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God you’re boring.Also Mike Dean is reckoned to be a Liverpool supporter and not allowed to referee any of their games, so why was he appointed as 4th official today?
Proof my arse. Stupid.If anyone was looking for evidence of a conspiracy against Spurs then just watch the Liverpool match as PROOF! Mike Dean was 4th official over-looking proceedings.
Graham Roberts was right!
You should join Spurs Odyssey. They love the ref conspiracy bollocks over there.Also Mike Dean is reckoned to be a Liverpool supporter and not allowed to referee any of their games, so why was he appointed as 4th official today?
He supports Tranmere which is near but that is like saying a supporter of Orient should not Ref any London team's matches.Also Mike Dean is reckoned to be a Liverpool supporter and not allowed to referee any of their games, so why was he appointed as 4th official today?
It doesn't work like that though.Either way, Dean should not be anywhere near Spurs matches. Proven time and again he's going to cause problems and be the centre of attention. How he's allowed to officiate when people pay their hard earned money to watch football is the question.
its from 2016 butIt doesn't work like that though.
He's a league official.He is either allowed to ref all matches or none at all.
Would open a can of worms if certain refs weren't allowed to do certain teams definitely.
Oh well.its from 2016 but
Which team does each referee support?
After Leicester fan Kevin Friend was stopped from taking charge of Tottenham's game at Stoke, BBC Sport looks at which teams Premier League referees support.www.bbc.com
Do referees have to say who they support?
Yes. And referees will not get appointed to the clubs they support.
"At the beginning of every season the referees' background information is audited," said Keith Hackett, the former head of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the organisation that makes refereeing appointments for Premier League games.
"They complete a form that includes who they support, the history of if they've played the game and with the addresses where they are residing.
"That gives you a picture that comes into use when you're appointing. It's about ensuring, for example, you wouldn't appoint a Sheffield-based ref for a Sheffield team."
Well nevertheless, he should not be officiating full stop. Yet it seems certain teams don't get certain refs near them due to perceived bias.It doesn't work like that though.
He's a league official.He is either allowed to ref all matches or none at all.
Would open a can of worms if certain refs weren't allowed to do certain teams definitely.
This conspiracy theory you have tried to uphold really does just beggar belief... pressing 'ignore thread'.
Haven't seen Spurs receive a fair refereeing display in years and it gets worse every year. They are ganging up to stop Tottenham getting in the top four. With the mistakes made by Poch and certain players, it's working.
But so-called "fans" like you live in denial at the bleeding obvious.
# | Team | Games | Cautions | Dismissals | Disciplinary Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Woolwich | 24 | 57 | 1 | 238 |
2 | Watford | 25 | 50 | 4 | 230 |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 51 | 3 | 226 |
4 | Everton | 26 | 44 | 2 | 196 |
5 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 46 | 1 | 194 |
6 | Sheffield United | 24 | 44 | 1 | 188 |
7 | Manchester United | 24 | 46 | 0 | 184 |
8 | West Ham United | 23 | 43 | 1 | 182 |
9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 40 | 2 | 180 |
10 | Norwich City | 23 | 45 | 0 | 180 |
11 | Aston Villa | 26 | 42 | 1 | 178 |
12 | Manchester City | 25 | 39 | 2 | 176 |
13 | Chelsea | 24 | 43 | 0 | 172 |
14 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 34 | 2 | 160 |
15 | Newcastle United | 23 | 34 | 2 | 160 |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 34 | 2 | 158 |
17 | Southampton | 25 | 34 | 2 | 158 |
18 | Burnley | 23 | 37 | 0 | 148 |
19 | Liverpool | 24 | 23 | 1 | 102 |
20 | Leicester City | 26 | 25 | 0 | 100 |
I'd say the top 5 more closely reflects 5 teams all having poor seasons to date, packed with frustrated and/or off the pace players.The current fair play league table showing the refs are booking Spurs for nothing and show no consistency. Look at Anthony Taylor's performance against Leeds not booking Xhaka in the cup and VAR's lack of action against Lacazette who also was diving and rolling around the whole match. Here are the facts in the league at this point.
# Team Games Cautions Dismissals Disciplinary Points 1 Woolwich 24 57 1 238 2 Watford 25 50 4 230 3 Tottenham Hotspur 23 51 3 226 4 Everton 26 44 2 196 5 AFC Bournemouth 24 46 1 194 6 Sheffield United 24 44 1 188 7 Manchester United 24 46 0 184 8 West Ham United 23 43 1 182 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 40 2 180 10 Norwich City 23 45 0 180 11 Aston Villa 26 42 1 178 12 Manchester City 25 39 2 176 13 Chelsea 24 43 0 172 14 Crystal Palace 23 34 2 160 15 Newcastle United 23 34 2 160 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 34 2 158 17 Southampton 25 34 2 158 18 Burnley 23 37 0 148 19 Liverpool 24 23 1 102 20 Leicester City 26 25 0 100