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The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything By Walter Broeckx One of our reader asked a few questions (before the site went down) which deserved a proper answer I thought. So this is what he said (and sorry for the late reply): For this to be accepted by others you need to clarify who is …
By Ref Reviewer 04 For the Manchester derby at Old Trafford we had Ref Clattenburg in charge. Was his contribution as historical as the score line? Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment points weight 3 OTHER Richards Young C Cought the man on the leg 1 1 4 OTHER Young Silva NC Silva tries …
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By Ref Reviewer 02 The biggest game in world football my arse, the quality was appalling, the first half was dire, bad passing, poor technique, I cannot ever remember Arsenal passing the ball as badly as these two did in the first half, an advert for the EPL`s passion, but certainly not its quality. The …
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By Ref Reviewer 04 For the Carling Cup game between Arsenal and Bolton we had ref Taylor as the ref. Not an established PL ref yet, so did he do enough to earn himself a place in the PL? Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment points weight 2 OTHER Arshavin Steinsson C Trip 1 …
Read More “Untold Ref Review: Arsenal 2 – Bolton 1; Arsenal get more wrong calls (of course)”
By Ref Reviewer 04 For the game between Arsenal and Stoke we had ref Mason in the Emirates. Because of some computer problems we didn’t get the Ref Watch online so it will be interesting to see if what we found will be in agreement with what Dogface thought it would be. Min Type Foul …
With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Walter Broeckx Do you want to know how the refs have done so far this season? Well I will try to give you some details including another graphic of the score each ref has got so far. So we must remember that unlike in school …
The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything —————————————– With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————– By Ref reviewer 04 For our game in the CL in Marseille we had ref Skomina from Slovenia. Ever heard of him? Well I hadn’t until the match. Min Type Foul from On …
Read More “Untold Ref Review Marseille 0 – Arsenal 1. For once luck does balance out.”
With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Background: Initially Untold Arsenal started to publish referee reviews of Arsenal matches, and through this we found some evidence of what appeared to be consistent bias by referees against Arsenal. The point was then made we would get a better overall picture of what is going …
—————————————– The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything —————————————– With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————– By Walter Broeckx Well the season is not that far under way but still we have had quite a few games that the Untold Referees Panel have reviewed so far. So maybe time to …
Read More “Which club gets the most wrong referee decisions called against them? A graphic view.”
—————————————– The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything —————————————– By Ref Reviewer 04 In the game Bolton – chelsea we had ref Walton. A few interesting things happened in this game. Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment points weight 2 GOAL Chelsea C Correct goal 1 3 3 OTHER Ngog Bosingwa C …
The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything By Ref Reviewer 03 If you are new to this series you might like to see the note at the foot of the article For the game Manchester United – Norwich we reviewed ref Stuart Attwell. How was his score? Min Type Foul from On C/NC …
With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Walter Broeckx When good (ex-)referees speak it is sometimes wise to listen. And sometimes you can learn something from their words. But having been a top ref doesn’t necessary means that you got the answer to the questions. Because when you have been a top …
Read More “Mr Collina gets it wrong. Refusing to help the referees will not help the game.”
By Walter Broeckx There has been a little debate going on about the refs in the media. And I was attracted by the words or the English Football Association referees’ committee chairman David Elleray. Mr. Elleray said and I quote this from the media: “Last season in the Premier League 98 per cent of offside …
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By Ref Reviewer 04 This is part of a series of articles covering the refereeing of matches in the EPL. We cover all Arsenal games, and some of the games of other leading teams. For the game between Manchester City and Everton it was Howard Webb in charge. Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment …
With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Walter Broeckx The following review of the Tottenham – Arsenal game has been subject to some internal debate amongst the ref reviewing team. The game was reviewed by Ref Reviewer 02 and then later on changed by me. The changes were made about the first …
——————————- Other recent stories UNTOLD REFEREES: Everton 0 Liverpool 2; Stoke 1 Man U 1; Chelsea 4 Swansea 1 UNTOLD CORRUPTION: Should Arsenal join other major teams in match fixing, in order to survive ——————————- By Walter Broeckx What is exactly the influence of the chief of the PGMOL on the refs? Is he just …
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Background: Initially Untold Arsenal started to publish referee reviews of Arsenal matches, and through this we found some evidence of what appeared to be consistent bias by referees against Arsenal. The point was then made we would get a better overall picture of what is going on if we also analysed errors made by referees …
Background: Initially Untold Arsenal started to publish referee reviews of Arsenal matches, and through this we found some evidence of what appeared to be consistent bias by referees against Arsenal. The point was then made we would get a better overall picture of what is going on if we also analysed errors made by referees …
Background: Initially Untold Arsenal started to publish referee reviews of Arsenal matches, and through this we found some evidence of what appeared to be consistent bias by referees against Arsenal. The point was then made we would get a better overall picture of what is going on if we also analysed errors made by referees …
Important notice: All referee reviews on Untold Arsenal are written on the basis of television coverage. It should be noted that from time to time some TV channels choose not to show an incident involving the referee (preferring for example to show a replay instead). This can lead to our reviewer missing something that would …
Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By DogFace Referee: Mike Dean Assistant 1: Stuart Burt Assistant 2: Scott Ledger 4th Official: Anthony Taylor Good morning stat-fans and welcome to RefWatch. This weekend we face our old foes Tottenham and this time it’s a match that our friends in the tabloids must be licking their chops over …
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Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Ref Reviewer 02 Ref for the game Liverpool – Wolverhampton was Mr. Friend. I have reviewed a few Liverpool games this season, including all games at Anfield. I have been very disappointed with the atmosphere at all those Anfield games, I expected something much more like Stoke, and it …
By Ref Reviewer 04 In the Champions League we had a ref from Spain. Ref Carlos Velasco Carballo was the name. But how was his game? Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment points weight 6 OFFSIDE Mirallas C 1 1 7 OTHER Torisids Rosicky C Flying tackle from behind 1 1 8 GOAL Chamberlain …
By Ref Reviewer 03 Fulham played Manchester City, the final score was 2-2 and the ref was Mark Clattenburg once again. Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment points weight 1 OTHER Sidwell Barry C Foul 1 1 2 OTHER Silva Dembele C Foul 1 1 3 OTHER Sidwell Aguero NC Pulled on his arm, …
By Walter Broeckx In my last article when I was talking about data we could gather from the ref reviews we do I told you about the way bad calls were made and which team suffered most and who benefited most. But we can also have a look at the refs and see how many …
