Clarets vs Chelsea Match Thread

[Goliath]

No point watching Premier league football as a burnley fan. The refereeing is clearly biased toward the big clubs. Neither of those would be bookings for Chelsea. It's a scandalous decision.

I'm close to bing done with football now. Its so clearly rigged against smaller teams and the introduction of FFP if anything has reinforced that. It's now impossible for us to even hope to compete with the top clubs, we would just get a points deduction if we tried.

[Goalposts]

Why is Gallagher not sent off for that studs up challenge.. ridiculous consistency

[Cazaris]

I've never truly believed that there's any sort of agenda to get us out of the league, but my god this season I'm having a hard time truly believing that there isn't anymore...

[NewClaret]

Will get battered now unfortunately

[taio]

I hate VAR

I hate this referree

[4:20]

fcuk this circus.

[scrambledclaret]

Anyway, let's hope that feisty so and so Cucurella gets himself sent off too

[IPAclaret]

It really is completely pointless. Not a chance we get that decision. This league is dog shite plain and simple.

[Funkydrummer]

Sad to say, but I now hope we escape this sack o'sh!te that
masqerades as a football league. Shocking, absolutely shocking.

[blatherwickstattoos]

Anyway, let's hope that feisty so and so Cucurella gets himself sent off too

He’ll get a talking up if he makes a bad challenge. It’s 100 percent corrupt

[wilks_bfc]

I can see another red coming in the second half

[SouthamptonClaret]

Absolutely stunned at that penalty decision. Didn't even appear to be anyone asking for it, you could tell from the reaction of all the players it was an complete nothing of a challenge

[CrosspoolClarets]

I've never truly believed that there's any sort of agenda to get us out of the league, but my god this season I'm having a hard time truly believing that there isn't anymore...

Naivity can be a good thing. Trust me, I mean it as a compliment.

There clearly is, at minimum, a subconscious bias.

[Buxtonclaret]

If England consistently gives penalties for that ( and a yellow ) every game he refs will end up with at least half a dozen pens each side & it would end up 8 a side.
He's a bloody awful referee.
Shocking!

[ksrclaret]

Surely the club have got to make an official complaint now to the Premier League.

We’re going out of the league anyway, let’s see the club have some balls to say what we’re all thinking.

[Safron]

Funny old game it takes a sending off to get a balanced back four

[CoolClaret]

EVEN if the penalty stands (which it shouldn't have), how the hell is that a second bookable offence?

[fidelcastro]

Absolutely stunned at that penalty decision. Didn't even appear to be anyone asking for it, you could tell from the reaction of all the players it was an complete nothing of a challenge

It's a soft penalty at best, but the fact he couldn't wait to then send him off tells you all you need to know about big club bias.

[IPAclaret]

Oh well never mind chelsea will spend another billion in the best league in the world and everybody's happy

[FCBurnley]

Comms on stream I am watching cannot believe what has happened. Obviously game over. Is Foster ok ? He just looks out of it as does Amdouni. Muric outstanding again.

[4:20]

If a manager gets sent off, is he allowed in the dressing room at HT?

[The Shire Claret]

Shambles this season

It will never been itself out this season with what’s gone against us

[bumba]

Doesn't matter about the penalty we'll get a 'sorry' letter and it'll all be forgotten!

[Casper2]

So it took them 4 minutes to decide it wasn’t a clear and obvious error

[bumba]

EVEN if the penalty stands (which it shouldn't have), how the hell is that a second bookable offence?

I don't even think the first was a yellow, it'd be a harsh yellow putting both together let alone a red for two yellows

[LincsWoldsClaret]

2nd yellow was for an elbow
What effin elbow
This ref takes incompetent to a new level

[taio]

Neither of Assignon's were bookings. The second one is outrageous and beyond belief.

[bumba]

So it took them 4 minutes to decide it wasn’t a clear and obvious error

It would have been clear and obvious at the other end

[burnleymik]

Embarrassing officiating.

Not only is it not a penalty, but it's clearly not a yellow.

It's more frustrating because we were doing well and competing well and now they have killed the game.

[JimmyRobbo]

I've never truly believed that there's any sort of agenda to get us out of the league, but my god this season I'm having a hard time truly believing that there isn't anymore...

Sadly, it's essentially the narrative. The world expects Chelsea to win. The ref gives decsions based on the expectation. The papers, the TV channels want it and pursue it. Objectively or not, the refs fall into the trap. We watched it for a decade.

I've said it man times, VAR just gives 2 goes at giving the big clubs their decision.

We have been done over today. We got a little lucky for a couple of games but normal VAR service has resumed. Laughable.

