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SOS REF TWO 14-4-08
Peter Owen
Wherever you journey these days, you will find that the referees are even bigger Bastards in the Black than at any time since the Lord created their species.
It certainly isn’t an eyesight problem because reminders drop through the letterbox
about such things in their millions every day.
If Viagra hardened one’s vision then the cock ups would not soften the hard fact that football and mistakes are a match.
Still, it keeps Jeff Winter’s mind on the ball because he is now correcting things at
a scale which is like a whistle buried deep inside a grow bag!
I am most certainly not blaming the refs 100% because there is a reason
for everything in life and it takes two to tango.
Graham Poll's one off performance on Match of the Day told me much. The first thing I noticed was that he had an arm up his back because he only spoke when his tie started to twitch and pulled his neck forward.
His act of incompetence during the World Cup was beyond belief because if you
don’t know who you have booked then there are issues regarding your competence.
However, when he called it a day he claimed he was pressured by Keith Hackett to
ensure that a game between Arsenal and Manchester United passed without any
controversy.
The one guideline you take when you reach any position where it’s your call
is to make completely certain that you are never undermined or persuaded.
There are fine lines that can be reasoned out but they must never trespass one's
authority or cross any boundary that bridge all the slog that was required to earn that badge.
Therefore, he should have stood strong there and then and told Hinge and Brackett
to stick that day's whistle up his arse-end. But he is obviously weak minded, which
isn’t a crime because we are what we are in life.
If the FA were running yellow of that game then why didn’t they inform both clubs
prior to the game that one wrong move would see a point’s deduction?
That was their only door because the referee happens to be part of their posse.
Perhaps that explains why some referees are operating on a fright based platform
due to the fear of severe repercussions.
It certainly looks that way to me. Rob Styles' recent blob rubber stamped that.
I am not saying all the refs are parading on that stage, just a few who look like a
jigsaw with a piece missing when the pressure valves kick in. That’s all.
We are all equals and are to be respected, banter aside. The fans from every club
know more far about football than those parasites, who are just ridiculing jesters.
Balls to the Villains is the way to referee and balls to listening to idiots is the
way to be.
I bet Jeff Winter and Graham Frankland could tell many a tale, which have not been
heard, that took place during their respective careers.
It’s just a pity Jeff Winter couldn’t have sent Ferguson, Strachan and O’Neil to the
stands in the same game because he could have then claimed the match ball.
Villain of the Week has been a very therapeutic feature to host this season but I
am not committing myself to hosting it next season.
What I have loved so much about the feature is that gifted chance to be the dark
horse in a field where the front runners know every inch of the course.
On the FA’s website recently, they were advertising for an exercise scientist. I am
under the impression that they are planning to take our game to new heights and
the job is just that of a fuel attendant – and Barwick will be unveiling the Rocket.
Referee Howard Webb is our sole representative in the European Championships,
which is a wonderful reward as he is the best FIFA ref I have seen by far.
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