Hey guys, I'm logging in after a long time just to see if people are concerned with the absolutely shambolic refereeing last night by Anthony Taylor.
I'm convinced he was fixing the game in Newcastle's favour, and that he was our main opponent on the night. Of course, given Newcastle's lack of an attempt to attack didn't help him much.
People at the top need to question the referee. If not his integrity, then definitely his quality and temperament. But no such investigation will take place because the Premier League doesn't allow freedom of speech against referees.
During the first half, the commentators were a bit confused as to why the first goal wasn't given, but in the second one of them actually PRAISED Anthony Taylor for making the WRONG decision, almost as if someone had told them to do so.
Which begs the question - Will VAR truly help if the people at the very top are orchestrating this?
It does not help that the commentators and pundits almost shamelessly try to justify horrendous refereeing decisions and behaviour.
Last night had so many things wrong with it, 2 goals disallowed, a very clear handball (even if unintentional) obstructing play, kolasinac's yellow card for the most peaceful form of dissent I have ever seen and so many other small decisions that really make you wonder the only way this man keeps his job is because he does the bidding of higher powers to fix matches in whatever ways he can.
This is not an angry rant after a loss because in the end we were the better team and we won the game. But this really leaves a bad taste in the mouth as the guys try to keep the Premier League the most exciting league there is.
I read an interesting article about this after the game -
https://untold-arsenal.com/archives/40710Also scary how nobody is talking about this or paying attention to something that has been happening so subtly to affect league positions over the course of the season.