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By Walter Broeckx After having finished the articles in which we tried to find out under whom the teams did better than usual (or to see under which ref they have a bad to terrible win record) we now are going to have another look at those numbers but looking at it from the point …
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By Walter Broeckx In the last few weeks we have shown you how for each team we could make a division between good and bad refs based on the win percentage of each team. In those articles I also referred on a few occasions to not only the numbers themselves but also I pointed at …
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by Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Wigan which if you don’t mind will from now on call just Wigan. I hope you forgive me a little joke as we are now at the end of this part of looking at the refs in …
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by Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have West Ham United which if you don’t mind will from now on call just WHU. Now before any WHU supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count …
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by Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have West Bromwich Albion which if you don’t mind will from now on call just WBA. Now before any WBA supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count …
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Match Review: Chris Foy – Arsenal Vs Reading (4 – 1) [30/03/2013] If you are new to this site and this is your first visit then please: Read this to fully understand our reviews. Today’s referee is Chris Foy MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Chris Foy (2013-03-30) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC Reviewer Comment …
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by Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Tottenham. Now before any Tottenham supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you take a …
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by Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Swansea. Now before any Swansea supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you take a …
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By Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Sunderland. Now before any Sunderland supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you take a …
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by Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Stoke. Now before any Stoke supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you take a …
By Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Southampton. Now before any Southampton supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you take a …
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By Walter Broeckx After what seemed an eternity we are back in football business. And our next game brings us the visit of Reading to the Emirates. The ref in charge will be Chris Foy. Foy is 50 years and one of the old refs and with an experience of around 12 years in the …
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By Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have READING. Now before any Reading supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you take a …
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By Mal Davies ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF AN OPPONENT There has been such a positive response to my article two weeks ago on Nani’s red card that, after three incidents in the recent FIFA World Cup qualifiers, here are a few more of my thoughts, with the three incidents that produced three …
Read More “Endangering the safety of an opponent: “intent” and “but I got the ball””
By Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have QPR. Now before any QPR supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you take a …
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Match Review: Martin Atkinson – Arsenal Vs Aston Villa (2 – 1) [23/02/2013] If you are new to this site and this is your first visit then please: Read this to fully understand our reviews. Today’s referee is Martin Atkinson MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Martin Atkinson (2013-02-23) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC Reviewer …
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By Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Norwich. Now before any Norwich supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you take a …
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By Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Newcastle United. Now before any Newcastle supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you take …
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Match Review: Jonathan Moss – Swansea City Vs Arsenal (0 – 2) [16/03/2013] If you are new to this site and this is your first visit then please: Read this to fully understand our reviews. Today’s referee is Jonathan Moss MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Jonathan Moss (2013-03-16) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC Reviewer …
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By Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Manchester United. Now before any Manchester United supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you …
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By Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Manchester City. Now before any Manchester City supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you …
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Match Review: Mark Clattenburg – Tottenham Hotspur Vs Arsenal (2 – 1) [03/03/2013] If you are new to this site and this is your first visit then please: Read this to fully understand our reviews. Today’s referee is Mark Clattenburg MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Mark Clattenburg (2013-03-03) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC Reviewer …
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By Walter Broeckx Next in our series in which we will cover each and every team we have Liverpool. Now before any Liverpool supporters comes on here and start wondering what this is about I would be much obliged if you would read the introductory articles on this first to understand what we are trying …
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by Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every Premier League team we have Fulham. Now before any Fulham supporters comes on here and suggest that it is not the averages but the actual decisions that count (as some fans of other clubs have done) may we suggest you take a …
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By Walter Broeckx Next in our series as we cover each and every team, we have Everton. Now before any Everton supporters comes on here and starts questioning what we are doing, I would ask you to read the other articles that started out this series so you can see what we are trying to …
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