Martin Atkinson - What the fuck?

MalteseRedDevil · 17th December 2011, 21:52

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Originally Posted by Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber

He is just so bad, its annoying.

One of the worst refs in the league for me. and yet somehow he is highly rated by uefa. No idea how or why. Apparently he has a chance of going to the euros

Edmeiste · 17th December 2011, 23:08

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Originally Posted by MalteseRedDevil

One of the worst refs in the league for me. and yet somehow he is highly rated by uefa. No idea how or why. Apparently he has a chance of going to the euros

Well if he has a mare then there's no way UEFA will take him on again.

cw1984 · 18th December 2011, 00:20

I must admit at first I saw the handball but didn't think it was a pen as his arm was by his side. I can only assume Atkinson was of the same opinon.

However, upon review he twists and leans into the ball with his arm so should have been a pen.

Wrong decision but not as poor a decision as many are making out.

peterstorey · 18th December 2011, 00:24

He leant into the ball but had his arms in front of his body so no pen.

Annihilate Now! · 18th December 2011, 00:24

Yeah, I don't think it was a terrible decision... I think other refs might well have come to the same conclusion too. Still doesn't change the fact that Atkinson is one of the worst in the league.

Fun fact... he was the "special guest celebrity" who turned on this years Christmas Lights in the West Yorkshire village of Drighlington... celebrity!

cw1984 · 18th December 2011, 00:27

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Originally Posted by peterstorey

He leant into the ball but had his arms in front of his body so no pen.

Doesn't matter Pete. He deliberately played the ball with his arm. It doesn't matter where his arms are. As we both observed, he leant into it so there's no questioning the intention.

Bolded part is the key.

Also... 20,000 posts

Pogue Mahone · 20th December 2011, 22:00

ANOTHER dreadful decision tonight. Amazing how often he fucks up.

Makki · 20th December 2011, 22:01

I should charge him the 60 quid he lost me tonight

MalteseRedDevil · 20th December 2011, 22:05

Thank god he was not picked to go to the euros

peterstorey · 20th December 2011, 23:50

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Originally Posted by Pogue Mahone

ANOTHER dreadful decision tonight. Amazing how often he fucks up.

For fuck's sake, that was a no-brainer - the cunt should be sacked right now.

girish · 21st December 2011, 14:54

I was watching the 07-08 season review again. In in our FA cup round 6 we lost 1-0 to Portsmouth, there was an incident. Ronaldo receives a ball on the right wing and runs to the box, and Distin comes across him, putting his leg through Ronaldo's legs and shoulder barges him, inside the box. Nothing was given.

Fucking Martin Atkinson..

Sunny Jim · 21st December 2011, 15:10

Atkinson and Foy are probably the worst refs i have ever seen.

Eugenius · 21st December 2011, 19:39

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Originally Posted by girish

I was watching the 07-08 season review again. In in our FA cup round 6 we lost 1-0 to Portsmouth, there was an incident. Ronaldo receives a ball on the right wing and runs to the box, and Distin comes across him, putting his leg through Ronaldo's legs and shoulder barges him, inside the box. Nothing was given.

Fucking Martin Atkinson..

Didn't give a yellow to this "tackle" either. No attempt to play the ball and stopping an attack.

Wowi · 4th February 2012, 15:47

Another ridiculous red card today.

cw1984 · 4th February 2012, 15:50

Who gives a fuck. Stoke get away with murder.

Inigo Montoya · 4th February 2012, 15:53

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Originally Posted by cw1984

Who gives a fuck. Stoke get away with murder.

Wasn't it Pulis implying the pens on Tuesday night were home town decisions?
Twat!

cw1984 · 4th February 2012, 15:55

He's an absolute tube. I can't wait to see the back of him and his team full of hatchet men.

Agent Red · 4th February 2012, 16:04

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Originally Posted by cw1984

Who gives a fuck. Stoke get away with murder.

Don't feel aggrieved for them, they're a dirty team, but bad reffing is annoying to see in any PL game. Atkinson is a shite ref, and we've been victim to that on a number of occasions. A Stamford Bridge trip a couple of years ago being the stand out in my memory.

Teams losing by bad decisions rather than performances is bad for the league. It can never be completely eroded, but I can't believe we can't improve from where we are at now.

