{"id":299208,"date":"2023-12-04T00:25:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=299208"},"modified":"2023-12-04T00:25:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:25:10","slug":"chris-sutton-yes-the-ref-made-a-mistake-but-the-abuse-is-grotesque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/chris-sutton-yes-the-ref-made-a-mistake-but-the-abuse-is-grotesque\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRIS SUTTON: Yes, the ref made a mistake but the abuse is grotesque!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> CHRIS SUTTON: Yes, referee Simon Hooper made a mistake during Man City&#8217;s 3-3 draw with Tottenham&#8230; but the abuse is grotesque!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Simon Hooper made a mistake, a big one, but plenty of players made mistakes\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>That includes Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, who missed an open goal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Human errors happen and Hooper will know he shouldn&#8217;t have blown his whistle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simon Hooper made a mistake, a big one, but then plenty of players made mistakes in this 3-3 thriller, arguably bigger ones.<\/p>\n<p>That includes Erling Haaland, who missed an open goal and yet was screaming in Hooper\u2019s face as if he alone had stopped Manchester City from winning.<\/p>\n<p>Human errors happen and Hooper will know now he should never have blown his whistle. He initially played an advantage following Emerson Royal\u2019s foul on Haaland, then changed his mind after the pass was played to Jack Grealish.<\/p>\n<p>No one knows if Grealish would have scored, especially as he had Tottenham\u00a0players chasing him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But what I do know is that the abuse of match officials is utterly grotesque.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534869-12821251-image-a-114_1701646372322.jpg\" height=\"249\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>City striker Erling Haaland (left) is tripped by Spurs\u2019 Emerson Royal and referee Simon Hooper (right) looks as though he is about to blow&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534875-12821251-However_Hooper_then_raises_his_arm_as_he_looks_to_play_advantage-a-68_1701647356850.jpg\" height=\"255\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, Hooper then raises his arm as he looks to play advantage with Haaland aiming to release City winger Jack Grealish (left)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534871-12821251-The_ball_from_Haaland_is_perfect_and_Grealish_is_onside_as_he_ti-a-69_1701647356851.jpg\" height=\"271\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The ball from Haaland is perfect and Grealish is onside as he times his run well. Hooper (right) now puts the whistle to his lips and blows<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534873-12821251-Grealish_is_clean_through_albeit_with_three_Spurs_players_furiou-a-70_1701647356852.jpg\" height=\"266\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Grealish is clean through, albeit with three Spurs players furiously backtracking, but play has been called back on Mr Hooper\u2019s whistle<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>It only took a quick search on social media to see the vitriol last night, the insults and the threats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is a grim consequence of social media\u2019s faceless nature and Hooper should not be subjected to such hideousness because he failed to play advantage in a football match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He will be feeling bad enough as it is, knowing there is a chance the PGMOL could remove him from his duties for Sheffield United versus Liverpool on Wednesday because of the error.<\/p>\n<p>When you feel the urge to bash Hooper for what happened, try to remember he wasn\u2019t the only one who made a mistake yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534243-12821251-Simon_Hooper_made_a_mistake_a_big_one_but_plenty_of_players_made-a-71_1701647356852.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Simon Hooper made a mistake, a big one, but plenty of players made mistakes in the game<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534261-12821251-That_includes_Manchester_City_striker_Erling_Haaland_above_who_m-a-72_1701647356853.jpg\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>That includes Manchester City striker Erling Haaland (above), who missed an open goal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534245-12821251-Human_errors_happen_and_Hooper_will_now_know_he_should_have_neve-a-73_1701647356854.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Human errors happen and Hooper will now know he should have never blown his whistle<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12821251\/Yes-referee-Simon-Hooper-mistake-Manchester-Citys-clash-Tottenham-abuse-grotesque.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHRIS SUTTON: Yes, referee Simon Hooper made a mistake during Man City&#8217;s 3-3 draw with Tottenham&#8230; but the abuse is grotesque! 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