackle on the keeper.