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Originally Posted by Inigo Montoya

Wasn't it Pulis implying the pens on Tuesday night were home town decisions?
Twat!

It was. Laughable claim and bloody lazy management.

Wowi · 4th February 2012, 16:24

It's a bit ironic, that most United fans remember him for not sending Luiz off, when he's in fact known to give very odd red cards.

cw1984 · 5th February 2012, 10:50

Just seen the Huth challenge. Never a red. That will be overturned.

africanspur · 5th February 2012, 10:55

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Originally Posted by Inigo Montoya

Wasn't it Pulis implying the pens on Tuesday night were home town decisions?
Twat!

I didn't see him complaining about home town decisions when Foy delivered a referring masterpiece in our game!

The thread title should probably be changed to 'Referees-What the fuck?'. We need to get more help to these incompetent buffoons.

Man-United · 5th February 2012, 11:03

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Originally Posted by africanspur

I didn't see him complaining about home town decisions when Foy delivered a referring masterpiece in our game!

Pulis comments after the Spurs game.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis: "Let's not talk about the referee, let's talk about the football. We got a little bit of luck but you can't fault our players, they really deserved their luck"

Decotron · 5th February 2012, 13:08

Couldnt believe betfair had a red card at 5/1 yesterday. I follow Atkinson in that regard.

kps88 · 4th March 2012, 18:13

Alright then, credit where its due. He had a fantastic game today.

SteveJ · 4th March 2012, 18:13

I've always admired his work.*

* Not strictly true.

Red Dreams · 4th March 2012, 18:15

I'm still shocked at how good a game he had

ha_rooney · 4th March 2012, 18:15

He got the big decision in the game right, but he still is a poor referee who'll most likely fuck up in the next game.

MalteseRedDevil · 4th March 2012, 18:16

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Originally Posted by kps88

Alright then, credit where its due. He had a fantastic game today.

Th funny thing is that the spurs fans will b saying the exact opposite

Leg-End · 4th March 2012, 18:17

He was good, did well not to crumble and start giving them everything once the home crowd got on his back for no real reason.

AVARiCE · 4th March 2012, 18:22

Disallowing Spurs' goal was a terrible decision. Bias on the Caf? No way! If he'd have taken that goal off of us you'd all be flying off the walls. Just because his big mistake cost the opposition, not us, doesn't mean he had a good game.

Snow · 4th March 2012, 18:31

I think juggling the ball with your hands and using it to control it for you to finish is a hand ball. But I'm weird like that.

Amar__ · 4th March 2012, 18:31

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Originally Posted by AVARiCE

Disallowing Spurs' goal was a terrible decision. Bias on the Caf? No way! If he'd have taken that goal off of us you'd all be flying off the walls. Just because his big mistake cost the opposition, not us, doesn't mean he had a good game.

It was clear handball, are you blind?

Good refereeing, but it was easy game, it would be awfull if he messed it up.

acnumber9 · 4th March 2012, 18:35

Were it anyone else I'd be inclined to say it was a harsh call to disallow the goal but given it was Adebayor and he has previous and spent much of the match trying to catch the ball, I'm not so sure.

OneUnited24 · 4th March 2012, 18:37

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Originally Posted by AVARiCE

Disallowing Spurs' goal was a terrible decision. Bias on the Caf? No way! If he'd have taken that goal off of us you'd all be flying off the walls. Just because his big mistake cost the opposition, not us, doesn't mean he had a good game.

It was a hard decision and i think had it gone either way there would be debate about it. My view? He gained a unfair advantage using his hand, deliberate or not he did so chalking it off was the right call

Man Utd Mrs · 4th March 2012, 18:38

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Originally Posted by AVARiCE

Disallowing Spurs' goal was a terrible decision. Bias on the Caf? No way! If he'd have taken that goal off of us you'd all be flying off the walls. Just because his big mistake cost the opposition, not us, doesn't mean he had a good game.

Behave.

AVARiCE · 4th March 2012, 18:39

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Originally Posted by Snow

I think juggling the ball with your hands and using it to control it for you to finish is a hand ball. But I'm weird like that.

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Originally Posted by Amar__

It was clear handball, are you blind?

Good refereeing, but it was easy game, it would be awfull if he messed it up.

