Arsenal v Burnley 01 November 2014 – The Match Officials

Arsenal v Burnley 01 November 2014 – The Match Officials By Andrew Crawshaw Firstly, here is the ongoing table of wrong Important Decisions for the season – still no signs of anything “evening out in the end”; four in Arsenal’s favour, 17 against. Wrong Important Decisions Favouring Arsenal Favouring Opponents 2nd Yellow Cards 0 4 …

Football is changing… Fouls and Cards awarded by the referee.

Fouls and Cards Awarded by the Referee   by Andrew Crawshaw Some of our readers have noted that there seem to be some anomalies this season between the number of fouls committed by teams in the Premier league and the numbers of cards issued.  I have looked at the official web site of the Premier …

The culture of keeping everyone quiet, and paying for the FA’s after dinner drinks

By Tony Attwood There is an episode of the Simpsons in which Lisa Simpson questions the validity of a school trip to the local slaughterhouse and meat processing factory, asking “why do we have to eat meat?” Suddenly the scene moves to Principal Skinner’s office where a red light is flashing above the slogan “Danger: …