Elite Ref's

thegen

United affront! Gary Neville needs to take off his red-tinted specs and let referees get on with the job

By Graham Poll Last updated at 4:12 PM on 16th November 2009

Gary Neville wants only a few referees to be able to handle the top Manchester United games.
I wonder who he'd include in that list? Surely Howard Webb, our No 1 FIFA-ranked referee but then who?

The second in the list is Martin Atkinson, who displeased the Old Trafford faithful with his display at Stamford Bridge earlier this month.

Mike Dean might be included as No 3 but then Mark Clattenburg and Andre Marriner who occupy slots four and five, are also unpopular with United.

The superior attitude displayed by Neville's remarks is what makes United so unpopular with all other fans and his words are not new.

I remember going up to a United training session at Carrington at the behest of Sir Alex Ferguson, who wanted me to speak with the players who were having difficulty with the attitude of certain referees.

Has he got a valid point?


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1228299/United-affront-Gary-Neville-needs-red-tinted-specs-let-referees-job.html#ixzz0X3Fs7xQh

That_Guy

thegen wrote: »

United affront! Gary Neville needs to take off his red-tinted specs and let referees get on with the job

By Graham Poll Last updated at 4:12 PM on 16th November 2009

Gary Neville wants only a few referees to be able to handle the top Manchester United games.
I wonder who he'd include in that list? Surely Howard Webb, our No 1 FIFA-ranked referee but then who?

The second in the list is Martin Atkinson, who displeased the Old Trafford faithful with his display at Stamford Bridge earlier this month.

Mike Dean might be included as No 3 but then Mark Clattenburg and Andre Marriner who occupy slots four and five, are also unpopular with United.

The superior attitude displayed by Neville's remarks is what makes United so unpopular with all other fans and his words are not new.

I remember going up to a United training session at Carrington at the behest of Sir Alex Ferguson, who wanted me to speak with the players who were having difficulty with the attitude of certain referees.

Has he got a valid point?


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1228299/United-affront-Gary-Neville-needs-red-tinted-specs-let-referees-job.html#ixzz0X3Fs7xQh

I don't need to read anymore after this. LOL

keane2097

The fact that there are no elite referees is the immediate problem that springs to mind.

thegen

keane2097 wrote: »

The fact that there are no elite referees is the immediate problem that springs to mind.

Could be true, but it was Neville who suggested that an elite panel of refs be drawn up to ref the top four.

orourkeda

Gary Neville should start worrying about elite referees when he starts playing regularly

redout

Thing is there are no elite refs in England.

Bring back this chap I say

DazMarz

redout wrote: »

Thing is there are no elite refs in England.

Bring back this chap I say

Yep, totally agree. Greatest ref ever. Only one ref I can remember teams being glad to see reffing the game. There are no referees of that calibre in England these days (as if there ever was).

orourkeda

Here's the guy we need

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86AJje3ElDc

That_Guy

orourkeda wrote: »

Here's the guy we need

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86AJje3ElDc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEEK1hwBCY4&NR=1

(with added lightsaber)