Tried to look around to see who sits on this panel - John Moss, Martin Atkinson, Karen Carney and Rob Green. Folks with real vested interests in ensuring that the organisations they serve is not seen in bad light.
Wasn’t it Atkinson who gave that red card to Kieran Gibbs? And Moss who never missed an excuse to wave a red card t Granit Xhaka? Both Karen and Rob are regular guests either as pundits or match day analysts at Premier League Productions.
This is a panel alright; but let us not kid ourselves that it is independent. Mike Dean said it all about refs protecting each other; and I don’t understand why we are not taking him for his word.
In what world would a rational person accept that what Guimares did to Jorginho was acceptable, while Havertz’s (admittedly reckless but really not sackable) attempt to win the ball was an overwhelming outrage?
In what world would a rational person accept Joelinton’s hands on Gabriel was not a player gaining illegal leverage to gain advantage?
But of course, they know they can get away with this because there are media houses like ESPN and Sky Sports to megaphone this to millions of football fans without so much as push back.
They have already showed their hand by sending out Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville and Micheal Owen to lead the misinformation against Arsenal and its manager Arteta, while diverting attention from yet another atrocious display of refereeing standards in supposedly the best league in the world.
Tried to look around to see who sits on this panel - John Moss, Martin Atkinson, Karen Carney and Rob Green. Folks with real vested interests in ensuring that the organisations they serve is not seen in bad light.
Wasn’t it Atkinson who gave that red card to Kieran Gibbs? And Moss who never missed an excuse to wave a red card t Granit Xhaka? Both Karen and Rob are regular guests either as pundits or match day analysts at Premier League Productions.
This is a panel alright; but let us not kid ourselves that it is independent. Mike Dean said it all about refs protecting each other; and I don’t understand why we are not taking him for his word.
In what world would a rational person accept that what Guimares did to Jorginho was acceptable, while Havertz’s (admittedly reckless but really not sackable) attempt to win the ball was an overwhelming outrage?
In what world would a rational person accept Joelinton’s hands on Gabriel was not a player gaining illegal leverage to gain advantage?
But of course, they know they can get away with this because there are media houses like ESPN and Sky Sports to megaphone this to millions of football fans without so much as push back.
They have already showed their hand by sending out Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville and Micheal Owen to lead the misinformation against Arsenal and its manager Arteta, while diverting attention from yet another atrocious display of refereeing standards in supposedly the best league in the world.