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.
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September 2011 – Referee’s View
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. [...]
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Referee’s View – August 2011.
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 [...]
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Referee’s View: April 2011
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 [...]
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Referee’s View – March 2011.
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 [...]
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Referee’s View, February 2011
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) [...]
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Referee’s View: January 2011
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 [...]
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Referee’s View – December 2010.
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).
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Referee’s View – November 2010
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?
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Referee’s View – October 2010
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.
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Referee’s View – September 2010
Simon Fear – pro-qualified referee and Tomkins Times member – takes an uncompromising and unbiased look at the officiating in games involving Liverpool in September 2010. Was luck for or against the Reds?
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Referee’s View August 2010
Simon Fear – pro-qualified referee and Tomkins Times member – takes an uncompromising look at the officiating in games involving Liverpool in August 2010, as the Reds faced a demanding start to the 2010/11 Premier League season.
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Referee’s View: April 2010
Simon Fear – top-qualified referee and Tomkins Times member – takes an uncompromising look at the officiating in games involving Liverpool in April.
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Referee’s View – Benfica Special
The game was played with an imposing noisy home crowd and there were a large number of incidents which were resolved with decisions that on occasions were correct, on others were incorrect – some lenient, some harsh. However, it’s fair to say that the match officials were not helped by the home crowd who were throwing thunder flares onto the pitch and clearly intent on creating an environment of intimidation.
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Referee Review – March 2010
Liverpool faced a testing fixture list in March with matches against Wigan, Lille (Home & Away), Portsmouth, Man Utd and Sunderland. It’s fair to say that Liverpool have not been blessed with many breaks this season from the men in black and have suffered a number of contentious decisions. So how would the men in the middle perform this month?
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Referee’s View – February 2010
Former Conference referee (Senior Class One qualified) and Tomkins Times subscriber Simon Guerri-Fear takes a look at the decisions affecting Liverpool in February, in the first of a new monthly feature. Suffice it to say, he wasn’t very impressed with the performances of the men in black, in what was yet another surreal month of decision making.
