Plain Speaking
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Good post from the Graham Poll thread that is relevant here. I have copied it below:
pei manc wrote:
I too have finally had enough of the dubious officiating within the Premier League in favor of the Sky favorites. It appears now as if they don’t even try to hide it probably because they are answerable to nobody. On reflection though what do we expect when which referee is chosen to handle which game by the one and only, Mr. United himself, Mike Riley.
Have you tried getting in touch with them via their organization? Professional Games Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) it is run, regulated and controlled by general manager Mike Riley, It’s impossible, nobody, it appears, can even question them, as they are an independent body hired by the premier league, hiding behind their limited company and the F.A.
In my opinion the standard of officiating, possibly with the exception of Mike Dean, has dropped dramatically since the referee’s salary was introduced. Now we have a chosen few, (all pro Sky4?), who are paid a salary, thus they now cannot be struck off the list or suffer any financial hardship for incompetence.
If PGMOL is a company then why cannot it hire the more competent referees from Europe and dismiss the dross we have to endure week in week out, or maybe, as evidenced in European games, these referees cannot be swayed into ignoring certain player’s (wannabe assistant referees a la Rooney), or favor certain teams actions.
We as fans pay, or over the years have paid, a lot of money to watch the game. All we ask for is a fair and equitable official who we trust to handle the game in an unbiased, agenda free manner. Is this too much to ask, and who is there to monitor and police them from allegations or incidents of corruption? Who monitors this, and how often?
Finally, I find myself rolling my eyes when I see that FIFA badge on the ref’s shirt, because in my mind it stands for Fully Incompetent Fuckin’ Amateur.
The influence that Ferguson feels he has on officials was revealed in April 2011, When Lee Mason admitted he would have sent Rooney off for swearing down a camera , Ferguson actually said "I feel sorry for Lee Mason...
I dont know where his career is going to go now"
As if a referees career could be blighted for giving an unfavourable decision against a United player!
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp</a> ... r-row.html
(video clip at 3.21)
It would be good if some investigative journalist could reveal the corruption behind PL referee system
pei manc wrote:
I too have finally had enough of the dubious officiating within the Premier League in favor of the Sky favorites. It appears now as if they don’t even try to hide it probably because they are answerable to nobody. On reflection though what do we expect when which referee is chosen to handle which game by the one and only, Mr. United himself, Mike Riley.
Have you tried getting in touch with them via their organization? Professional Games Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) it is run, regulated and controlled by general manager Mike Riley, It’s impossible, nobody, it appears, can even question them, as they are an independent body hired by the premier league, hiding behind their limited company and the F.A.
In my opinion the standard of officiating, possibly with the exception of Mike Dean, has dropped dramatically since the referee’s salary was introduced. Now we have a chosen few, (all pro Sky4?), who are paid a salary, thus they now cannot be struck off the list or suffer any financial hardship for incompetence.
If PGMOL is a company then why cannot it hire the more competent referees from Europe and dismiss the dross we have to endure week in week out, or maybe, as evidenced in European games, these referees cannot be swayed into ignoring certain player’s (wannabe assistant referees a la Rooney), or favor certain teams actions.
We as fans pay, or over the years have paid, a lot of money to watch the game. All we ask for is a fair and equitable official who we trust to handle the game in an unbiased, agenda free manner. Is this too much to ask, and who is there to monitor and police them from allegations or incidents of corruption? Who monitors this, and how often?
Finally, I find myself rolling my eyes when I see that FIFA badge on the ref’s shirt, because in my mind it stands for Fully Incompetent Fuckin’ Amateur.
The influence that Ferguson feels he has on officials was revealed in April 2011, When Lee Mason admitted he would have sent Rooney off for swearing down a camera , Ferguson actually said "I feel sorry for Lee Mason...
I dont know where his career is going to go now"
As if a referees career could be blighted for giving an unfavourable decision against a United player!
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp</a> ... r-row.html
(video clip at 3.21)
It would be good if some investigative journalist could reveal the corruption behind PL referee system