Referee’s View – October 2011
Pro-qualified referee Simon gives his honest opinion on last month’s refereeing decisions, and how they affected Liverpool FC.
Pro-qualified referee Simon gives his honest opinion on last month’s refereeing decisions, and how they affected Liverpool FC.
Stoke – (A) Mark Clattenburg. This was the first time Liverpool have been refereed by Mr Clattenburg for some time and it was a welcome return to the middle for the County Durham man, who had a fine match and confirmed his position as one of the best referees currently officiating in the Premier League. [...]
Simon Fear – pro-qualified referee and Tomkins Times member – takes an uncompromising and unbiased look at the officiating in games involving Liverpool in August 2011. Was luck for or against the Reds? Sunderland (H) – Phil Dowd Liverpool’s first home match of the season saw them face a new-look Sunderland side. Games between the [...]
By pro-qualified referee, Simon Fear. Liverpool faced a full schedule in April with matches against WBA (A) Manchester City (H) Arsenal (A) and finally Birmingham City (H). WBA (A) – Martin Atkinson. This was a match that saw Liverpool reacquainted with ex-manager Roy Hodgson as well as referee Marin Atkinson. Now in my opinion there [...]
Pro-qualified ref Simon Fear takes a look at the Reds’ games from last month. How did the officials perform, and did their decisions affect the results? Liverpool faced a quiet March with just two premier League fixtures: a home match against Manchester United and a difficult away game against Sunderland. However, these were not quiet [...]
Simon Fear – pro-qualified referee and Tomkins Times member – takes an uncompromising and unbiased look at the officiating in games involving Liverpool in February 2011. Was luck for or against the Reds? Note: Usually for Subscribers only, this month’s piece is free to all. Liverpool faced matches against Stoke (H), Chelsea (A), Wigan (H) [...]
Simon Fear – pro-qualified referee and Tomkins Times member – takes an uncompromising and unbiased look at the officiating in games involving Liverpool in January 2011. Was luck for or against the Reds? Liverpool faced a congested fixture list in January 2011, with five premier League games and an away trip to Manchester Utd in [...]
Liverpool headed into the festive season with a run of games that on paper should have presented a reasonable expectation of gaining some much needed points and the opportunity to move up the table. Liverpool faced Aston Villa (H), Newcastle (A), both Fulham and Blackpool were postponed due to the weather and ended the month against Wolves (H).
Simon Fear – pro-qualified referee and Tomkins Times member – takes an uncompromising and unbiased look at the officiating in games involving Liverpool in November 2010. Was luck for or against the Reds?
Liverpool faced a matches against Blackpool (H) Everton (A) Blackburn (H) and Bolton (A) in a series of games that they desperately needed to gain maximum points to lift themselves from the lower regions of the premier league.