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 adrian b  Landrindod, Wales 01 Apr 14 2.23pm |
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I saw the game on telly and wondered who the ref was who could not have seen that clear penalty. Should have known. Perhaps, like so many 'good' refs, he was evening things up
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Plumpton eagle  East Sussex 01 Apr 14 3.03pm |
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I think that he has got caught up with his own reputation. I suspect that he wants to be the ref that gives out fewest reds, awards fewest contentious penalties and does not upset the managers of the very top teams. He may then believe that makes him the best referee. This is only my opinion. I do not have great insight or psychology qualifications. However, I did see him fail to award a clear penalty that he had a perfect view of from very close by. There have been other similar incidents this season. I don't think that he is a cheat or deliberately sets out to engineer results. But I do think that he has become obsessed with his self image and desire to avoid contention.
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blind eagle  Covington.Tennessee 01 Apr 14 4.48pm |
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Quote Plumpton eagle at 01 Apr 2014 3.03pm
I think that he has got caught up with his own reputation. I suspect that he wants to be the ref that gives out fewest reds, awards fewest contentious penalties and does not upset the managers of the very top teams. He may then believe that makes him the best referee. This is only my opinion. I do not have great insight or psychology qualifications. However, I did see him fail to award a clear penalty that he had a perfect view of from very close by. There have been other similar incidents this season. I don't think that he is a cheat or deliberately sets out to engineer results. But I do think that he has become obsessed with his self image and desire to avoid contention.
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| Hoof Hearted 01 Apr 14 5.09pm | |
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Webb reminds me of Graham Poll.... the clown that didn't realise he had dished out 3 yellow cards to the same player.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 01 Apr 14 6.11pm |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 01 Apr 2014 5.09pm
Webb reminds me of Graham Poll.... the clown that didn't realise he had dished out 3 yellow cards to the same player. Yes Poll made a major error but it is unfair to term him a "Clown".Can we not pass comment without resorting to personal insults ?
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Seth  On a pale blue dot 01 Apr 14 6.17pm |
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Quote Willo at 01 Apr 2014 1.36pm
Quote Rudi Hedman at 01 Apr 2014 11.26am
A good ref will see what everyone else sees and give the decision, regardless of stage, venue, opposition, live on tv, whatever it is. I certainly do not accept that Webb makes decisions on the bases you have described.He is a FIFA ref and as such it is ridiculous to term him a "Bad ref".Yes he like other refs are only human and as such will make mistakes but to reach the standard he has reached (FIFA) means that he has achieved excellent marks over a period of time. Edited by Willo (01 Apr 2014 1.51pm)
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| Seth On a pale blue dot 01 Apr 14 6.18pm |
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Quote Willo at 01 Apr 2014 6.11pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 01 Apr 2014 5.09pm
Webb reminds me of Graham Poll.... the clown that didn't realise he had dished out 3 yellow cards to the same player. Yes Poll made a major error but it is unfair to term him a "Clown".Can we not pass comment without resorting to personal insults ? I can think of a lot worse insults for referees than that willo. Blind, stupid, biased, cheating c*nt, for instance.
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| Mapletree Croydon 01 Apr 14 6.20pm |
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Quote Willo at 01 Apr 2014 6.11pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 01 Apr 2014 5.09pm
Webb reminds me of Graham Poll.... the clown that didn't realise he had dished out 3 yellow cards to the same player. Yes Poll made a major error but it is unfair to term him a "Clown".Can we not pass comment without resorting to personal insults ?
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| Icepick Tony Chester 01 Apr 14 6.22pm |
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Quote Willo at 01 Apr 2014 6.11pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 01 Apr 2014 5.09pm
Webb reminds me of Graham Poll.... the clown that didn't realise he had dished out 3 yellow cards to the same player. Yes Poll made a major error but it is unfair to term him a "Clown".Can we not pass comment without resorting to personal insults ? Alright Graham, game is up. Now we know why you have these facts on players favorite shampoo and what colour socks they gave their father for Xmas 2007.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 01 Apr 14 6.44pm |
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Quote Seth at 01 Apr 2014 6.17pm
You talk like "FIFA" is some gold standard of probity and competence. The fact that FIFA is a maelstrom of greed, nepotism, bribery and corruption means that Webb's status as a "FIFA ref" has about as much credibility as anything Sepp Blatter has ever said. You might slate FIFA but lets not intimate that referees are selected as a result of "Bribery", "Corruption" etc etc.
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| Seth On a pale blue dot 01 Apr 14 6.53pm |
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Quote Willo at 01 Apr 2014 6.44pm
Quote Seth at 01 Apr 2014 6.17pm
You talk like "FIFA" is some gold standard of probity and competence. The fact that FIFA is a maelstrom of greed, nepotism, bribery and corruption means that Webb's status as a "FIFA ref" has about as much credibility as anything Sepp Blatter has ever said. You might slate FIFA but lets not intimate that referees are selected as a result of "Bribery", "Corruption" etc etc.
Putting the label "FIFA" on something to make it appear more respectable and credible is patently absurd.
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| Bekken 01 Apr 14 7.03pm |
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Quote Willo at 01 Apr 2014 6.11pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 01 Apr 2014 5.09pm
Webb reminds me of Graham Poll.... the clown that didn't realise he had dished out 3 yellow cards to the same player. Yes Poll made a major error but it is unfair to term him a "Clown".Can we not pass comment without resorting to personal insults ? Willo, your like the Police mate. Bore off.
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