Chris Kavanagh

[Lob]

Instant dismissal in my opinion. Even incompetence cannot be claimed, there is no hiding from what he did. It was in your face and nothing he says can justify the decision he made other than cheating and corruption.

They won't do that of course, they will just fine Lampard instead and carry on business as usual.

 

[Evri]

Just had this from a friend who used to be a referee and who I have known for years and trust implicitly…

BTW I assessed Chris Kavanagh on numerous occasions when he was officiating in the local leagues on Sat/Sun a few years back and I know for a fact that he has no allegiances to either of the Manchester clubs.
He follows a far lower club from Yorkshire after his Grandad.

So what are you saying lad ? Chris that you know somehow appears to be completely moron , only arrogant idiot can say that this was not a penalty, how someone like him can in that case be PL ref , it’s not first time , in every game he has something to complain , simply moron

 

[gianthogweed]

What he did is bordering on fixing a match to say it was inconclusive is outrageous
Don't like to see people lose their jobs but how can he continue after that

 

[Johnny Barton]

I know for a fact that he has no allegiances to either of the Manchester clubs.
He follows a far lower club from Yorkshire after his Grandad.

So he has no school friends from Manchester, has no in laws, or family friends who support Man City ?

 

[ToffeeTim]

Just had this from a friend who used to be a referee and who I have known for years and trust implicitly…

BTW I assessed Chris Kavanagh on numerous occasions when he was officiating in the local leagues on Sat/Sun a few years back and I know for a fact that he has no allegiances to either of the Manchester clubs.
He follows a far lower club from Yorkshire after his Grandad.

Its big team bias. Its nothing to do with refs supporting certain teams. Its just inherent in the game and getting worse, and the media coverage of certain teams is not helping.

Its one of the worst decisions I've ever seen. He needs to be held accountable but since it was in favour of a big team, I doubt they will do anything.

 

[hktoffee]

Please lodge a formal complaint against this [Poor language removed].

 

[bluejohn66]

Just been on the BBC sports page, there over 3000 comments on the match, I read the first couple of hundred and bearing in mind a large portion are from neutrals, there's an overwhelming sway of absolute disbelief at the decision. The majority calling out the corruption that has NOW COME TO LIGHT!!

 

[Groucho]

Add to the list of Clive Thomas, Mark Clattenburg and Graham Poll (who did at least have the guts to admit his error years later).

 

[Grogu the blue]

Add to the list of Clive Thomas, Mark Clattenburg and Graham Poll (who did at least have the guts to admit his error years later).

How does this point system work? I got 5 and a warning because of this tool!! (Too much bad language)

 

[AndyC]

Its big team bias. Its nothing to do with refs supporting certain teams. Its just inherent in the game and getting worse, and the media coverage of certain teams is not helping.

Its one of the worst decisions I've ever seen. He needs to be held accountable but since it was in favour of a big team, I doubt they will do anything.

I'm not disagreeing mate, merely posting what I've been told by a highly respected former referee who happens to know Kavanagh and says he's not the City or United fan that many, including Wikipedia, suggest he is.

 

[AndyC]

So he has no school friends from Manchester, has no in laws, or family friends who support Man City ?

Read the post... a former and highly respected referee who I know personally advises me that Kavanagh has no allegiance to either City or United.
Neither he nor I mentioned or insinuated anything about his extended family !!!

 

[ToffeeTim]

I'm not disagreeing mate, merely posting what I've been told by a highly respected former referee who happens to know Kavanagh and says he's not the City or United fan that many, including Wikipedia, suggest he is.

I thought the Wikipedia page was clearly a wind up to be fair. It was talking about Blue moon and Oasis lol

Imp he's just an extremely poor referee who has made a catalogue of bad errors, quite a few of them against us. I cant explain yesterday. Its an inexplicable mistake and is barely believable

 

[AndyC]

So what are you saying lad ? Chris that you know somehow appears to be completely moron , only arrogant idiot can say that this was not a penalty, how someone like him can in that case be PL ref , it’s not first time , in every game he has something to complain , simply moron

If you actually bother to read the post properly, neither myself nor the former and highly respected referee that I know, have disputed the fact it was handball and should have been a penalty.
The subsequent post also advises that this former, highly respected referee cannot understand why he didn't award the penalty.

The post clearly reads that Kavanagh doesn't have any allegiance to either of the Manchester clubs.

 

[Furey1878]

He's been involved in simply too many massive calls that have incorrectly gone against us.

Has to be called out and hopefully he'll get a Clattenburg style ban from officiating our games.

 

[jazzy]

I don't think that the ref had a clear view of the handball but how the hell VAR didn't award a penalty is beyond belief.
If was such an outrageous decision that you have to wonder if the game was fixed.