Refs too friendly with Man Utd Players?
Tony Mowbray is irritated by referees calling top team’s players by their first names.
“It can irritate you them calling their players by the first name and trying to calm them down being pally,” said Mowbray. and continued, “I’m not questioning the integrity of referees, yet you should always feel that there’s a level playing field.”
This was provoked after a match with, surprize surprize Manchester United and West Brom. Full details here. Rob Styles sent off West Brom player Paul Robinson, a decission which was subsequently rescinded.
February 3rd, 2009 at 04:28 am
theyre all friends with the top teams, nothing one can do really…
February 3rd, 2009 at 07:56 pm
How about insisting on shirt numbers as a means of identification?