Martin Atkinson

Simply ruining the game?

Date: 5th October 2011 at 4:08 pm | Written by
When was the last time a weekend went by when we weren’t discussing controversial refereeing decisions, and game changing mistakes from the men in black? It seems that officiating errors are becoming …

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Everton 0-2 Liverpool – Match Review

Date: 1st October 2011 at 3:30 pm | Written by
Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez struck late second half goals to hand Liverpool victory in the 185th Merseyside Derby and the all important bragging rights over 10-man Everton who had Jack Rodwell …

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Football News – United speculation KO’d, Arsenal’s fears concerned, Fernando Torres concedes he’s struggling

Date: 27th September 2011 at 9:05 am | Written by
The Emir of Qatar has ended speculation linking him and the Qatari Investment Authority with a bid for Manchester United. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani stated in an interview …

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Time they were made accountable?

Date: 28th July 2011 at 4:48 pm | Written by
One of the great debates to come out of last season was whether referees should be made accountable for their decisions. On many occasions last year the public glare was cast firmly …

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Is Kenny Dalglish right to question the silence?

Date: 16th May 2011 at 3:16 pm | Written by
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish attempted to further agitate the debate regarding the protection of Premiership referees from criticism following the club’s defeat by Tottenham at the weekend. Howard Webb awarded a seemingly …

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Is Fergie right to question breaks?

Date: 4th May 2011 at 3:14 pm | Written by
After the game at The Emirates on Sunday Sir Alex Ferguson was quick to bemoan his team’s luck regarding refereeing decisions going against Man United. Ferguson felt his team were denied a …

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Doing sweet FA for the referees

Date: 25th March 2011 at 3:27 pm | Written by
Craig Moore, chairman of the FA Commission that recently punished Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, with a five game touchline ban for criticising referee Martin Atkinson, has this …

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The referee myth

Date: 12th March 2011 at 9:12 am | Written by
I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but the bi-annual referee criticism forum is in session. From Martin Atkinson’s failure to send Chelsea defender David Luiz at Stamford Bridge to Massimo Bussaca’s …

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Said & Done – Fergie vs Refs, Diet Pills and Banned Snoods

Date: 9th March 2011 at 2:56 pm | Written by
Said Following Manchester United’s defeat at Stamford Bridge last week in the Premier League match, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had a different stance on referees from the Wigan …

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Blaming refs is simply a cop out by Wenger and co.

Date: 8th March 2011 at 12:07 pm | Written by
Another weekend and another manager spitting their dummy out over a referee, as their respective sides fail to get the results they were hoping to achieve. Maybe the likes …

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