interestingly different replies to my emails re recent refs!

<div><font face="Arial" size="2">A Hill</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">I would like to register my views on an inept display by Mr Hill yesterday at Bristol City-he was completely baised towards the home side failed to give Barnsley 2 penalties and wrongly sent off a player for alleged simulation when in fact he was fouled in the area-it was a travesty and he should not referee at this level without further training-I would like-but don't expect -a considered reply from the assessor</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"><div>

<font face="Arial" size="2">We are in receipt of your email.</font> <font face="Arial" size="2">Whilst you are of course fully entitled to your view, in accordance with the Laws of Association Football, it is the referee's view that matters. He makes instant</font> <font face="Arial" size="2">split second decisions, from a position different from anyone else in the ground, that will be analysed repeatedly by slow motion cameras and panels of football experts.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">Ninety five percent of the time these decisions will be correct, when they are wrong it is unfortunate but because of human error, unavoidable. They make their decision based on years of training and experience and what they see at that moment in time. The referee can only act on what they see, assisted by the other match officials and not everyone will agree with the decisions they take.</font>
<font face="Arial" size="2">We hope you respect that while one fan may criticise a referee&rsquo;s decision, another will interpret it as the right decision.</font><font face="Arial" size="2">Thank you for contacting The Football League.</font> </p><div><font face="Arial" size="2">T Kettle</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">yet again I am mailing you about an incompetetent referee of a Barnsley game-he blatantly failed to control the match fairly-Stoke were favoured all the way through-an absolute disgrace-again I would like but don't expect a response</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"><div><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Arial" size="2">Thank you for your email, the content of which has been noted and referred to the Referees' Manager.</font><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></font></div></font></div></div></font></div>

 

My Favourite Part Is..........

He makes instant split second decisions, from a position different from anyone else in the ground, that will be analysed repeatedly by slow motion cameras and panels of football experts.

* From a position different from anyone else in the ground? Yes he's got a better view closer to the action.

* That will be analysed repeatedly by sloww motion cameras and panels of football experts? Well it didn't take our fans a slow motion replay to realise the ref messed up. The last part sounds like a dig at fans.

 

So.....

<font face="Arial" size="2">Whilst you are of course fully entitled to your view, in accordance with the Laws of Association Football (It clearly states in Section 4, subsection 6 of <font size="3">The Laws of Association Football</font> that you are entitled to your view.)</font></p>

<font face="Arial" size="2">It is the referee's view that matters. (We don't give a flying fart about yours.)</font></p>

<font face="Arial" size="2">He makes instant</font> <font face="Arial" size="2">split second decisions, from a position different from anyone else in the ground, that will be analysed repeatedly by slow motion cameras and panels of football experts.(Yes, there is such a thing asa slow motion camera and they are capable of analysing stuff.)</font></p><font face="Arial" size="2">


<font face="Arial" size="2">Ninety five percent of the time these decisions will be correct. (I have never actually been to a football match.)</font></p>

<font face="Arial" size="2">When they are wrong it is unfortunate but because of human error, unavoidable. (They're human when it comes mistakes but not when it comes to bias.)</font></p>

<font face="Arial" size="2">They make their decision based on years of training and experience and what they see at that moment in time. The referee can only act on what they see, assisted by the other match officials and not everyone will agree with the decisions they take. (However we will pretend to agree with them even when nobody else in the entire world does.)</font></p>

<font face="Arial" size="2">
<font face="Arial" size="2">We hope you respect that while one fan may criticise a referee&rsquo;s decision, another will interpret it as the right decision.</font><font face="Arial" size="2">Thank you for contacting The Football League. (The home fans thought he was great so **** off.)</font></font></p></font>

 

INTERESTINGLY.....................

the one where I give chapter and verse as to what he did wrong gets the bland reply-my biased tirade against the Kettle gets referred to someone else