The laws of the game are open for public viewing, give them a look. Handballs have to be intentional. Adebayor instinctively pulls his body back, the ball hits his body and it bounces the best part of one yard from his body to his arm. If you're suggesting that, in the midst of a reflex action and with the ball covering a single yard, Adebayor deliberately used his arm to drop the ball in front of him then that's your prerogative.

I respectfully disagree.

acnumber9 · 4th March 2012, 18:42

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Originally Posted by AVARiCE

The laws of the game are open for public viewing, give them a look. Handballs have to be intentional. Adebayor instinctively pulls his body back, the ball hits his body and it bounces the best part of one yard from his body to his arm. If you're suggesting that, in the midst of a reflex action and with the ball covering a single yard, Adebayor deliberately used his arm to drop the ball in front of him then that's your prerogative.

I respectfully disagree.

Tough one to call but his body movement was peculiar. He moved his hands in toward where the ball was moving. He did again a few minutes later. He must be very unlucky to handle the ball so often.

Snow · 4th March 2012, 18:46

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Originally Posted by AVARiCE

The laws of the game are open for public viewing, give them a look. Handballs have to be intentional. Adebayor instinctively pulls his body back, the ball hits his body and it bounces the best part of one yard from his body to his arm. If you're suggesting that, in the midst of a reflex action and with the ball covering a single yard, Adebayor deliberately used his arm to drop the ball in front of him then that's your prerogative.

I respectfully disagree.

I'm perfectly aware on how the laws are. The intentional part is there so defenders aren't punished when the attacker is crossing, shooting or is standing close to the and lifts the ball forward so it hits the hand. Attackers generally are at fault when their hand connects with the ball unless they're standing perfectly still inside the box and the ball ricochets onto their arm.

Amar__ · 4th March 2012, 18:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVARiCE

The laws of the game are open for public viewing, give them a look. Handballs have to be intentional. Adebayor instinctively pulls his body back, the ball hits his body and it bounces the best part of one yard from his body to his arm. If you're suggesting that, in the midst of a reflex action and with the ball covering a single yard, Adebayor deliberately used his arm to drop the ball in front of him then that's your prerogative.

I respectfully disagree.

He gain advantage using his hand, end of story.

FranklyVulgar · 4th March 2012, 18:57

He's terrible, i don't think Adebayor could do much about it, sort of like giving that penalty against Richards for City?

Also there were about 3 challenges in the first half and he managed to give a yellow for two which were hardly that bad at all... he's wierd.

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18th December 2011, 00:20	#163 (permalink)
cw1984 Compulsive wanker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Guiding Cardiff to the promised land just so I can wipe that smug fucking grin of Cider's face. Posts: 24,006	I must admit at first I saw the handball but didn't think it was a pen as his arm was by his side. I can only assume Atkinson was of the same opinon. However, upon review he twists and leans into the ball with his arm so should have been a pen. Wrong decision but not as poor a decision as many are making out.

18th December 2011, 00:24	#164 (permalink)
peterstorey Bitter Arse hole Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Happy those, who can remain at Highbury! Posts: 26,001	He leant into the ball but had his arms in front of his body so no pen.

18th December 2011, 00:24	#165 (permalink)
Annihilate Now! First Team Sub Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Argh Posts: 7,365	Yeah, I don't think it was a terrible decision... I think other refs might well have come to the same conclusion too. Still doesn't change the fact that Atkinson is one of the worst in the league. Fun fact... he was the "special guest celebrity" who turned on this years Christmas Lights in the West Yorkshire village of Drighlington... celebrity!

20th December 2011, 22:00	#167 (permalink)
Pogue Mahone Poster of the year 2008 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: "like a man in silk pyjamas shooting pigeons from a deckchair" Posts: 59,524	ANOTHER dreadful decision tonight. Amazing how often he fucks up.

