remember martin hansson

bonkers

Sorry to drag up the Ireland France issue again but..

there is a brilliant documentary about Hansson and the incident doing the rounds

http://www.balls.ie/2010/08/13/martin-hanson-film-star/

Le King

I don't hate him at all. But he comes across as if it didn't matter as long as he got picked for the World Cup. He never accepted responsibility. The Swedes despise the man.

The_Kew_Tour

I dont blame France, dont't really blame the ref (more linesman) but I so hate FIFA and people in charge and the system.

Mister men

He failed so i hate him.

bonerm

Watched the doc. Apparently football comes before family in his philosophy. So he's a wanker as well as merely an incompetent idiot. The doc reveals that his wife left him, the local Swede's and the media appear to have an unnatural hatred for the guy. I can see why.

Most tellingly he even said himself in the doc (this is prior to Fra v Ire) that a serious mistake during a world cup qualifier meant he shouldn't be at the world cup. "If I make a serious mistake that decide(s) the game, I shouldn't be in the World Cup". So on top of whatever mistakes he's made the guy couldn't even be good to his word. He revealed he cracked open the champagne when he heard he was picked for the WC. He gave off the vibe that he didn't give a fúck about anything as long as he was able to self-improve and attain his own personal goals. Quite possibly the worlds first confirmed sociopath-referee.:mad:

ctrl-alt-delete

Two things for me stuck out in that documentary,

1: The fact he stated that his work came before his family, i had a bit of sympathy for him in this situation, because if he wanted to be the best he could, and reach the highest level he could, then this is sometimes necessary.

2. The he showed how for me he deserves no sympathy for point 1 because when the observer came in after the match and told him it was a handball and that decided the game, his immediate thoughts were for all the effort he had put in himself. My first thought would have been for those i had let down.

A good documentary all the same, but it reinforces my belief that i would never want to be a referee if i was in a position to be, your good work goes relatively unnoticed when compared to how your bad work is highlighted.

Leiva

An egomaniac who should have gone to Specsavers .

Aidric

Good piece. Singular vision all the way with Mr Hansson. Who in their right mind would want to be a referee and all the abuse that comes with it.

greendom

Aidric wrote: »

Good piece. Singular vision all the way with Mr Hansson. Who in their right mind would want to be a referee and all the abuse that comes with it.

Should never have been a referee if he only had one eye:D

Bateman

A lot of those Scandinavian refs are arrogant *****, I don't understand all the sympathy Frisk got when he retired

Hansson makes an appearance here too, think he probably found his level
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H1vFbv71Oo&feature=PlayList&p=DA113550AF8387D3&index=0&playnext=1

L'prof

adrian280582 wrote: »

I dont blame France, dont't really blame the ref (more linesman) but I so hate FIFA and people in charge and the system.

Can't watch that video until tomorrow, but I agree. I absolutely despise the system. It's hard to believe that technology has advanced so far, yet they refuse to use it in football. Also't the myth that "these things even themselves out over the course of a season" really bugs me as they clearly don't!