Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you

Seriously we need to move on from this rather foolish notion that referees, the FA, Sky and the BBC are involved in some sort of conspiracy against us. They really aren't. There isn't a football supporter anywhere that doesn't sometimes think that the whole world is against his/her team, but it's just nonsense. For example, Delaney got away with conceding a penalty just before he managed to get one awarded and the MoTD team thought the foul on Benteke warranted a red. It's swings and roundabouts and, with our record in 2016, you're not going to find too many experts singing our praises.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

Some great post-Xmas rants! Keep them coming! In the post-truth era, they are just what I need to believe! Especially about C**tenf*ck, who must have been dying for the chance to give Wilf a yellow, especially after ignoring all the fouls that were committed against him. Cl*ckenc**t must be keeping count of how many matches of ours he has reffed without us winning, and is clearly going for some kind of record - which he will then tattoo on his arm, along with all the Man Utd matches he has helped them to win, and his love-in portrait of Ferguson.
Rant over, for the time being.

The right place at the right time

Mike Riley DID genuinely hate us. He told his driver, who happened to be someone I went to school with

Riley is now the Referee Supremo, and will have briefed Clattenberg.

I haven't got enough evidence to make these charges stick (there is no smoking gun) but I'm working on it.

But if we try to charge him now, some slippery lawyer will drive a coach and horses through our case and Riley and Clattenberg will get bounced back on the streets with a slap on the wrist by some bleeding heart corporate judge.

It makes me sick, but it's pure FA stuff and we just have to stick there and take it.

Come on, let's have a drink. If you let this stuff get to you you'll go crazy

No your right there's no conspirasy theory when it comes to referees!

However I really cannot wait for Mr Clattenf*c" to be appointed to officiate at a match at Selhurst Park!!

That will help put a few bums on seats, raise the atmosphere a tad and also a take peoples minds off the ageing facilities!

Each time he reffed us, I thought that this time he must give us a break. I went on thinking that right up to the Cup Final, when he screwed us over once again. For Watford, I knew he would do it - and he waited until his chance came in the 87th minute. Wilf fouled in area - no pen, yellow for Wilf. C**tenf*ck triumphs again.

The right place at the right time

On yesterday - Gomez should have got a red (it's a dangerous high kick that would get a red anywhere else on the pitch). If he doesn't get booked then Delaney certainly shouldn't. Watford probably had a word with him about holding like they did when Jedinak got penalised for exactly the same thing in the home game against them in February. Zaha seemed to get a small nudge in the back but the problem is that he does always go down too easily, thereby giving refs the opportunity to say that he's simulating.

Overall, mistakes from MC, but no more than any other ref makes against us on a weekly basis. To be fair to the guy, he gave us a penalty - not his fault that our £27m striker can't put the ball in the net from 12 yards. Nor is it his fault that Delaney can't defend a corner without grabbing hold of a player's shirt Similarly, he made some bad errors in the Cup Final, but he did send Smalling off - again not his fault we lost to 10 men.