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One of the journalists said today that the refs have to state which club they support at the outset, then PGMOL select geographically. ie if he supported Birmingham, he wouldn't be able to ref Villa...however, he could ref West Brom as that's not their nearest rivals.

Clattenburgs appointment leaves a really bad taste in the mouth. From the minute he took the job, they were always going to use him to undermine referee decisions. It stinks.

So, in a nutshell. Managers are blaming referees for getting decisions wrong, when in fact, they don't even know the LOTG ! The pundits should be backing PGMOL in these matters, not adding fuel to the fire.

It there is a playground or youth games within earshot I tend to ask them before the match to keep the bad language down, and i've always had a positive response from the players (tbh it could be their kids playing over there)

Re Harry Kane alleged elbow, Hackett also said Kane swung his arm. He didn't. He seemed to position it to protect himself. There was no swing as such. He also said Kane was looking for Gabiel. Not necessarily. Top level players also have a glance over their shoulder to see where their team mates...

I bet, next time Gabriel isn't sure he kicks it back ! ;)

The biggest problem with all this, goes back to the players playacting again. Was he looking to stop them game because it was a head injury, but then realised the defender was just acting ? (BTW playacting for head injuries seems to becoming quite common...and it's a really distasteful thing to do)

Exactly. Society has brought a lot of them up to be horrible and disrespectful. Added to that, the professional game openly encourages backchat, verbal abuse of refs, cheating etc. The FA keep doing the surveys, but they know what the issues are and are too spineless to do anything about it.

Why don't the winning team just play with less players (much more sporting) ?

I don't see what's unsporting about it ! They're playing within the law. The defenders needed to react and block the shot

But you're then taking the advantage away from the attacking team. It's them that has been awarded the FK and should have the advantage of when and how they take it ! Perfectly legit goal in my opinion

In summary. I think there's something fundamentally wrong with the LOTG if even referees on a forum can't agree with certain decisions. I think the beautiful game leaves way too much to interpretation.

You may also have to wear a black suit and a county FA tie, which you need to purchase

I think you raise a good point. I've never been paid to referee or be AR at a Cup Final, and i've just gone along with it as i've been flattered to be chosen. But yes, I think somebody should be paying us

That doesn't sound very glowing ! lol

...and then you have pundits like Shay Given saying last night, that because he touched a fraction of the ball first it's ok. We've seen many red cards given for tackles that have got the ball first but the type of tackle endangered the opponent !

Your pic shows a standard volley. The guy in question is trying to hook it high and away with a tackle coming in behind him. Why would he throw his arms up to deliberately stop the ball, when he wants to clear it away from the area ? I think we'll have to agree to disagree. Problem is, the...

When you're kicking a ball away like that though, your arms are not down by your side

It's a natural position when you're launching a ball away

That's a good point.