As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
DanielD wrote:I know it's not connected to yesterday's performance in the liverpool derby but, it's a regular problem for english refs and Clattenberg is a great example, they talk so much!
We're in the middle of a game, there is a small push on a player, so the ref decides to stop the whole match and give the player an educational talk (you could see it in the nhl, when Almunia tried to get the ball off fat huddelstone). It frustrates the players and than the game becomes much more violent and difficult to the ref himself.
Yep ,I notice that from some of these refs -having a little chat over nothing.
Didn't see the Liverpool game live - but was watching the Arsenal game in a bar when 2 Liverpool fans who were sitting near me had a go at Eduardo for putting his foot in on the guy who made a two-footed challenge! I went beserk (I lost my rag - can you believe it!!) and tried to point out the danger of this two-ffoted lunge through the air. They weren't having any of it - and now I know why having seen the highlights and Kuyt's challenge. Even he admite he was a bit lucky to stay on.
I go agree with Smooth though - the guy seemed to ref the the sp**s game pretty well.
Glad I wasn't in the vicinity of Moyes on saturday though.
Usually I rate Clattenburg, but after watching the 'Pool game, thats one of the worst refereeing displays I've seen at any level.
Getting a yellow out and changing it to red when gerrard says.
Not sending Kuyt off for 2 footed lunge.
Not giving 2 stone wall penalty's for Everton..
I just dont know what he gets payed for after performing like that..
Our ref was shocking yesterday as well..Riley I think it was..terrible.
Last edited by EdgeOfTown on Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:25 am, edited 1 time in total.
Clattenberg has to be the woarse referee to ever ref a premier league game ever some of his decisions on saturdays game Liverpool v Everton where an absolute joke. I can toatally understand David Moyes fustration after the game and he is one of the niceiest guys in football
