Mike Riley
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Mike Riley
Couldn't work out whether to post this here or in the Bolton bit, think as its about refs I'll have a go over here.
Why I want Mike Riley back at the Reebok
Ok so we hardly see Mike Riley these days, wisely enough the FA don't tend to appoint him to Bolton matches. However I'm starting to come round to the idea of having him back at the Reebok....probably confusing you a bit now so here goes.
This season some of the complete muppets that have appeared at the Reebok include the names Marriner, Foy, Dowd, Webb...what do they all have in common? They will pick up on anything outside the area - ie free kicks/throw ins being taken 2 yards away from the foul/where the ball went out of play, Davies jumping, 50/50 challenges and generally use it as an excuse to go whistle happy and 'stamp their authority' on the game. However, come to the penalty area or a scything challenge or cynical shirt pull on someone clear on goal - basically a 'big' decision and surprise surprise they haven't seen it. Earlier on in the season we won a fair few penalties, Watford in the dying minutes sticks out. However since the panning and ridiculing of Graham 'look at me' Poll refs do not seem willing to be the next victim of the media/manager bashing and tend to shy away from these decisions.
Where Mike Riley differs is that he has the courage of his convictions - shown yesterday at Boro, clear fould and red card offence - the only doubt being if it was in the area or not. Be a great get out of jail free card that for Marriner et al. Uriah Rennie is another one, he stands by whatever he sees and won't try to even things up. He just isn't as good as Riley (if you believe the hype).
So to the FA - give us Mike Riley at the Reebok, even if he is a c*nt. We would of had one pen on Wed thats for sure.
Why I want Mike Riley back at the Reebok
Ok so we hardly see Mike Riley these days, wisely enough the FA don't tend to appoint him to Bolton matches. However I'm starting to come round to the idea of having him back at the Reebok....probably confusing you a bit now so here goes.
This season some of the complete muppets that have appeared at the Reebok include the names Marriner, Foy, Dowd, Webb...what do they all have in common? They will pick up on anything outside the area - ie free kicks/throw ins being taken 2 yards away from the foul/where the ball went out of play, Davies jumping, 50/50 challenges and generally use it as an excuse to go whistle happy and 'stamp their authority' on the game. However, come to the penalty area or a scything challenge or cynical shirt pull on someone clear on goal - basically a 'big' decision and surprise surprise they haven't seen it. Earlier on in the season we won a fair few penalties, Watford in the dying minutes sticks out. However since the panning and ridiculing of Graham 'look at me' Poll refs do not seem willing to be the next victim of the media/manager bashing and tend to shy away from these decisions.
Where Mike Riley differs is that he has the courage of his convictions - shown yesterday at Boro, clear fould and red card offence - the only doubt being if it was in the area or not. Be a great get out of jail free card that for Marriner et al. Uriah Rennie is another one, he stands by whatever he sees and won't try to even things up. He just isn't as good as Riley (if you believe the hype).
So to the FA - give us Mike Riley at the Reebok, even if he is a c*nt. We would of had one pen on Wed thats for sure.
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Re: Mike Riley
I doubt that. He wasn't as kind to give us the last minute penalty we should have had against Boro in the cup final (mind you he did give us that one against Liverpool in the last minute of the cup run).officer_dibble wrote: So to the FA - give us Mike Riley at the Reebok, even if he is a c*nt. We would of had one pen on Wed thats for sure.
The worst thing about watching Mike Riley referee a football game is that he turns it into some American Football spectacle. It's constant stop start with people leaving the field of play. He picks up on a lot of needless decisions and doesn't let the game flow like it's meant to. Sure his games are memorable, but its the bitterness caused by his decisions that will never make him a good referee.
His decisions lack common sense and do nothing to appease the fans.
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