So then...Scudamoes comments about the premier league..

[laserblue]

and Spencer is a bury fan, and not a single 'elite' referee supports a premier league club.

If you tell me you support City, why would I not believe you? If Spencer says he is a Bury fan, there's equally no reason to not believe him, same with Scudamore and Bristol, Jacobs and Chelsea, Hawksbee and Spuds, etc etc etc.
It's the laziest tag out there, 'he's a rag'.

The fact that not 1 single elite level referee supports one of the big sides is simply a lie. United, Liverpool, City, Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle, Villa, Everton, these are the most popular sides in terms of support numbers, it just beggars belief that there's not one elite referee that supports one of those sides. It's hard to believe that they all support extremely low level sides that, coincidentally, don't affect their careers as professional referees at all. "Why yes, I support Havant & Waterlooville, of course I can referee the Liverpool game....."

Like Anthony Taylor who's from Wythenshawe and declares he supports Altrincham. Yeah, of course he does because that's what people in Wythenshawe do.

 

[BlueRockape]

I still don't believe there has been an agenda to ensure the rags stay on top on the back of Scudamoes comments. Most of the points people bring up all comes down to one man and that is Alex Ferguson. He is the main reason the rags got the lion share of decisions their way. He was the one the refs feared angering in case he gave them a tongue lashing in his post match interview, he is the one who used the media to focus on certain incidents so that player bans happened. The reason he was such a successful manager was because he knew how to abuse the system and how to use the media.

You need only look at this season to see that as now refs have the bottle to give penalties against the rags at home, now the FA want to look further into Fellaini spitting on Zaba when before they wouldn't have dared. If there really was an agenda to ensure the leagues biggest cash cow stayed on top then how come they are 7th? How come the refs aren't gifting the rags 10 penalties a game and sending off the other teams players to ensure they win the league?

Why should refs fear him? If the fukin fa backed them he wouldn't be able to intimidate

Because he knows how the media worked. He criticised the refs performance, sometimes even their fitness. The papers run with that story and the pressure that built ensured that ref would be reffing Stockport County or some other shit team the next week. All the refs want to ref the big games so they made sure not to piss off piss can.

So as I said the FA are at fault for not stopping the twats intimidation

 

[Lancet Fluke]

now the FA want to look further into Fellaini spitting on Zaba when before they wouldn't have dared.

I will eat my own shit if they give fellaini a ban despite it being a much more obviously deliberate spit than Boyd's. The whole thing stinks and you just have to wonder what the fuck goes on behind the scenes when the guy running the show, who no doubt holds enourmous sway over all mannner of people and organisations makes it clear that he would prefer united to win the title, not necessarily because he supports united but because in his view they help make everyone involved lots more money.

 

[BigJoe#1]

now the FA want to look further into Fellaini spitting on Zaba when before they wouldn't have dared.

I will eat my own shit if they give fellaini a ban despite it being a much more obviously deliberate spit than Boyd's. The whole thing stinks and you just have to wonder what the fuck goes on behind the scenes when the guy running the show, who no doubt holds enourmous sway over all mannner of people and organisations makes it clear that he would prefer united to win the title, not necessarily because he supports united but because in his view they help make everyone involved lots more money.

The only problem with this is..... Other teams and not United will benefit through Fellani not being banned. I say the punishment is he MUST start the next three matches - that'll teach the dirty rag twats.

 

[BigOscar]

I think it's a misnomer that the FA want United to win the title, but it is abundantly clear that they want them to be seriously competing for it every year. That statement from Scudamore is genuinely worrying though tbh and really just highlights the real agenda of the premier league, which is making as much money as possible. To what lengths they are willing to go to do that, is debateable, but it's incredibly worrying that the man in charge is even considering the fate of United as part of his responsibility

 

[Plaything of the gods]

If you want to know what's going on at the Premier League, FA or Sky, just follow the money. These are commercial organisations that live and die on their revenue stream. They all want teams that have large national or international followings to be successful, or at least to be making news in a positive way. If City continue to be successful and pick up followers here and abroad then we will get more and more favourable coverage and decisions although it will be hard being up against United directly.

 

[Why Always Ste]

One of the main reasons for my hatred of them was the Biased decisions and favouritism.

if we become this Golden Boy and start getting the favouritism the rags enjoyed for however long, will you agree with this, or enjoy it?

Becoming the new Rags makes me sick thinking about it... the cost of success lol

 

[BringBackSwales]

If this is what one of the most senior men in English football admits in public, wtf might be going on behind the scenes with officials etc making sure they look after the PL's "golden egg" - fucking disgraceful admission

 

[Plaything of the gods]

One of the main reasons for my hatred of them was the Biased decisions and favouritism.

if we become this Golden Boy and start getting the favouritism the rags enjoyed for however long, will you agree with this, or enjoy it?

Becoming the new Rags makes me sick thinking about it... the cost of success lol

There's a difference between getting "more and more favourable coverage and decisions" (from the disadvantaged position where we are now) and "biased decisions and favouritism". I would only want fair, impartial coverage and decisions. Impartial that is, not balanced, as 'balanced' just means bias from both sides. I doubt we'd ever get fair, impartial treatment from Sky (and their ilk) though as they thrive on any controversy that will drive up their audience figures to satisfy their advertising prices. I would expect it from the game's organisations though.

I particularly detest United because of their bad sportsmanship, which seems to be cultured into them as a principle of their game. I'm waiting for Mata to start at it.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

now the FA want to look further into Fellaini spitting on Zaba when before they wouldn't have dared.

I will eat my own shit if they give fellaini a ban despite it being a much more obviously deliberate spit than Boyd's. The whole thing stinks and you just have to wonder what the fuck goes on behind the scenes when the guy running the show, who no doubt holds enourmous sway over all mannner of people and organisations makes it clear that he would prefer united to win the title, not necessarily because he supports united but because in his view they help make everyone involved lots more money.

I will have some of that as they will want to ban him for something after the get out of jail free card with the elbow.