KentBlue
Well-Known Member
Every football fan I know, and every football fan I have known in the past, all think the same - that since the inception of the Premier League the rags have consistently been favoured by match officials - far more than any other team.
It cannot be proved outright, of course not, but when so many 'neutral' fans talk about it there has to be something that an independent body somewhere might find worth investigating?
It's got so bad that people laugh and make jokes about the situation: in the old days it was always "Howard Webb will ensure a rags victory," or "Clattenburg will rescue them, you'll see." Nowadays it's "Var will make sure they get the points/are through to the next round."
Most of us quote the disgusting officiating in the rags/Arsenal game when we talk about corruption in the sport, but it seems to me (and many others) that nearly ALL rag games are refereed along similar lines - and have been since the Premier League began.
It cannot be proved outright, of course not, but when so many 'neutral' fans talk about it there has to be something that an independent body somewhere might find worth investigating?
It's got so bad that people laugh and make jokes about the situation: in the old days it was always "Howard Webb will ensure a rags victory," or "Clattenburg will rescue them, you'll see." Nowadays it's "Var will make sure they get the points/are through to the next round."
Most of us quote the disgusting officiating in the rags/Arsenal game when we talk about corruption in the sport, but it seems to me (and many others) that nearly ALL rag games are refereed along similar lines - and have been since the Premier League began.