Sunday's Ref

[Stretfordian_Blue]

Webb is a West Ham fan!

 

[Any1aBlue]

Howard Webb

Im getting pretty fed up of this 'the whole worlds against us' mentality. The manager isnt helping and nor are threads like this.

We need to focus on what we can control and stop bleating. Its almost like some folks are looking for reasons to fail, and that only has one outcome.............................

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

its funny how people jump to conclusions when they dont know the facts.

Quite. We've actually got a very good record in games reffed by Webb. He'll do for me.

 

[Pigeonho]

Howard Webb

Im getting pretty fed up of this 'the whole worlds against us' mentality. The manager isnt helping and nor are threads like this.

We need to focus on what we can control and stop bleating. Its almost like some folks are looking for reasons to fail, and that only has one outcome.............................

Pressures of being top.

 

[SWP's back]

Howard Webb

Im getting pretty fed up of this 'the whole worlds against us' mentality. The manager isnt helping and nor are threads like this.

We need to focus on what we can control and stop bleating. Its almost like some folks are looking for reasons to fail, and that only has one outcome.............................

The whole "them Vs us mentality" has been used by just about every top manager in football, especially Fergie & Jose. If you can see that, well then, you're a bit.........

Why the way, you bleating about bleating is quite ironic and what's wrong with a thread about which ref we have been given? There has been one every week for the last 3 years, have you just never noticed before?

 

[bert's broken neck]

At least he's not at the Emirates (a guaranteed 3 points for the scum if he was there!)

I remember Mr Webb awarding us a dubious penalty vs Chelsea, which iirc was despatched by Anelka, giving us the 3 points. More of the same on Sunday please, Mr Webb, and go easy on DJ (again!) if he's playing!

 

[Oystercatcher28]

Not commenting on Webb til post match, deserves utter respect until

 

[M18CTID]

Although I can't help thinking on occasion that Webb appears to lean towards United, unless I'm very much mistaken I'm pretty sure he reffed the 50th anniversary derby at The Swamp and turned in a very fair performance. In fact, there were a couple of dubious challenges by Hamann in the first half - one in our own penalty area - that went unpunished.

Edit - just checked and yes Webb was in charge of that match.

 

[MCFC BOB]

Some thoughts on refs.

Referees in top flight football do not all go out to pasture after hanging thier whistles up. There exists a clearly defined career path for those who want it courtesy of Uefa. It is possible to become an assesor/inspector and from there move onto various commitees. However these appointments are proposed by previous referees who now make up the bulk of the commitees members, so if you want a career as an inspector you better toe the party line.

Once you become an inspector life is good. Uefa's guidelines to clubs regarding Inspectors include business class travel, first rate accomodation and vip seating.

In return you will be required to offer guidance to the referee and then assess his performance during the match against a set criteria.The main criteria being man management, law interpretation, control, attitude,perception and fitness. You are asked to score the referee on a scale of 5 (not up to expected standard) to 10 (perfect performance). Easy enough, referees with below average marks can be identified, given extra instruction or support to raise thier performance eventually raising the standard.

So why has this not happened? Uefa in thier delegates handbook inform assessors to 'tend to an average of 8 over 20 to 30 games' which is also the score which represents a good, efficient performance which must be a comfort if your a bit dodgy. A referee can be awarded 7.5 even if he makes a game changing error.

Refeereing will never improve whilst this blatent back scratching and nepotism exist within the regulatory structures.

In short, get used to it cos it's not going to change anytime soon.

you have far too much time on your hands to reasearch all that bollocks......

They probably said that to Einstein too.