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[Churchlawtonblue]

Who was that mate ?

See Kaz

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

If anyone is in doubt as to what blatantly corrupt refereeing looks like, here is a reminder...

(Current head of the PiGMOL by the way).

As shocking as that was we have been on the end of refereeing perfomances as bad as that. I remember Raz having a pen awarded against him for the ball clearly hitting his back. Clattenburg.

 

[davek1808]

Everything we have won is despite the bent bastard officials unlike some other teams that play in red!!!

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

As shocking as that was we have been on the end of refereeing perfomances as bad as that. I remember Raz having a pen awarded against him for the ball clearly hitting his back. Clattenburg.

Any decision that Clattenburg gave was suspect. That guy has a VERY shady history.

 

[Gray]

As shocking as that was we have been on the end of refereeing perfomances as bad as that. I remember Raz having a pen awarded against him for the ball clearly hitting his back. Clattenburg.

That particular incident is still etched in my brain, disgusting decision.

 

[Eccles Blue]

@Ric and @Moderating Team....this thread is a classic example of why we really need a laughing emoji as well as a like!!! ;-) :-)

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Does anyone else feel we had a number of decisions go against us/ did not get awarded yesterday and is this a sign of what's to come this season? Personally I was amazed that Milner did not see a red, looking in slow motion from another angle Bernardo landed on his head! this could have ended up with him breaking his neck! and also we didn't even get a free kick when Foden was shoved in the box.

Not directly related, but reading this has led me to thinking that we should have considered signing a striker to replace Aguero. Does anyone else feel this?

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Not directly related, but reading this has led me to thinking that we should have considered signing a striker to replace Aguero. Does anyone else feel this?

I've never really thought about it until you just mentioned it. Seems like a sensible idea though.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

I've never really thought about it until you just mentioned it. Seems like a sensible idea though.

Maybe it’s worth it’s own thread

 

[Paladin]

Whilst I was as upset as everyone on here with the officials performance yesterday, I am amazed that anyone can actually call into question the integrity of the officials and their leadership.
Incompetent they may appear, but actually 'bent' they are not. We lose the argument taking this stance and with no actual evidence leave our credibility at a lower level than the people we accuse.
I had 37 years as a referee, covering games from parks to efl level and never at any time have I even heard of a 'supposed' story relating to referees being bent. Ive met some great refs, some good ones and the odd bloody awful ones, but 99.9% of them were reffing cos they loved the game and wanted to put something back into it.
Lets criticise them by all means, but I still believe they just get things wrong, even with VAR. A change at the top is however long overdue.

Here's one.

Mark Halsey claims Premier League referees are under pressure to change match reports

MARK HALSEY believes top refs are pressured to alter their match verdicts. He claims the FA do nothing about it despite knowing it goes on. And that ref chiefs tell officials to say they have not s…

www.thesun.co.uk

Mark Halsey reveals incident he claims he was told to lie about by referee bosses as Gary Neville calls for investigation

Mark Halsey’s explosive claim he was “told” to lie while he was a Premier League referee was met with a mixture of shock and defiance on Sunday amid calls for an inquiry by Gary Neville.

www.telegraph.co.uk

And a few more.

Mark Clattenburg admits that Sir Alex Ferguson created 'aura' to influence referees to get decisions in favour of Manchester United when he was manager

Mark Clattenburg has openly admitted that no other manager in other than Sir Alex Ferguson has tried dirty tactics to get referees to give decisions in

firstsportz.com

Sir Alex Ferguson admits trying to influence referees during Manchester United career | Goal.com

The retiring manager says he did try to put pressure on officials in his time at Old Trafford, but insists he stopped at mind games - which he saved for opposition managers

www.goal.com

REVEALED: How Sir Alex Ferguson got his way with referees at Mancheste

SIR ALEX FERGUSON's reputation often preceded him during his trophy-laden tenure as Manchester United manager.

www.express.co.uk

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