Wolves vs Arsenal 25.01.2025 - KO 15:00

[Niall_Quinn]

Michael Oliver has had threats made against him and police are investigating. While they're doing so might want to check for any financial irregularities (but that's another matter in itself)

Shocker! Some idiot online slags the ref. Never happened before, whole world might come to an end because of this. Why don't the pigs spend some time investigating burglaries or (throwing it out there) tackling knife crime? I would assume serious coppers, rather than desk jockeys scanning the net for easy wins, know how to tell the difference between BS and actual threats to life. Or maybe not, after all they let that Southport animal roam free after he virtually phones them up and included them in his plans. What a world we live in. If the "experts" can possibly find a way to get it exactly wrong they'll leave no stone unturned.

Anyway, isn't this what Oliver wanted? Attention? Now he's bitching about it? Make your mind up matey. Piss in the face of 60K people and what exactly are you expecting? Do I agree with people making threats against him online? No - if it actually happened and this isn't the PGMOL trying to change the focus. Do I have an ounce of sympathy for the attention seeking whore? Absolutely not.

[Mac76]

Do I agree with people making threats against him online? No

Me neither and while I don't defend it, a reason sometimes people get angry is because they feel powerless and this is about people investing a lot of time and money into watching their club and seeing the PGMOL just waltz about acting out their petty biases on the pitch

The PGMOL are their own judge and jury and it's frustrating as hell

I wish the Premier League would realise the damage this is doing to their 'product' - though tbh they probably are quite happy to see games ruined as long as it creates clickbait and 'talking points'

[HCZ_Reborn]

I think it’s because there’s no incentive to do anything about it

I wonder what would happen if Arsenal fans boycotted a game which Michael Oliver was put in charge of for instance (especially if it happened to be a home game)

[Mac76]

I think it’s because there’s no incentive to do anything about it

I wonder what would happen if Arsenal fans boycotted a game which Michael Oliver was put in charge of for instance (especially if it happened to be a home game)

I think for sure the club should be insisting he doesn't ref one of our games again, the stats show he's completely biased against us

[HCZ_Reborn]

To be honest, I don’t think he’s fit to be in charge of any game. Even take away what he does with us, his favouritism towards Man City completely compromises him. He needs to be suspended pending an investigation. I haven’t had any knocks to the head lately but I also agree with NQ that another thing to do would have a completely different organisation in charge of overseeing VAR from stockley park. It will if nothing else completely eliminate the perception that on field decisions are just being rubber stamped by their mates.

[Mac76]

To be honest, I don’t think he’s fit to be in charge of any game. Even take away what he does with us, his favouritism towards Man City completely compromises him. He needs to be suspended pending an investigation. I haven’t had any knocks to the head lately but I also agree with NQ that another thing to do would have a completely different organisation in charge of overseeing VAR from stockley park. It will if nothing else completely eliminate the perception that on field decisions are just being rubber stamped by their mates.

well I don't think that's a view NQ alone holds , PGMOL is totally unfit for purpose, if there was a referendum among football fans it would be 100% get the fuck rid of the lot of them

[Niall_Quinn]

well I don't think that's a view NQ alone holds , PGMOL is totally unfit for purpose, if there was a referendum among football fans it would be 100% get the fuck rid of the lot of them

Yeah, it was the suggestion that Utd numpty was making in the video I posted. And it seems kind of obvious, like so many things that don't happen. Of course you have an entirely detached organisation take care of VAR. It eliminates so many nasty possibilities such as hierarchy, the old mates club, and collusion. Where's Colina these days? What's he up to? Why don't we just throw a shedload of cash at him to come over and set up an independent team that can keep the crazy refs at least partially honest? If we're the top league then put the top ref in charge. Alsthough I suppose he's well out of it, reclining on a beach and well deserved. Doubt he'd want any part of this shitshow. Could ask him though.