A lesson in refereeing: Why Oliver was right
Imagine the scene: Two players are running towards each other, fully focussed on the ball between them. At the last minute, as they prepare to…
Officials Archives: 04/2015
The man in the middle: Michael Oliver review
Well that was a confusing performance from Arsenal’s favourite referee. Refusing, early on, to book Branislav Ivanovich for his first or even second yellow-card challenge,…
The man in the middle: Michael Oliver
When Arsenal played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in October, Martin Atkinson allowed them to kick the crap out of Arsenal. Gary Cahill’s early challenge on…
Referee performs as expected, offers Arsenal no protection against Reading
I can moan about Martin Atkinson because Arsenal won, right? As we said in our preview, Atkinson is a ref that likes to allow fouls…
The man in the middle: Martin Atkinson
Martin Atkinson will take charge of Arsenal’s semi-final game against Reading at Wembley on Saturday. The ref, who hails from West Yorkshire, is not a favourite…
Pull the other one – Mike Dean annoys Burnley fans
Just what did Mike Dean do that upset the Burnley fans? Not much, as it turns out.
The man in the middle v Burnley: Mike Dean preview
Mike Dean will take charge of Arsenal’s game at Burnley, so what can we expect, as if we don’t already know?
The man in the middle – Anthony Taylor review
How did Anthony Taylor get on in charge of Arsenal’s destruction of Liverpool?
The man in the middle – Anthony Taylor preview
Anthony Taylor will take charge of Arsenal v Liverpool and that’s not good news for anybody.