Barcelona buying refs from 2001 to 2018

[the_anticlough]

Barcelona (La Liga's Wrexham ) allegedly paid the Head of refereeing 7 and a half million quid between 01 and 18...

Wonder why.....

In a just world....automatic and permanent expulsion from all Spanish leagues, all records expunged, all trophies awarded to runners-up, corruption charges, imprisonments. Well, you can fantasise.... Now they can use similar money to buy the justice system just as they bought the referees...

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64918604

[laddo]

Disgusting!!!

I want my money back, I thought it was iffy at the time when Barcelona strolled to a 4-0 win versus Real Betis in 2007.

Yeah they had Messi, Ronaldinho and Henry up front supported in midfield by Toure , Iniesta and Xavi but they also had the referee on their side!!

Great evening in the Catalan capital regardless.

[Proactive not Reactive]

Cue Davy

[ivansneck]

All the richest clubs have been buying referees since time began. Barcelona, Real M, Dortmund, PSG, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City, Anderlecht, Juventus (sad to say) Standard Liege, etc. etc.

[the_anticlough]

All the richest clubs have been buying referees since time began. Barcelona, Real M, Dortmund, PSG, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City, Anderlecht, Juventus (sad to say) Standard Liege, etc. etc.

So why do we bother with football if that's always the case?

[Elite_Pie]

So why do we bother with football if that's always the case?

Because we're nowhere near the richest clubs.

We just get sh!t refs.

[macse15]

Because we're nowhere near the richest clubs.

We just get sh!t refs.

At Least sh*t refs are sh*t for both teams! Lol

[laddo]

At Least sh*t refs are sh*t for both teams! Lol

Not in some fans eyes.

[Elite_Pie]

Not in some fans eyes.

Not in playoff games against Coventry.

[laddo]

Not in playoff games against Coventry.

Yup. Sometimes s*** refs work for you, sometimes against. We just tend to conveniently forget when it goes for us