The Semi Final Referee

paultheblue · April 14, 2016

Dutch Toffee said:
Leave it, knowing our luck we'll get stuck with Clattenberg instead!

They reckon he will get the final ,hope I get the opportunity to moan about it

ilikecheese · April 14, 2016

We should wave white hankies or something.

Dutch Toffee · April 14, 2016

paultheblue said:
They reckon he will get the final ,hope I get the opportunity to moan about it

If he gets the final and we're in it, I hope we threaten to boycott the final. :rant:

JimEFC · April 14, 2016

I live 3 minutes walk from Elland Road. When Leeds United score I can hear the cheer from home.

Why am I at home, you ask? Because despite living less than a mile from the ground, I don't care about Leeds United.

Tricky Trevor 7 · April 14, 2016

Think we've got more to worry about ? Than who's refereeing this game . Like who's our next manager .?

Bluenoseblue · April 15, 2016

If he lives that close to Manchester then chances are he is a City fan so give him the game I say. Now if the ref for the derby is someone called Jan Olufson then I will get behind any campaign anyone wishes to start as that would be wrong.

john jako · April 15, 2016

I actually don't mind him compared to some of the others. Either way, we need to worry about getting behind the lads regardless of the ref.

mrb85 · April 15, 2016

There is a serious side to this decision. Basically its being admitted that refs can be biased. Amazing how Clattenburg was still getting appointed to RS games even when it was known he was a good friend Of Gerrard's and a RS.

RomanReigns · April 15, 2016

i heard collina is coming out of retirement for this one

ToffeeDan · April 15, 2016

Oh yeah - well he'd better improve on some of his other performances in the middle especially where we are involved. West Ham (home), (away - sent off Cole and Gibson), Baines' non-pen at Cardiff to name but three. God alone knows how he's a FIFA ref.

kithnou · April 15, 2016

Doesn't matter we'll smash them!

Pabbers · April 15, 2016

He makes a good point, this stinks.

TraffordBlue · April 15, 2016

JimEFC said:
I live 3 minutes walk from Elland Road. When Leeds United score I can hear the cheer from home.

Why am I at home, you ask? Because despite living less than a mile from the ground, I don't care about Leeds United.

So what?

Do you seriously think that Taylor doesn't have a Manchester Premier League team he prefers? He's supposed to be an Altrincham fan, but it's not too hard to believe that all of his mates will support City or United. He may have family members who support them, and will probably know some United fans who are going to Wembley for the game.

So why has he been the ref when we played City earlier on in the season, and now picked for this before they even knew whether it was West Ham or Man United.

The original poster has a perfectly valid point here in my opinion.