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Author Topic: No "Friend" of ours!  (Read 3765 times)

Offline GordonCowansisthegreatest

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No "Friend" of ours!
« on: April 14, 2016, 01:25:05 PM »
From the Beeb.
The Premier League has removed referee Kevin Friend from Tottenham Hotspur's game at Stoke City on Monday, because he supports top-of-the-table Leicester.

Shows why we never get any decisions from him.
W@nker

Offline aj2k77

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2016, 01:26:09 PM »
Explains why he's a giant twat too.

Offline ClaretAndBlueBlood

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2016, 01:40:48 PM »
the worst ref in my opinion. Difficult job etc etc, and all refs make incorrect decisions

but his whole demeanour is really annoying, doesn't engage with the players at all, doesn't explain his decisions to them, just gives an inane grin and waves them away. That approach can make a big difference I think in dealing with players

Offline Hookeysmith

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2016, 01:46:28 PM »
Has he officiated in any of their matches previously - Leicester I mean

I would imagine that all refs have to declare their support for their own club - although that never stopped cnuts like Halsey

Offline shipscat

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2016, 01:52:20 PM »
We never get Jack diddly whenever Friend is running the game and you did get a vibe that was his attitude towards us...Errrrrmmm!

Andre Mariner is definitely one of us.Or at least he was about 20 years ago.

The tesco bags went bonkers when he gave a dodgy decision against them v Chelsea a couple of seasons ago,implying that he was motivated by his support of us.

Offline peter w

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2016, 01:54:16 PM »
Dermot Gallagher refereed our games and he was a Villa fan.

Offline Jimbo

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2016, 01:57:59 PM »
Have they stopped Mike Dean from refereeing Tottenham games yet after his goal celebration against us?

Offline in exile

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2016, 02:36:01 PM »
Dermot Gallagher refereed our games and he was a Villa fan.
Stole my thunder

Offline Damo70

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2016, 02:40:04 PM »
We never get Jack diddly whenever Friend is running the game and you did get a vibe that was his attitude towards us...Errrrrmmm!

Andre Mariner is definitely one of us.Or at least he was about 20 years ago.

The tesco bags went bonkers when he gave a dodgy decision against them v Chelsea a couple of seasons ago,implying that he was motivated by his support of us.

Andre Mariner is a Villa fan. His daughter is in my son's class.

Offline phantom limb

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2016, 04:27:46 PM »
The main thing I remember Kevin Friend for was when we played Chelsea at home a few seasons ago.

He waved away a cast-iron, stonewall, 100% penalty and a red card against Jose Bosingwa. Bosingwa then massively injured himself five minutes later and had about six months out, rarely played for Chelsea ever again, and eventually ended up strolling around being shit for QPR. If Friend had done his job properly and sent him off, maybe the rest of Bosingwa's career would have been completely different. Makes you think.

Offline peter w

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2016, 04:30:22 PM »
Wasn't he the ref when we lost 2-1 at Chelsea? ivanaovic should have seen red, then scores an offside winner whilst we go down the other end and have a stonecold penalty (Copyright Paul merson) waved away.

Offline UK Redsox

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2016, 04:51:28 PM »
A friend of 'ours' or a friend of 'mine'. The wording can be quite important in some circles

Offline Quiet Lion

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2016, 04:53:50 PM »
We never get Jack diddly whenever Friend is running the game and you did get a vibe that was his attitude towards us...Errrrrmmm!

Andre Mariner is definitely one of us.Or at least he was about 20 years ago.

The tesco bags went bonkers when he gave a dodgy decision against them v Chelsea a couple of seasons ago,implying that he was motivated by his support of us.

Andre Mariner is a Villa fan. His daughter is in my son's class.

They mentioned on talk Sport this morning he is one of us.
The poor bastard

Offline VILLA MOLE

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2016, 05:04:25 PM »
believe it or not Kevin Friend  was our postman when I worked in Leicester , He was ok  but so glad I dont work there anymore I used

to hate Leicester and their 6 fingered fans,  but now I do not mind them  !

Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: No "Friend" of ours!
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2016, 05:17:01 PM »
Dermot Gallagher refereed our games and he was a Villa fan.
pretty sure he is manure and has a tatoo to prove it.

 


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