Sunday 3 May 2015

Whistleblowing The Whistle Blowers And Whippers


Premier League referees are to football what jockeys are to horseracing...
... their mansions can never be explained by their legitimate earnings.

Of course, the biggest impact on any football match is the referee.
And the biggest impact on any horserace is the jockey.
And the biggest impacts on any Premier League football match or British horserace are the betting markets.

Yesterday in 7 Premier League matches there were 7 penalties and 6 red cards.
This is 1.86 match-changing decisions per game.

In La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga combined, there have been 14 games this weekend with a total of 2 penalties and 1 red card.
This is 0.21 match-changing decision per game.

Not only were many of the EPL decisions dubious, incorrect or, in the case of Mike Williamson, "deliberate", but these calls were made at 9x the rate of the other primary European leagues.
Their penalty should see them sent off to pasture.

And yet the pgMOB insist on using the same referees repeatedly (even within the same window)...
... Clattenburg was ref and Mason 4th official for Villa v Everton and their roles are reversed for Hull v Arsenal.

Rubbish league.
Rogue refs.
Rotten to the core.