The Regulator Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 48 minutes ago, alfonso123 said: Surely though, if you were bent, and had been paid off, you'd be a bit more subtle about it. Not put in display that screams "Look at me! I'm blatantly bent, and I've taken a bung" You'd have to be as thick as mince. Referees know that they operate, as a rule, beyond any semblance of accountability. The outrage that has followed yesterday’s goings on will be confined to Wednesday fans and will likely be forgotten in a few days. Quite easy therefore to see how a referee might be tempted to take the risk of taking a bung to fix spots (over which he has complete control) in a relatively low profile game. It’s been done in cricket and there was a spot fixing case dropped by the CPS a few years ago against 7 football league players. As the pundits keep reminding us, referees are only human and of all the on field participants, they are the lowest paid by some distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Plonk said: Not read the full thread but I’ve commented on other threads, and I wasn’t there yesterday as I’m on my hols. BUT whilst letters to the fa are worth fa and as the op says will be straight in the bin, but I’m foookin sick of coming out of games talking about refs. I’m coming up sixty, and it was never like this before. No one noticed referees back then and that’s how it should be. You didn’t know there names, didn’t notice they were even on the pitch. Now the tail tugging tuggers want to be the centre of attention. Fat kids who couldn’t play who hate those that can. If things don’t change soon with the standards of officials I’m giving up on football cus it’s driving me mad. I’m on my hols and getting right wizzed off with what happened yesterday. Turn off Owlstalk, go get a beer, look at pretty younger adults in sexy swimwear, chat to new people about exciting things planned for your retirement years, enjoy your holiday. So much more positive things to be doing rather than moan at the ref on a football forum when you’re meant to be on holiday. Relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 7 hours ago, sonofbert2 said: If you've not posted it yet, can you enclose my rude carrot pic please? Tell 'em the ref was a bentprick and they may combine the two subjects. Thanks for this. Cheered me up no end. Post of the day for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlyegg Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I once worked with a retired ref. He once ran the line at ours in the early 80's (forgot what game he said)...he said i was getting some big grief from your fans, (i gave throw in wrong way...mistake) never left me alone after that ...foookin twots were lobbing stuff at me...they were going mental, foook me a genuine mistake. Rest of the match I gave em (Sheffield Wednesday) foook all, not even bang obvious stuff, ref over-ruled me a couple of times.....bollllox to em I thought and I packed up end of season....flippingused to hate Wednesday after that .... Though he said I was ok for a Wednesdayite Still happens, so he said (that was about 1995) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Not normally one for these types of letters and appeals. However, I've watched hundreds of matches since my first game in 1990. In that time, I have only witnessed refereeing like that twice. The more the game went on, the more absurd it became. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bark1062 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 10 hours ago, Eaton_Swfc said: What does a 'paying' member of the public do then? Mmmm let me think mmmm.......take it on the Chin? Writing to the FA absolute waste of paper.... will be immediately filed in the appropriate place....the bin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrig Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 My dad's still waiting for a reply to the letter he sent to the FA after the '93 FA cup final replay when Arsenal kicked us off the park and the ref gave us, well let's face it FA. So I wouldn't hold your breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Plonk said: Not read the full thread but I’ve commented on other threads, and I wasn’t there yesterday as I’m on my hols. BUT whilst letters to the fa are worth fa and as the op says will be straight in the bin, but I’m foookin sick of coming out of games talking about refs. I’m coming up sixty, and it was never like this before. No one noticed referees back then and that’s how it should be. You didn’t know there names, didn’t notice they were even on the pitch. Now the tail tugging tuggers want to be the centre of attention. Fat kids who couldn’t play who hate those that can. If things don’t change soon with the standards of officials I’m giving up on football cus it’s driving me mad. I’m on my hols and getting right wizzed off with what happened yesterday. Honestly its been getting at me the last couple of seasons and yesterday id had my fill of it..it just drags the afternoon down..yesterday was a complete crash of a performance for the officials..thinking of not renewing after the drag of this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSTAGE IN PYONGYANG Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 minute ago, HIGHERSTATE said: Honestly its been getting at me the last couple of seasons and yesterday id had my fill of it..it just drags the afternoon down..yesterday was a complete crash of a performance for the officials..thinking of not renewing after the drag of this season To be honest I usually take it as part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But anyone who saw it, including a lot of the Villa fans, couldn't believe what they were seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nk Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 10 hours ago, Onge said: I think people need to let it go. Jos didn't complain, it's not in the media - we just look like very poor losers... This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMOwl72 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Post a copy of the Assessors report when you have managed to get hold of it under the freedom of information act please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musn't Grumble Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 10 hours ago, airborne_rat_of_s6 said: What’s the alternative? Sit on your hands and belittle fellow fans for trying to air a legitimate gripe? Football is pretty unique industry