That’s what she said. Actually, that’s what Swansea said, and they may just have a point. So, Swansea were at Arsenal, and were reinvigorated by a Mathieu Flamini own goal in the 90th minute. (Yes. Really.) The score was 2-2 at this point. There had originally been four minutes of added time, but the goal and celebration should have added
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After yesterday’s debacle at Stamford Bridge, with Andre Marriner sending off the wrong Arsenal player, there’s been a predictable amount of howling from the media that referees should be forced to explain their decisions. It’s an interesting question and not as straightforward as it may seem at first blush. I’ve heard over and over that referees should be forced to
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UPDATE: Premier League has transferred the red card to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (most likely at Marriner’s request, but that’s unconfirmed). AOC will now serve a one-match ban. So, by now you’ve heard that the only thing worth talking about in Chelsea’s 6-0 thrashing of Arsenal at Stamford Bridge was the fact that Andre Marriner sent off Kieran Gibbs by mistake. The basics are
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Always check “Latest Appointments” on the sidebar for updated referee appointments. Here are the referees for this weekend’s Premier League fixtures, March 22 and 23. Chelsea v. Arsenal is an absolutely huge game for the title race, and it falls to Andre Marriner (above). I like Marriner, though he does have the most red cards among Premiership referees so far
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Mark Clattenburg must keep a fifth of scotch in the boot of his car for just such a day. Not that I think Clattenburg did anything wrong in Manchester United v. Liverpool. He did the very best he could in a game that was just absolute madness. He got a few calls wrong, missed a few he could have given,
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There are two really big matches this weekend, and they’re both on Sunday. Mark Clattenburg will come off his Champions League match this week to officiate Liverpool v. Manchester United. The outcome of that game will have a major impact on the standings, so it makes sense that Clatts – who’s been at the top of his game of late
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Here are the referees for the upcoming Premier League matches on March 8. Note: These are not FA Cup matches, but are regular fixtures. FA Cup will be March 8 and 9. Obviously the biggest match is Chelsea v. Spurs, since Chelsea are sitting in first place and Spurs are scrabbling for Champions League football next year. Mr. Wunderkind, Michael
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Here are the referees for this coming weekend in the Premier League. There are no particularly huge matches, so it should be a quiet week. The one thing to note is that, aside from a fourth official gig on Saturday, Howard Webb will be resting after his mid-week Champions League match. Considering his form of late, this is probably a
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These are outdated appointments. Always check “Latest Appointments” on the sidebar for updated referee appointments. Here are the Premier League referees for the weekend of February 22 and 23. Probably the biggest match will be on Saturday; Chelsea is fighting for the title and Everton is fighting for Champions League, so Lee Probert (above) will have his work cut out
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I wasn’t going to post this, because it’s old. But I’m sick to bloody death of talking about Andy Bloody Carroll, and I figured we could all use a bit of a laugh. So I give to you this cute video of Mark Clattenburg forgetting his cards, and then forgetting who he was going to card in the first place.
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