Stuart Atwell, the Frank Spencer of football Referees.
Fair point. But you look at Rosato and how he performed in a Champions League quarter final and age and running are not always big factors. Though Taylor is sometimes a bit lazy, his running is very good for his age. And Attwell's running is excellent. But his brain is nowhere near up to it. There is a over emphasis on running with younger referees and while fitness and running are important, if the decision making is wrong then neither of those things matter much.What would massively help referees is for there to actually be 2 of them out on the pitch. We're asking non athlete blokes in their 40's to keep up with the pace of a Premier League game which gets faster year on year. I think even basketball has a couple of refs which is played on a small court. Simply have a ref in each half of the pitch, and as the ball crosses halfway control switches to the other ref.
Not only would this allow refs to keep up with the game, it will allow them to be positioned better and be closer to play. Another major benefit will be having refs far less fatigued and we all know fatigue plays a huge part in decision making
And threw his toys out the pram and refused to play for his country in the World CupRoy Keane says Forest have not "shown any class". That's rich from a bloke who used to stamp on opponents and regularly intimidate referees.
He hasn't shown much class to the manager who put his faith in Keane and took Keane to multiple league titles and a champions league, either.He could show some class by remembering who gave him his big chance in english football
He was even going on about us berating refs on the pitch after the Liverpool gameHe hasn't shown much class to the manager who put his faith in Keane and took Keane to multiple league titles and a champions league, either.
To be fair, VAR shouldn’t have intervened at Wolves. But I can’t state strongly enough how that reason shouldn’t have been “so as not to cause Stuart Atwell further embarrassment”.Athletic article lamenting poor Attwell's treatment and suggesting that the VAR at Wolves shouldn't have intervened so as not to cause him more embarrassment:
Referee Stuart Attwell endures the kind of evening he (and Wolves) really didn't need
Just three days on from being subject of Nottingham Forest's fury, Attwell became the latest referee to feel the wrath of the Molineux crowdtheathletic.com
Nothing about that decision confirming his errors at Everton.
I thought the Athletic was better than that.
So the athletic are promoting that the PGMOL should indulge in conscious bias. Can these idiots genuinely not see what they are saying?Athletic article lamenting poor Attwell's treatment and suggesting that the VAR at Wolves shouldn't have intervened so as not to cause him more embarrassment:
Referee Stuart Attwell endures the kind of evening he (and Wolves) really didn't need
Just three days on from being subject of Nottingham Forest's fury, Attwell became the latest referee to feel the wrath of the Molineux crowdtheathletic.com
Nothing about that decision confirming his errors at Everton.
I thought the Athletic was better than that.