I think it's even simpler than that: Michael Oliver got paid by Man City's owners. Publicly. Subconscious or not that's bias and conflict of interest there.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I really want to say what you're saying, but I fear being beheaded

[–] Astrealix@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not in the UAE. I should hope you're not, either. Quite frankly, though, as someone from Hong Kong and doesn't like the government, I'm used to living with the idea that I could be figuratively beheaded at any moment, so the literal beheading doesn't change much.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, I wasn't implying you were in the UAE, but yeah, it's not like authoritarian regimes give a shit about atrocities depending on your location. If I weren't worried about it, I'd have a lot more choice words for those boys in light blue.

[–] Astrealix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

honestly, don't worry about it. They can't kill all of us, lol.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

What a battlecry. We should shout it as we storm PGMOL headquarters in Dubai.