"the furore if it had been against us"

this is true but a bit meaningless really - fans tend to have a very one-sided view of incidents coloured by their support, and their opinions aren't really to be trusted. If you check fans forums after games you'll see in well over 90% of cases loads of posts by fans convinced that the ref was biased against them (in most games you'll probably find that large numbers of fans of BOTH teams will be convinced they got the short straw decisions wise).
As someone who wanted Croatia to win last night but wasn't as fanatical about as I am when City were playing, I thought only the penalty decision was blatantly wrong (the others were 50-50 iffy things at best)

Posted By: mr carra on June 13th 2014 at 08:03:09

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That 3rd Brazil goal last night... (Other Football) - Arganth, Jun 13, 05:48:22
- There was an obvious bad foul in front of the ref but he didn't give it (n/m) (Other Football) - Larry Hagman, Jun 13, 09:48:33
  - the longer football puts off technology, the more obvious the elite's intentions (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 09:53:11
    - You can only have technology for decisions of certainty. (Other Football) - norway, Jun 13, 10:14:42
      - I think it would be good if a ref could call for a replay where he hadn't seen something (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 13, 10:44:07
        
        But they don't have that in Rugby do they? (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jun 13, 10:59:51
        
        That was just bad refereeing though (Other Football) - norway, Jun 13, 10:58:58
        
        The fact that things like this are still being debated after 5 million replays (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jun 13, 11:03:20
        
        Precisely (Other Football) - norway, Jun 13, 11:24:55
        
        But it doesn't have to be for all incidents (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 13, 11:39:51
        
        The latter are decisions of certainty though (Other Football) - norway, Jun 13, 11:47:23
        
        Yes, but it's the ref's opinion that counts (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 13, 11:59:25
        
        Flow of the game really (Other Football) - norway, Jun 13, 12:19:47
        
        THIS ^^^^^ so much this. (Other Football) - megson, Jun 13, 11:13:28
        
        Good idea (n/m) (Other Football) - Larry Hagman, Jun 13, 11:27:52
  - Did you enjoy the game Larrald? (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 13, 09:51:23
    - I thought the ref spoilt it and Brazil were quite disappointing (n/m) (Other Football) - Larry Hagman, Jun 13, 09:55:57
      - The plan for young Brazil to blossom by the time this tourny started (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 09:58:17
- I really enjoyed it despite the poor decisions (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 13, 06:11:46
  - Oh can't believe other people are so stuuuuupid (Other Football) - Brandmoaaanio, Jun 13, 10:10:48
    - East of Hampstead strikes again (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 12:13:41
    - Shut up I love brandonio (Other Football) - Moaning Cunt, Jun 13, 10:12:06
  - me too - better than the average opening game (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 07:40:47
    - The only bad decision???? Neymar should have been long gone by then! (n/m) (Other Football) - Hendrikos, Jun 13, 08:01:37
      - you see that all the time (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 08:06:24
        
        Your theory is good, but that is not what happened. Watch it again and watch Neymar just (Other Football) - Hendrikos, Jun 13, 08:10:48
        
        I know what you mean but I'm not quite convinced (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 08:16:38
        
        Anyway, if we've had this much debate with Coratia, heaven knows what we'll see when (Other Football) - Hendrikos, Jun 13, 08:21:18
        
        indeed - this is just good practice! (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 08:35:55
        
        He smacks him right under the chin, his intentions do not come into it, whether it was a (Other Football) - Hendrikos, Jun 13, 08:15:36
  - So this (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jun 13, 07:20:28
    - ... (Other Football) - norway, Jun 13, 07:32:11
  - You were stunned to log onto Wroth and see a bunch of think-little reactionaries (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Jun 13, 06:28:10
    - Moaning about not very much at all ? Can you imagine the furore if it had been against us. (Other Football) - Men without hats, Jun 13, 07:51:46
      - "the furore if it had been against us" (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 08:03:09
    - and this too. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jun 13, 07:20:49

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