Sima Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Got to protect the 'brand'. Can't be sending one of the premier players off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Lesser profile player walks there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Iain Macintosh @iainmacintosh 28s Somewhere on Wearside, Wes Brown is screaming at the skies in frustration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I'd love to hear the ref justify not sending him off. When any other player at any other club would have walked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andybiotics Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Off without a doubt. Rooney has done this countless times in his career. Pathetic decision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Can I hear a christmas chant? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I'd love to hear the ref justify not sending him off. When any other player at any other club would have walked. He won't have to justify it, it will be forgotten about it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 What's the fucking point when the refs cheat like that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 They're trying to say the refs view was obscured. Fuck me, he's either seen it or he hasn't. If he hasn't seen it then no foul. If he has seen it then he has to give a straight red. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Shouldn't even be on the pitch to score. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 That's just wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Rooney scores. Who said there's no justice? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Well that was entirely predictable Lucky bastards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Typical. Shouldn't even be on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 As predictable as you like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I'm shaking with rage. Fucking hate blatant cheating like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Remember what OCK said about refereeing. They are told not to send off star players etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Joseph Barton @Joey7Barton 1m Rooney should never have been sent off. What are these so called experts on about. It was a yellow at most. Ref got it right. 1-0 Reply Retweet Favorite More In laymen's terms, Joseph Barton @Joey7Barton 1m I'm mint and it's important to remember I still exist and that I need media coverage. Reply Retweet Favorite More Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Remember what OCK said about refereeing. They are told not to send off star players etc. Got a link for that, Neesy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Remember what OCK said about refereeing. They are told not to send off star players etc. Got a link for that, Neesy? http://www.thesecretfootballer.com/articles/13015/referees-told-to-respect-premier-league-brand/ Anyway, moving on, last week I met up with a prospective candidate who is interested in becoming our “Secret Referee”. This is a guy who has refereed all the greats and, to be honest, he had me hanging on his every anecdote. But it was his throwaway story about Scudamore that had me intrigued and not just because I’d already chosen to include him in this column. The ref told me that during a Premier League meeting of top referees, Scudamore had finished off by saying: “And, remember, you’re not in a sport, you are part of the entertainment business. We don’t want our top players being sent off every week because it’s bad for the brand. We want them on the pitch as much as possible.” After I’d picked my jaw up off the table, I had a good think about that remark. I’m sure that it was most likely meant as a rallying cry to encourage referees to let the game flow but, my goodness, it still sails very close to the wind and probably explains why Wayne Rooney wasn’t sent off against a team that I once played after a two-footed challenge on our right back. As if going to Old Trafford wasn’t hard enough, anyway; now you know what the Premier League’s smaller teams are also up against when they have to play there. Nice bit of insight from a Referee, who has been refing the games at SJP this week. They are told to manage an event, when it comes to refing a Premier League game, while they can simply ref a game when it comes to the Football League. He went on to explain that people want to see the players on the field, and that there's too much money involved to simply send off a Wayne Rooney. He used Oliver and 'Clatts' (Clattenberg) as examples of people he's talked to, and issues they've had when doing Premier League games. I thought it was interesting, and the ref seemed to agree that there was a lot of 'favour' towards the bigger teams, certainly the ones that 'bring the money in' for the Premier League. If a Ref is deemed to have spoiled the 'event', he'll find it hard to get a top game again in the future. He went on to mention that Ian Holloway wasn't very respective towards referees, and that various clubs have hounded the 4th official throughout the season in regards to Tiote's persistant fouling, which is the reason he's been booked so many times. "That's his forth foul." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Ta, LRD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Seb Larsson must have been mistakenly included as a top player since he always gets away from the red cards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Been watching 5 minutes but that Theophile Catherine looks canny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 The ref told me that during a Premier League meeting of top referees, Scudamore had finished off by saying: “And, remember, you’re not in a sport, you are part of the entertainment business. We don’t want our top players being sent off every week because it’s bad for the brand. We want them on the pitch as much as possible.” fucking criminal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 What a goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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