[MT03ALG]

It is about time that an investigative journalist took a look at the bizarre decisions being made by corrupt Officials in the so-called Premier League. Although no action would be taken when corruption would inevitably be discovered, it would at least give us peace of mind.

[Mrpotatohead]

Sky Sports Score Centre App describing Assignon having 'hauled' down Mudryk.

[whiffa]

I'm less frustrated with the penalty than I am the second yellow. Firstly their player slows down and stops infront of Assignon. Then there is absolutely minimal contact because he's effectively "brake-checked" him. The first yellow was harsh, the second is a joke. Ref needs his bank accounts inspecting.

[BleedingClaret]

no way do we get a pen for that

This supporting the on field decision rule is ridiculous
Easier to give a pen for a big club especially at home so the ref gives a pen
Easier not to give a pen for a small team especially away from home so the ref wouldn’t give a pen
VAR supports the inequality

[CoolClaret]

It's genuinely insane how much money is in this game and how many eyeballs are on it and you get a useless c*nt like Darren England paid handsomely to officiate the game.

[Casper2]

It would have been clear and obvious at the other end

Correct

[Goliath]

The biggest thing they get away with is the obvious dodgy yellow cards they give to smaller clubs. It gives them an easy opportunity to give second yellows later on in the game. I use to think it was just incompetence but not anymore, it happens too often.
Assignon himself has had about 4 very harsh bookings himself since joining.

[Woodleyclaret]

Another scammed penalty 1-0 to the referee

[bumba]

It is about time that an investigative journalist took a look at the bizarre decisions being made by corrupt Officials in the so-called Premier League. Although no action would be taken when corruption would inevitably be discovered, it would at least give us peace of mind.

Mark Halsey spoke about corruption in the premier league and how he was told to say he 'missed' incidents but now with VAR it's easier than ever to be corrupt because 'it wasn't clear and obvious' and

[Tribesmen]

Sky Sports Score Centre App describing Assignon having 'hauled' down Mudryk.

Hand on the shoulder then falls like a bag of spuds . Look it was a foul which ever way you look at it but the sending off is a killer

[AGENT_CLARET]

Sky Sports Score Centre App describing Assignon having 'hauled' down Mudryk.

BBC says "sent off for a bad foul)

[KRBFC]

I don't even think the first was a yellow, it'd be a harsh yellow putting both together let alone a red for two yellows

All he did for the first yellow was put his hand on Mudryks shoulder, shocking refereeing.

[Goody1975]

I've asked this all along, but what is the point of VAR?

I keep hearing that they don't want to re-referee games but tomorrow an identical situation will see it checked and no penalty given.

Technology should be implemented to give consistency in decisions but all it does is rubber stamp poor refereeing, I think refereeing has been worse since VAR was introduced.

There's no way in the City vs Arsenal game tomorrow that that is given as a penalty, by either the onfield ref or VAR but that will be because of the enormity of the game, there's no jeopardy in a penalty against little old Burnley.

[expoultryboy]

Not out of this . Amdouni was offering his usual sfa .

[ClaretPete001]

Oh well another disappointing decision and I guess that will be that....!

Ultimately, if you get the wrong side of players in the box of the quality, both footballing and theatrical, of Mudryk then you give referees a decision to make. And giving referees decisions to make in the box is a game of Russian roulette.

[THEWELLERNUT70]

It's rare that I lose my rag but f*ck me

I'm f*cking furious at that, not a penalty and definitely not a yellow anywhere on the pitch and nevermind in the box, absolutely f*cking disgusting

The ref even f*cked up one of the most deliberate handball you'll see for a goal and had to rely on VAR to help him out. F*cking useless f*cking tw@t

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I feel slightly better for letting rip

[scrambledclaret]

Say what you will about the "umpire's call" approach in cricket, at least it's clearly defined. I don't know if VAR can even overturn a yellow, clearly Assignon wasn't sure either. A first half red card is much more significant than a penalty (not that I'm on board with that either). We seem to have this ridiculous system of flags not going up straight away, how about refs not dipping into their filofaxes so impulsively?

[elwaclaret]

The Premier league isn’t a football league any more it’s like Ancient Rome… the peons ritually brought out for the slaughter to the glory in the amphitheatres of the Premier league empire.

[bumba]

Can VAR despite it not being 'clear and obvious' not just recommend the referee reviews it to check he's still happy with his original decision when it's a penalty and a man down?

[scrambledclaret]

The ref even f*cked up one of the most deliberate handball you'll see for a goal and had to rely on VAR to help him out. F*cking useless f*cking tw@t

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I feel slightly better for letting rip

Maybe not the "most" deliberate but did he even get a card?

I feel a bit better for you venting too though mate