20th December 2011, 22:01	#168 (permalink)
Makki Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: freguson y u rest the ginger prawn hes most importntat playr n he cn done us much betr! Sell all them stinkiers like carick/cuberley/ and old man giggs shud go to retardment castle! Posts: 10,835	I should charge him the 60 quid he lost me tonight

20th December 2011, 22:05	#169 (permalink)
MalteseRedDevil Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In Goal Posts: 1,591	Thank god he was not picked to go to the euros

21st December 2011, 14:54	#171 (permalink)
girish I too love women...for their shoes. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kerala,India Posts: 10,659	I was watching the 07-08 season review again. In in our FA cup round 6 we lost 1-0 to Portsmouth, there was an incident. Ronaldo receives a ball on the right wing and runs to the box, and Distin comes across him, putting his leg through Ronaldo's legs and shoulder barges him, inside the box. Nothing was given. Fucking Martin Atkinson..

21st December 2011, 15:10	#172 (permalink)
Sunny Jim First Team Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Warsaw...that's too far away from Edinburgh... Posts: 14,700	Atkinson and Foy are probably the worst refs i have ever seen.

4th February 2012, 15:47	#174 (permalink)
Wowi Rød grød med fløde Join Date: May 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,071	Another ridiculous red card today.

4th February 2012, 15:50	#175 (permalink)
cw1984 Compulsive wanker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Guiding Cardiff to the promised land just so I can wipe that smug fucking grin of Cider's face. Posts: 24,006	Who gives a fuck. Stoke get away with murder.

4th February 2012, 15:55	#177 (permalink)
cw1984 Compulsive wanker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Guiding Cardiff to the promised land just so I can wipe that smug fucking grin of Cider's face. Posts: 24,006	He's an absolute tube. I can't wait to see the back of him and his team full of hatchet men.

4th February 2012, 16:24	#179 (permalink)
Wowi Rød grød med fløde Join Date: May 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,071	It's a bit ironic, that most United fans remember him for not sending Luiz off, when he's in fact known to give very odd red cards.

5th February 2012, 10:50	#180 (permalink)
cw1984 Compulsive wanker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Guiding Cardiff to the promised land just so I can wipe that smug fucking grin of Cider's face. Posts: 24,006	Just seen the Huth challenge. Never a red. That will be overturned.

5th February 2012, 13:08	#183 (permalink)
Decotron First Team Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: I am not a man......................I am Cantona Posts: 20,025	Couldnt believe betfair had a red card at 5/1 yesterday. I follow Atkinson in that regard.

4th March 2012, 18:13	#184 (permalink)
kps88 First Team Sub Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coventry (SM) Posts: 8,714	Alright then, credit where its due. He had a fantastic game today.

4th March 2012, 18:13	#185 (permalink)
SteveJ Nicest fella on the Caf and Newbie of the Year 2011 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The Divided Kingdom Posts: 11,927	I've always admired his work.* * Not strictly true.

4th March 2012, 18:15	#186 (permalink)
Red Dreams First Team Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Thunder Road to Old Trafford Posts: 23,454	I'm still shocked at how good a game he had

4th March 2012, 18:15	#187 (permalink)
ha_rooney First Team Regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10,109	He got the big decision in the game right, but he still is a poor referee who'll most likely fuck up in the next game.

4th March 2012, 18:17	#189 (permalink)
Leg-End First Team Sub Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: "SAF - you're an old dick - but I respect you." Posts: 8,773	He was good, did well not to crumble and start giving them everything once the home crowd got on his back for no real reason.

4th March 2012, 18:22	#190 (permalink)
AVARiCE Reserve Team Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West London, UK Posts: 2,179	Disallowing Spurs' goal was a terrible decision. Bias on the Caf? No way! If he'd have taken that goal off of us you'd all be flying off the walls. Just because his big mistake cost the opposition, not us, doesn't mean he had a good game.

4th March 2012, 18:31	#191 (permalink)
Snow First Team Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I like turtles Posts: 12,319	I think juggling the ball with your hands and using it to control it for you to finish is a hand ball. But I'm weird like that.

4th March 2012, 18:35	#193 (permalink)
acnumber9 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,225	Were it anyone else I'd be inclined to say it was a harsh call to disallow the goal but given it was Adebayor and he has previous and spent much of the match trying to catch the ball, I'm not so sure.

4th March 2012, 18:57	#200 (permalink)
FranklyVulgar First Team Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: I've got a pretty little mouth underneath all the foaming Posts: 10,409	He's terrible, i don't think Adebayor could do much about it, sort of like giving that penalty against Richards for City? Also there were about 3 challenges in the first half and he managed to give a yellow for two which were hardly that bad at all... he's wierd.