Aston Villa v/s Arsenal, 13th Jan, 2000 BST

[Niall_Quinn]

we need a PL Corruption thread

Or a decent opponent.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Bennett and poll, lol. They weren't even good at it, made it way too obvious. Then there was Dean.

Was?

That cunt is still active!

[Özim]

What stops us switching up a gear and going for a few goals here? Come on FFS

I think the fear of corruption is filtering through from the fans to the team.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gnabry gets through some work.

[Maestro]

Or a decent opponent.

that could help

[Master Splinter]

Gnabry is fantastic. At both ends of the pitch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Westwood hammers it, Ches saves it ISS style.

[Özim]

Mike Riley
Steve Bennett
Mike Dean
Phil Dowd
Graham Poll


All fucking bent as a fiddler's elbow.

Oi the fiddler proved his elbow wasn't bent, it was just a birth defect!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal off, Gibbs on.

Sensible even if he hadn't got a knock.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I've never thought it was corruption, just thought it was weak officiating. I think there was a ten year period where Man United didn't manage to concede a penalty at Old Trafford because the officials were just not strong enough to give the decision.
I think you learn all you need to learn about the ability of English referees when they go to the world cup, 2006 Graham Poll gives three yellow cards to Josep Simunic before sending him off and in 2010 Howard Webb manages to get to extra time before dolling out a red card to the Netherlands despite some of the appalling and dangerous fouls they were making....Referees in this country are either incompitent or they play to the occasion not to the offence.