It's amazing to think that we have actually watched a referee cheat in a top level English game.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

It doesn't get any less bizarre with the passing of the years. It seems unlikely that he was paid, so what actually prompted Riley to determine the outcome of that game? And how has no one ever seriously questioned the events of that afternoon?

http://ep.imgci.com/PICTURES/CMS/73600/73679.3.jpg

[Jake]

The complete lack of acknowledgement that Rooney tumbling gets sickens me.

[Bergkamp's Brain]

member ever.

[Berni]

After all, to promote a man who honestly got a massive and high-profile game that badly wrong to become head of referees would in many ways be weirder than just accepting he was got at, wouldn't it?

Mind you, the English are as naive as African defenders when it comes to corruption, sometimes.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM747L9Wf8M

[PSRB]

the only defence he can have is that I've never seen him actually ref a game well therefore it must just be down to pure incompetence

[PSRB]

[Pokster]

be a very short list imo

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

You ought to watch it, then you'd know what we're talking about.

[Luis Anaconda]

I just can't :cry:

Can we look at this instead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO7ulM6DHXE

Actually the first time I have seen this on the telly

[Berni]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Berni]

it? I mean, even if you got the feeling the ref was weak you'd think twice about some of those challenges, wouldn't you?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

he was booked, after which Phil could take over...

The Rooney dive was just pathetic. I remember at the time laughing out loud at how ridiculous he looked, then realising he'd given a penalty...

How did the lino not see van Nistelrooy trying to break Cole's leg?

Ferdinand on Ljungberg just puts a tin lid on it.

[Snin]

its fecking obvious and would be almost stranger if it wasnt bent really..to much resting on it.. :judge:

[Pokster]

big game.

We all know MR had a shcoker that day, whatever the reason was :sherlock:

['Neg]

[Berni]

This wasn't a shocker. This was bent.

[Luis Anaconda]

when he gave penalties for people sneezing near Van Nistelrooy. I mean no one even questioned why one referee was officiating in soooooo many matches for the same team. It was a joke

[Classic Jorge]

[Dorset Gooner]

Anthony Taylor I guess

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I'm talking about the game at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Arsenal in 2005, which ended our unbeaten run.

Go and watch it, and then you'll be qualified to comment.

[Luis Anaconda]

probably turn up in skip before long

[Classic Jorge]

http://rarerborealis.com/wordpressblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tumblr_lemkdyfPaq1qdoghio1_500.png

[Pokster]

[Dorset Gooner]

Newcastle V Arsenal another example of a ref influencing the outcome

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/02/article-2383646-1B18F170000005DC-386_306x476.jpg

[Berni]

that one game in order to make sure the 'right' result was achieved. The silence around it wasn't even a conspiracy, I don't think. I think it was more that talking about it at all would have involved admitting that the whole game was bent.

[Pokster]

in this day and age

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Pokster]

they have been hard done by against us

[Snin]

[Dorset Gooner]

[Pokster]

[Berni]

And yet, when you look at that game, it's the only rational explanation.

[Dorset Gooner]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

2005, in which a corrupt referee detrmined the result of the ficture. I'm sure I've already explained this; are you a little f**king slow?

[Berni]

the FA Cup final?

[Classic Jorge]

They're incompetent too, but only to the point of them not being very good at covering up just how bent they are.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Do you remember when we went out drinking with him in Weymouth?

[Classic Jorge]

....is the refrain when you dare to complain about anything.

It follows the money in my experience.

[Pokster]

watched the match... I'll say it again if it makes it easier for you?

[Classic Jorge]

[Snin]

always cheating

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

you're lying and have never seen it.

[Berni]

They'd have had to play most of the game with 10 men after Mate-of-Moaty attempted to disembowel Gary Charle.

[Pokster]

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

[Hillary]

[Classic Jorge]

[Pokster]

[pjlincs]

ments. His two second yellow cards for reds last weekend were poor, particularly for the young lad. No consideration or thought. Complete arrogance on his part. Thank goodness we had Michael Oliver last night.

[Berni]

"No! He's a bit bisexual, but that's all!" :hehe:

[Snin]

[Berni]

I think people generally need a bit more motivation than that to cheat blatantly in front of 10s of millions of viewers.

[Classic Jorge]

Or going through a bent stage

[Classic Jorge]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

That way you'll actually see the corruption in action.

I know you think you know about it because you read the match report in the Daily Mirror, but it's different when you actually see it.

[Classic Jorge]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/ec466ecfa994d5221cf3ab5139a309de/tumblr_mvwy9dXP9F1szaybjo1_500.jpg

[Pokster]

[Pokster]

would have come out by now

[Luis Anaconda]

You just do it to annoy sir c now, don't you?

[Classic Jorge]

http://i.imgur.com/r3unyeG.gif

[Bergkamp's Brain]

people might actually believe that the refereee did it on purpose.

Mike Riley is very much in the 2nd group.

[Peter]

Direction.

The tackles by neville are disgusting, no intention of playing the ball whatsoever.

[Trixie Popsicle]

Remember when he sent off Gio van Bronkhurst at Anfield in the 2001/2 season. He positively enjoyed it!! :****er:

[Trixie Popsicle]

Those Manc feckers should have been down to 9 men imho.

Am I wrong in remembering that Rio did a shocker of a tackle as the last last man, so should have been sent off?