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.
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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.
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."
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.
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."
You learn something new everyday.
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.
If I was Daniel Levy, I'd hire private detectives to bug the referees meetings they have every week and when they have enough evidence, sue the Premier League!
You might think that's extreme or fantasy, but the Mail On Sunday did that to Lord Tottenham head of the FA to get him the sack. They wired an Woolwich-supporting old friend of his to try a 'honey trap'. Despite all her efforts he didn't bite but still got sacked.
Ask yourself why the media wanted to get Lord Tottenham the sack?
Sorry for boring you with facts.
You might think that's extreme or fantasy, but the Mail On Sunday did that to Lord Tottenham head of the FA to get him the sack. They wired an Woolwich-supporting old friend of his to try a 'honey trap'. Despite all her efforts he didn't bite but still got sacked.
Ask yourself why the media wanted to get Lord Tottenham the sack?
Sorry for boring you with facts.
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.
There's clearly no conspiracy to protect Woolwich!
I would say Mike Dean cost Pochettino his job, and now they are starting on José.
When we saw Spurs rampant, Son, the happiest nicest footballer expressing his talents, then they ganged up and sent him off THREE times for the slightest of infringements just to bring his morale down and allow opponents to niggle him. They are now booking Spurs players for anything while not applying the same standards across the board.
Compare how Liverpool have got away with murder with Mané rolling over and diving constantly, Mo Salah exagerrating any contact in the box to get penalties, Granit Xhaka of Woolwich doing at least 4 bookable fouls EVERY game and not being booked, Guendouzi and Tereriera diving and rolling over screaming (I never mentioned Lacazette) and being rewarded, it's a crime.
I think Boris should investigate the FA and see Mike Riley is not fit for purpose and do an overhaul of the English League and bring the game back to the people.
When we saw Spurs rampant, Son, the happiest nicest footballer expressing his talents, then they ganged up and sent him off THREE times for the slightest of infringements just to bring his morale down and allow opponents to niggle him. They are now booking Spurs players for anything while not applying the same standards across the board.
Compare how Liverpool have got away with murder with Mané rolling over and diving constantly, Mo Salah exagerrating any contact in the box to get penalties, Granit Xhaka of Woolwich doing at least 4 bookable fouls EVERY game and not being booked, Guendouzi and Tereriera diving and rolling over screaming (I never mentioned Lacazette) and being rewarded, it's a crime.
I think Boris should investigate the FA and see Mike Riley is not fit for purpose and do an overhaul of the English League and bring the game back to the people.
He was a cunt and gave us nothing before falling out with Poch though
Kevin Friend
I bet those that believe in VAR will use it as a reason it should be used - they have come out and said all decisions were correct, all this goes into the 98% of decisions right from VAR.
Much as we would want that to be true VAR is probably here to stay, rolled out across Europe the TV companies love it, and after all they are the paymasters. Managers, players, fans in the ground ... meh we don't count. The billions who watch the telly that's what matters and VAR generates more TV minutes than pretty much anything else.
They need to get it working properly ... but do they want to ... controversy is TV gold I'm not at all sure they don't make some calls just to create controversy ... then of course there is LiVARpool to consider, what would they do without it?
I listen to a fair few European football podcasts that have similar complaints, the most common is it takes away more than it gives.
Say it quietly so do I
Ref Watch: Raheem Sterling's tackle on Dele Alli not a red card, says Dermot Gallagher
Southamptons penalty shout against Liverpool, Aaron Ramsdales missed punch and Glenn Murrays late equaliser for Brighton all discussedwww.skysports.com
DERMOT SAYS: "When I saw it in real time, I thought yellow card. When I saw the replay, my immediate reaction was red card. When I look at it again there are a number of factors here. It doesn't look good but Alli does actually get a touch on the ball. Sterling is studs up and he's quite clearly going for the ball. Because he's studs up, he hasn't got any intensity and I think that's what has saved him. It's not a good tackle but he hasn't lunged. It's not a red card offence.
"The difference between the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ben Godfrey red card is that they both go to ground. They are both horizontal, Sterling's not."
I kind of agree with most of this.
Mike Dean to Sky Sports AHAHHAHAHAHAHA you poor bastards!!!