And the referee for Sunday is

[Guest Snorky]

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Howard Webb

 

[ManxRed]

Who's the fourth official though? And will he run on and over-rule 'spoiler' at every opportunity?

[surf]

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that's a secret

[Guest Snorky]

Who's the fourth official though? And will he run on and over-rule 'spoiler' at every opportunity?

 

Rob Styles

[chiefy]

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Howard Webb

 

Pretty happy with Webb, think he is decent

[ManxRed]

STYLES (into mouthpiece): Howard, did you see that? Johnson should have been awarded a penalty there. Can you blow for a penalty?

 

Webb (into mic): But the ball's been in the Everton half for the last twenty minutes...

 

STYLES (through gritted teeth): Just..... give.... Everton.... a..... penalty. Capice?

[Billy Dane]

Didn't you say it was Clattenburg last week? Apologies if I'm wrong. If I'm not does that mean the FA have changed it cos they don't think Clattenburg is up to it and need their best man in charge?

 

Which high profile game is Steve Bennett going to ruin this weekend? I look forward to him sending off one of the captains for looking at him in an aggressive manner when he is doing the coin toss for kick off.

[Guest Snorky]

Didn't you say it was Clattenburg last week? Apologies if I'm wrong. If I'm not does that mean the FA have changed it cos they don't think Clattenburg is up to it and need their best man in charge?

 

Which high profile game is Steve Bennett going to ruin this weekend? I look forward to him sending off one of the captains for looking at him in an aggressive manner when he is doing the coin toss for kick off.

 

No, I was wanting it to be Clattenberg for obvious reasons

[Guy_Incognito]

Which high profile game is Steve Bennett going to ruin this weekend? I look forward to him sending off one of the captains for looking at him in an aggressive manner when he is doing the coin toss for kick off.

 

Expect a guard of honour if he's at the Theatre of Prawns again.

[Guest Snorky]

Which high profile game is Steve Bennett going to ruin this weekend? I look forward to him sending off one of the captains for looking at him in an aggressive manner when he is doing the coin toss for kick off.

 

Spurs v Newcastle.

[Gomez]

No, I was wanting it to be Clattenberg for obvious reasons

 

So he could publicly atone for his perceived error that (wasn't actually an error - but hey when have facts ever got in the way) and not give us a single decision?

[Jim D]

Spurs v Newcastle.

 

Should be interesting, so we expect to see Bennett bring out a yellow card for the first sign of dissent from either a Newcastle or Spurs player then?

Edited March 25, 2008 by Jim D

[Guest Snorky]

Should be interesting, so we expect to see Bennett bring out a yellow card for the first sign of dissent from either a Newcastle or Spurs player then?

 

 

I cautioned Michael Owen for getting off the team coach in an aggressive manner, and Alan Smith for unsporting behaviour towards his barber.

[Jim D]

No, I was wanting it to be Clattenberg for obvious reasons

 

Every decision Clattenberg made was spot on in that game, he is a good referee.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

thought it was gonna be Riley

[Jim D]

I cautioned Michael Owen for getting off the team coach in an aggressive manner, and Alan Smith for unsporting behaviour towards his barber.

 

You forgot, they are English players, they have immunity from being booked for dissent, they are allowed to back chat and swear at the officials as much as they want to.

[Maldini]

Webb is the best in the league by a distance IMO

 

*cue a string of awful decisions*

[HL5]

Webb has only refereed one game for us this season in the premier league, and these are the stats from that game:

 

28 Oct Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal . Yellow cards to Voronin, Masch, Carrager and for Arsenal, yellow carded Rosicky, Toure and Fabregas.

[Lee W]

Webb is the best in the league by a distance IMO

 

*cue a string of awful decisions*

 

Mockers !

[Guest efcrmagic]

It'll do.

 

I'd do a better job like.

[Guest Prongsy]

Can't wait to face Everton. I think we're facing them at just the right time.

 

Good ref, too.

[Guest PaulMcC]

It's s*** that refs are so bad that some of our supporters have to check who the ref is in hope we don't get one of the many bad ones.

[Guest RedLegend]

I view refereeing appointments with as much dread these days as going camping for a weekend with a serial killer.

 

Rob Styles

Mike Riley

Steve Bennett

Uriah Rennie

 

A veritable who's who's of complete pricks.

[Leo No.8]

Webb, Alan Wiley & Mark Clattenburg are on a very short list of competent referees in the English game. Foy seems alright but I don't think he gets many high profile games yet.

 

Most of these referees start off reasonably well in the league, then when they get the big games it goes to their head and they start wanting to be the star of the show.

[Andy @ Allerton]

The one thing for sure is that incompetant and laughable officials and bizarre and unworkable rules will probably ruin the game.

 

Expect to see dodgy penalties, sendings off and pathetic decisions (And even if it's us getting the decisions - that's still s****)

 

The game is in meltdown at the moment - the officials haven't got a clue - fail to control even minor matches. The linesmen have no idea what the offside rule is and isn't and the officiating is a complete and total embarrasement.

 

And this is supposed to be the best league in the world?

 

There is hardly a game you can get to this season where everyone ISN'T talking about the officials at the end of the game.

 

There is no time in the games history where the officials have ever been as incompetent, arrogant, inconsistant and basically stupid.