![[Picture] Surely It’s Time For Martin Atkinson To Call It A Day](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Not even a yellow *sigh
Every United fan’s favourite referee Martin Atkinson has covered himself in even more glory today by admitting he saw Mario Balotelli’s knee-high studs up challenge on Alex Song on Sunday, yet felt it wasn’t worthy of a card.
The FA announced that Balotelli cannot be punished for the astonishingly bad ‘tackle’ -although assault would be more appropriate- after Atkinson admitted he’d seen the offence yet decided not to card the City striker.
The Arsenal dugout were left fuming following the challenge, that even provoked a response from City boss Roberto Mancini who seemed furious with his player for such a nasty foul.
How Atkinson, one the games most experienced and respected referee’s can expect players, fans and managers to trust him, when he allows challenges which could feasibly end careers, to go unpunished is quite frankly beyond me. We ask a lot of our referees and they often have a thankless task, but witnessing a challenge like the one at Sunday’s game and allowing it, is unacceptable. It’s time for the FA and Martin Atkinson to seriously consider his position.
Talking of tackles ROY KEANE, you fecking hypocrites.
Talking of tackles, Paul Scholes, you even more hilariously fecking hypocrites.
Cityblue fuck u, the same atkinson that gave vidic red against chelsea 2009…2010 season is man u ref right? Jst close ur mouth u,re fustrated
@CityBlue…u my dear appear to be suffering from severe delusional condition…do well to pass that crack to your mates around you…. Adam Johnson had a shameful dive 2months ago, likewise the disgraceful dives of Dzeko and here you are crying us a river…’this is what it feels to be city, this is wat it feels to be small….
Talking of conduct and tackle., how about the shameless off the ball antics of Yaya Toure…reminder:his shameful pulling and shoving of Mata’s hairs that when unpunished
Atkinson our best friend? He has cost us the league and we have only won a few with him in charge. So all u city fans grow up. You’ve been beaten by the best team again. Get over it and stop wingging.
CiTyBlUe – might wish to try this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anger-Management-For-Dummies-Edition/dp/0470682167/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334161855&sr=8-2
Thanks but but no thanks mate but good luck with trying to sell it on Amazon though, maybe theres someone out there happy to buy your book.
City Blue Balotelli worked very hard to be sent off. He needed no provocation from anyone. Personally I blame Mancini as I would not have selected him after last weeks antics trying to start a fight with Kolorov. Balotelli’s attitude was a disgrace. It is clear Mourinho had it right when he stated that Balotelli was unmanageable.
On the subject of Derry being sent off yes young went down rather easily but there was contact and if you don’t go down if you are fouled you will never get a penalty. The blame lies with the officials. If they applied the rules then we would not have this problem. If a defender fouls the attacker a penalty should be awarded irrespective of whether the attacker goes down. However because the officials do not follow this rule this has led to players going down as soon as they are touched and in a lot of cases far too easily.
Also the linesman should have put his flag up for offside but our linesmen do not understand the offside rule as could be clearly seen in the Wigan V Chelsea game. The truth is the officials performances are an absolute disgrace as are our Football Association as I said in my first post they are unfit for purpose.