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God you’re boring.
Proof my arse. Stupid.
You should join Spurs Odyssey. They love the ref conspiracy bollocks over there.
He supports Tranmere which is near but that is like saying a supporter of Orient should not Ref any London team's matches.
It doesn't work like that though.
He's a league official.He is either allowed to ref all matches or none at all.
Would open a can of worms if certain refs weren't allowed to do certain teams definitely.
its from 2016 but
Which team does each referee support?
After Leicester fan Kevin Friend was stopped from taking charge of Tottenham's game at Stoke, BBC Sport looks at which teams Premier League referees support.
www.bbc.com
Do referees have to say who they support?
Yes. And referees will not get appointed to the clubs they support.
"At the beginning of every season the referees' background information is audited," said Keith Hackett, the former head of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the organisation that makes refereeing appointments for Premier League games.
"They complete a form that includes who they support, the history of if they've played the game and with the addresses where they are residing.
"That gives you a picture that comes into use when you're appointing. It's about ensuring, for example, you wouldn't appoint a Sheffield-based ref for a Sheffield team."
Oh well.its from 2016 but
Which team does each referee support?
After Leicester fan Kevin Friend was stopped from taking charge of Tottenham's game at Stoke, BBC Sport looks at which teams Premier League referees support.
Do referees have to say who they support?
Yes. And referees will not get appointed to the clubs they support.
"At the beginning of every season the referees' background information is audited," said Keith Hackett, the former head of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the organisation that makes refereeing appointments for Premier League games.
"They complete a form that includes who they support, the history of if they've played the game and with the addresses where they are residing.
"That gives you a picture that comes into use when you're appointing. It's about ensuring, for example, you wouldn't appoint a Sheffield-based ref for a Sheffield team."
You learn something new everyday.
Well nevertheless, he should not be officiating full stop. Yet it seems certain teams don't get certain refs near them due to perceived bias.
Haven't seen Spurs receive a fair refereeing display in years and it gets worse every year. They are ganging up to stop Tottenham getting in the top four. With the mistakes made by Poch and certain players, it's working.
But so-called "fans" like you live in denial at the bleeding obvious.
If I was Daniel Levy, I'd hire private detectives to bug the referees meetings they have every week and when they have enough evidence, sue the Premier League!
You might think that's extreme or fantasy, but the Mail On Sunday did that to Lord Tottenham head of the FA to get him the sack. They wired an Woolwich-supporting old friend of his to try a 'honey trap'. Despite all her efforts he didn't bite but still got sacked.
Ask yourself why the media wanted to get Lord Tottenham the sack?
Sorry for boring you with facts.
You might think that's extreme or fantasy, but the Mail On Sunday did that to Lord Tottenham head of the FA to get him the sack. They wired an Woolwich-supporting old friend of his to try a 'honey trap'. Despite all her efforts he didn't bite but still got sacked.
Ask yourself why the media wanted to get Lord Tottenham the sack?
Sorry for boring you with facts.
Sometime in the first half, This guy gave a completely pointless advantage at midfield and practically splurged his pants he was so proud of himself.
Game is not about him, he needs to fuck off.
Game is not about him, he needs to fuck off.
The current fair play league table showing the refs are booking Spurs for nothing and show no consistency. Look at Anthony Taylor's performance against Leeds not booking Xhaka in the cup and VAR's lack of action against Lacazette who also was diving and rolling around the whole match. Here are the facts in the league at this point.
| # | Team | Games | Cautions | Dismissals | Disciplinary Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woolwich | 24 | 57 | 1 | 238 |
| 2 | Watford | 25 | 50 | 4 | 230 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 51 | 3 | 226 |
| 4 | Everton | 26 | 44 | 2 | 196 |
| 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 46 | 1 | 194 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 24 | 44 | 1 | 188 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 24 | 46 | 0 | 184 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 23 | 43 | 1 | 182 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 40 | 2 | 180 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 23 | 45 | 0 | 180 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 26 | 42 | 1 | 178 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 25 | 39 | 2 | 176 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 24 | 43 | 0 | 172 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 34 | 2 | 160 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 23 | 34 | 2 | 160 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 34 | 2 | 158 |
| 17 | Southampton | 25 | 34 | 2 | 158 |
| 18 | Burnley | 23 | 37 | 0 | 148 |
| 19 | Liverpool | 24 | 23 | 1 | 102 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 26 | 25 | 0 | 100 |
I'd say the top 5 more closely reflects 5 teams all having poor seasons to date, packed with frustrated and/or off the pace players.
There's clearly no conspiracy to protect Woolwich!