Lee Mason

[mickd1961]

When Nuno was our manager, he was fined £25,000 for criticizing Mason. But we are not one of the BIG six. As soon as one of them complains (Arsenal) he gets the boot. One rule for them and one rule for the rest of us.

Against Southampton recently, our player gets a yellow for ambling towards the referee. It's his second yellow so a red follows and we not only then have to play with ten men, but we loose him for our next game. Later that evening nine Man City players surround the referee, how many yellows were dished out? Zero. And Robertson, Liverpool, seen clearly using abusive language to the referee. A card , again zero. If it had been a player outside the big six it would certainly have been a card.

The referees have got to be more consistent or the game is going to disintegrate into a farce.

I was playing Sunday football into my 40’s in the early 2000’s.

In the Kidderminster Sunday League you only had to utter “bloody” or “that’s a s h I t decision” and it was at least a red card.

I’ve never understood as to why, just because it’s “professional” football, that players can blatantly tell a ref to “f u c k off”, call him a “c u n t” or tell him he’s “a cheat”.....!?

The example starts at the top.

I also don’t want people like Souness saying “it’s a man’s game” if a zero tolerance rule was introduced......it clearly isn’t from the pathetic way they roll around at the slightest touch.

I would ban any form of swearing at a ref and bring in long bans for any manager or player who gets within 5 yards of a ref.

I’m no fan of refs by the way but they need to not feel so intimidated by the big clubs especially.