in that the customer can often come way down the list of priorities. Despite the rubbish served up by the officials yesterday, football knows that we will all be back next week, sharing our hard earned dollar, and the problem is forgotten. The economists call it "exploiting the elasticity of the demand curve". Other industries respond more quickly and with more satisfaction (in the main) because they will lose business to competitors. The FA doesn't have to bother to that extent. It appears to be a reactive organisation and will only do as it is told when government gets involved (e.g. All seater stadia, child protection measures, hooliganism, fans on boards or other representation, etc, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 12 hours ago, HOSTAGE IN PYONGYANG said: I have sent the following letter to fa@info.com It will be in the bin by now. "Dear Sirs, I would like the FA to investigate the level of officiating during the Sheffield Wednesday vs Aston Villa played at Hillsborough yesterday. I know as a paying member of the public I cannot instigate a full enquiry, but the FA, as the regulatory body should be aware of what happened at the game. Firstly the amount of fouls awarded was somewhat disproportionate. 16 to 1. I find this very strange. I am aware that refereeing is a difficult job to do, but 16 to 1 seems to suggest one team were 16 times more, shall we say physical, than the other. This was not the case. Secondly the overall standard of the officials was somewhat one-sided. I have never written to the FA before, as in the past I have assumed the referee had made poor judgements, as we all do. Sadly that cannot be said of the referee in yesterdays games, as the decision making was consistently poor. I look forward to your response. Regards" I have a feeling you will be waiting a while for a response 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSTAGE IN PYONGYANG Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, helmut_rooster said: I have a feeling you will be waiting a while for a response I did accuse people of corruption and that was not right. On reflection I don't think he took a bung. He was just really really really w*nk and should never referee a game again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cognacbarnowl Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 5 hours ago, Will69 said: Turn off Owlstalk, go get a beer, look at pretty younger adults in sexy swimwear, chat to new people about exciting things planned for your retirement years, enjoy your holiday. So much more positive things to be doing rather than moan at the ref on a football forum when you’re meant to be on holiday. Relax. Ye're a feckin good WUM dude I applaud you. Mother Theresa re-incarnate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 WELL LET ME TELL YOU THIS FOOTBALL LEAGUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 12 hours ago, Rebowl Yell said: I regularly read forums from other clubs as entertainment and no word of a lie every single club has fans who think: A) they always get the worst decisions against them and them alone. B) there’s some sort of conspiracy to keep them down C) if they have a major rival then point B is something to do with them (Man City are big on this) I too regularly read other teams forums - similarly i used to read the fanzines of loads of other clubs - i actually used to subscribe to about 8 fanzines and in total had read fanzines from around 120 UK clubs And for all bar a handful if you took the name of the club out of the equation and read the fanzines or latterly forums of most clubs - they are almost all exactly the same themes The world is against them - ref had a shocker - ref was biased - ref took a bung - their goals should not have stood - we should have had 2-3 goals that didn't stand - authority conspiracy against them - TV/media companies are biased against us - why hasn't our (usually decidedly average player) been called up for England//whoever etc etc etc Swarbrick may have had the beast of all beasts - but i absolutely refuse to believe he took a bung - and if he did then he could have at least make it look like he didn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_D Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I say good effort, quite a few bites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelowl Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, scram said: I too regularly read other teams forums - similarly i used to read the fanzines of loads of other clubs - i actually used to subscribe to about 8 fanzines and in total had read fanzines from around 120 UK clubs And for all bar a handful if you took the name of the club out of the equation and read the fanzines or latterly forums of most clubs - they are almost all exactly the same themes The world is against them - ref had a shocker - ref was biased - ref took a bung - their goals should not have stood - we should have had 2-3 goals that didn't stand - authority conspiracy against them - TV/media companies are biased against us - why hasn't our (usually decidedly average player) been called up for England//whoever etc etc etc Swarbrick may have had the beast of all beasts - but i absolutely refuse to believe he took a bung - and if he did then he could have at least make it look like he didn't Ahh the old double bluff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 8 minutes ago, scram said: I too regularly read other teams forums - similarly i used to read the fanzines of loads of other clubs - i actually used to subscribe to about 8 fanzines and in total had read fanzines from around 120 UK clubs And for all bar a handful if you took the name of the club out of the equation and read the fanzines or latterly forums of most clubs - they are almost all exactly the same themes The world is against them - ref had a shocker - ref was biased - ref took a bung - their goals should not have stood - we should have had 2-3 goals that didn't stand - authority conspiracy against them - TV/media companies are biased against us - why hasn't our (usually decidedly average player) been called up for England//whoever etc etc etc Swarbrick may have had the beast of all beasts - but i absolutely refuse to believe he took a bung - and if he did then he could have at least make it look like he didn't The old double bluff kato... You have much to learn my Oriental friend...ffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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