Laughed when i heard this in the sun ...

[LewiiB]

BLUNDER ref Stuart Attwell is in line for a shock PROMOTION — to the FIFA list.

The under-fire whistler — who awarded the goal that never was at Watford earlier this season — has been put forward to become one of England’s representatives on the select group of the world’s top officials.


If FIFA approve the move Attwell, 25, could be placed in charge of prestigious internationals and World Cup qualifiers.


His nomination has been sanctioned by refs’ chief Keith Hackett and the FA.


But it is certain to stun fans, players and managers — who have been on the receiving end of some of Attwell’s outrageous decisions this season.


The ref awarded Reading a goal at Watford in September — even though the ball went 4ft wide.


After being taken out of the firing line and put in charge of lower league matches for a couple of weeks, he returned to Championship action — and controversy — last Tuesday when he sent off QPR’s Mikele Leigertwood in the Londoners’ 1-0 victory over Birmingham at Loftus Road.


And Attwell sparked even more fury when he took charge of Sunday’s derby bet-ween Derby and Nottingham Forest at Pride Park when he sent off Forest’s Lewis McGugan, disallowed two goals and gave a penalty that never was.


Is this a joke! i fort he would get sacked LOL!

 

[LewiiB]

i think the F.A want him still coz hes the only ref with hair.... :wink:

 

[Rigler]

They've listed 3 or 4 games in which he f**ked up, presumably he's refereed many hundreds of games other than those in which he didn't f*** up yet people are talking about him as though he never gets anything right.

 

[Erik]

Do they do talking newspapers now?

 

[fil]

lets get this right on sunday he sent of Lewis for going in showing his studs, according to the rules right decision.
he gave a penatly for the ball hitting Chambers arm, right desision (he blew well before the ball was in the back of the net and i'm sure if it was one of the others teams players did it we would all scream penno)
he dissallowed the sheep goal for a push on a forest player by a sheep player, right decision
just because the bloke has some tough calls to make which i think he got right doesn't mean he can't go on to be a top ref

 

[ElliottNFFC]

lets get this right on sunday he sent of Lewis for going in showing his studs, according to the rules right decision.
he gave a penatly for the ball hitting Chambers arm, right desision (he blew well before the ball was in the back of the net and i'm sure if it was one of the others teams players did it we would all scream penno)
he dissallowed the sheep goal for a push on a forest player by a sheep player, right decision
just because the bloke has some tough calls to make which i think he got right doesn't mean he can't go on to be a top ref

How do you explain his bizarre Watford decision then?

 

[Lee]

They've listed 3 or 4 games in which he f**ked up, presumably he's refereed many hundreds of games other than those in which he didn't f*** up yet people are talking about him as though he never gets anything right.

He has done 35 matches professionally we already know of 4 matches he f**ked up in, and thats not highlighting the lower league ones he's probably f**ked up too.

 

[Lee]

lets get this right on sunday he sent of Lewis for going in showing his studs, according to the rules right decision.
he gave a penatly for the ball hitting Chambers arm, right desision (he blew well before the ball was in the back of the net and i'm sure if it was one of the others teams players did it we would all scream penno)
he dissallowed the sheep goal for a push on a forest player by a sheep player, right decision
just because the bloke has some tough calls to make which i think he got right doesn't mean he can't go on to be a top ref

It did not hit Chamber's arm.

He reminds me of Graham Poll, and he was a useless twat aswell.

 

[garibaldi79]

They've listed 3 or 4 games in which he f**ked up, presumably he's refereed many hundreds of games other than those in which he didn't f**k up yet people are talking about him as though he never gets anything right.

35 games with 10 red cards

 

[adam09]

How on earth does a stat like that mean anything either way on it's own?

Did you even see the other 9? For all we know they could be 100% spot on. I'd bet most of them are.

 

[trickytrees12]

me and my uncle joked after the game ... 'Shocking referee ... he'll be on the premier list of ref's soon!'

I believe the F.A chose ref's based on how controversial/crap they are!

 

[Rigler]

How do you explain his bizarre Watford decision then?

That was an error by the linesman.

 

[Rigler]

I believe the F.A chose ref's based on how controversial/crap they are!

Yes, I think this is very likely one of the criteria they use. :

 

[Eastwood Red]

I like Mr Attwell

 

[Forest Gurl]

That was written into the Daily Mail report yesterday- the way it was mentioned, it wasn't a recent decision, and most certainly not made after Sunday's game.

Hell, it can't have been if it was in a Monday paper.