Atkinson is the ref at SJP

Our referee on Saturday will be Martin Atkinson.

Officiating in our third match this season.

Premier Watford 1 - 1 West Ham 22-08-2006 0 cards

Premier Watford 0 - 1 Sheff Utd 28-11-2006 4y (Hendo, Mahon) 1 red (Powell 2y)

Previous WFC matches he's reffed.

Championship Walsall 0 - 1 Watford 21-02-2004 2y (Devlin)

Championship Stoke 0 - 1 Watford 30-04-2005 1y

Championship Watford 3 - 1 QPR 01-11-2005 0 cards

Championship Norwich 2 - 3 Watford 21-01-2006 0 cards


Before this season we'd never lost when he'd reffed!!

 

I don't understand how we get him again so bl00dy quickly.

Hope the @@@@ has looked at the video and seen Webber was offside for the goal.

 

lets send him a copy.
did anyone see in the pogramme match report it started with the offside rule?

 

Ohh the idiot that felt the need to send Powell off because Hulse fell over.

 

Err to be fair Chewitt they were both legit. bookable offences. Powell had no intention to kick the man but was simply too slow and took the opponent out both times. Interesting that most FAPL officials work in teams these days, so it'll probably be the same two linesmen again too!

 

Yeh! I liked it at the end "So Danny Webber wasn't interferring with play when he scored then?" haha

 

Got to disagree UEA, Hulse went down all to easily after a heavy touch for my liking. Slightest of touches and not the sort of thing that warrants a SECOND yellow. Especially so late in the game, Mr Atkinson obviously had a common sense bypass in the last 2 minutes.

 

His second booking was for kicking the ball into the stand.

 

No he kicked the ball into the stnad when he saw the ref take out the 2nd yellow.

 

No, it wasn't. He took out Hulse and was booked. See the picture...

http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/28112006...powell-tugs-sheffield-united-s-rob-hulse.html

I have to say Chewitt, whether it was right or wrong you can't be going around suggesting referees shouldn't send people off because it's near the end of the game? That's the same as the baloney that players shouldn't be booked early on either, though at least I can see some common sense somewhere in that. Powell knew exactly what he was doing - it's not like he's an inexperienced kid.

 

I see what your saying now. I stand corrected.

Sorry.

I guess I got distracted because I was throwing abuse.

Like 'Oh dear Mr Referee what a terrible decision!!'

 

To be fair in my mind's eye I remembered it as a hack, though I think that might have been the first booking just before it. So we were both kinda wrong!