Ref Watch

[its grim up north]

Can anyone recall when our last pen against the rag cunts was?

Leslie Welch can.

 

[old blue]

Remember what ?

Is he still on first base?

 

[Bonzo Nododo]

I would rename him "The Company man."

I use this term as I recall a throwaway comment made by Martin Tyler before a match he was officiating against us a few years ago (might have been spurs at home?) where Tyler said he spoke to OliVAR about the LoTG and Oliver mentioned there has to be a balance of using them and "protecting the product."

I don't suppose for a minute that Tyler probed deeper and asked what he meant by needing to balance and by protecting the product.
A decent honest football journo should have gone in with both barrels at that opportunity of a lifetime.
The reality is that he is not a decent honest ref and was well aware from his employers exactly what was meant, why the product had to be protected and from whom its had to be protected - that dirty Arab oil team

 

[ZanteWeatherman]

Me too, but we shouldn't be - they're corrupt cunts!

'High bar' my arse. Mike Riley needs an iron fucking bar.

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

Leslie Welch can.

Who's he ?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I don't suppose for a minute that Tyler probed deeper and asked what he meant by needing to balance and by protecting the product.
A decent honest football journo should have gone in with both barrels at that opportunity of a lifetime.
The reality is that he is not a decent honest ref and was well aware from his employers exactly what was meant, why the product had to be protected and from whom its had to be protected - that dirty Arab oil team

Tyler works for Sky. Although the 20 clubs technically own the PL in its entirety a large proportion of its funding comes from TV rights, of which Sky is a large contributor.

Tyler will also 'protect the product'. There is no way he will rock the boat.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Is he still on first base?

No, Who's on first, Whats the name of the second base man ;)

 

[Bonzo Nododo]

Tyler works for Sky. Although the 20 clubs technically own the PL in its entirety a large proportion of its funding comes from TV rights, of which Sky is a large contributor.

Tyler will also 'protect the product'. There is no way he will rock the boat.

Naturally but how far does this ring of corruption go? It seems as big as the rings round Saturn.de for the rags
Funnily enough one of Conn's early books talked about money and power in the game including the owner of the mill that employed the staff of Glossop United moved to London, neglecting Glossop for the marble halls of Arsenal.
In the latter chapters it dealt with the big clubs of Div 1 in the 80s changing the rules so they did not have to share the takings with anyone.
Then along came TV and the possibility of the Premier League , tailor made for the rags and most of us know the history since.then. Many don't and are unlikely to find out through our mepdia.
But, Conn's book was very much against the 'Big 4/6' and their methods for cornering all the money but l always gave to ask what made Conn do an about face especially as the money grabbing increases like a stone thrown in a pool.
Or should I ask how much? Did his dumping of City become a necessary part of this?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Naturally but how far does this ring of corruption go? It seems as big as the rings round Saturn.de for the rags
Funnily enough one of Conn's early books talked about money and power in the game including the owner of the mill that employed the staff of Glossop United moved to London, neglecting Glossop for the marble halls of Arsenal.
In the latter chapters it dealt with the big clubs of Div 1 in the 80s changing the rules so they did not have to share the takings with anyone.
Then along came TV and the possibility of the Premier League , tailor made for the rags and most of us know the history since.then. Many don't and are unlikely to find out through our mepdia.
But, Conn's book was very much against the 'Big 4/6' and their methods for cornering all the money but l always gave to ask what made Conn do an about face especially as the money grabbing increases like a stone thrown in a pool.
Or should I ask how much? Did his dumping of City become a necessary part of this?

I have no doubt there have been productive conv£rsations between interested parties in these matters...

 

[JCB001]

I don't think there are many who will know who he was

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