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       Re: Everton v Nottingham Forest: Anthony Taylor 
   DIR By: nemesis
       Date: April 22, 2024, 7:18 am
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       --- Quote from: rustyref link ---
       >
       > There has to be very serious action taken against Forest here,
       they have borderline accused both the match officials and PGMOL
       of corruption.  This could have very serious implications on
       Stuart Attwell's reputation and cannot be left to go unchecked
       or unchallenged.
       >
       > This was also put out straight after the game, and doesn't
       feel like a tweet a junior social media administrator would be
       allowed to post, rather feels like this would have been approved
       at the very highest level of the club.  Almost as though they
       had it lined up before the game was even played in case there
       were any controversial decisions go against them.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       In all walks of life we see, almost daily, people in responsible
       positions and positions of authority displaying an appalling
       lack of integrity. Members of Parliament, police officers,
       police chiefs, senior civil servants, members of the Royal
       family, heads of the Post Office, regulatory bodies, Heads of
       State, Presidents have all been found wanting on the integrity
       front. Why is it asserted so forcefully that no match official
       could possibly slip from the high standards set by the
       overwhelming majority and on occasion let a marginal decision go
       the way he would like it to?
       That is a general observation and in no way a specific comment
       on any of the decisions made yesterday.
       Having said that, if Attwell is "disqualified" from doing Luton
       matches due to an affinity with the club, there is no way he
       should have been on that game. It wasn't fair on him.
       #Post#: 78746--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Everton v Nottingham Forest: Anthony Taylor 
   DIR By: Ashington46
       Date: April 22, 2024, 10:34 am
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       Who owns Nottingham Forest, ah yes, the same chap who owns
       Olympiacos.
       Who hired Mark Clattenberg, ah yes, the man who owns Olympiacos.
       All seems a big turn around from a couple of years ago.
  HTML https://www.olympiacos.org/en/2020/09/01/olympiacos-fc-press-release-2/
       #Post#: 78753--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Everton v Nottingham Forest: Anthony Taylor 
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: April 22, 2024, 11:09 am
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       --- Quote from: nemesis link ---
       >
       > [quote author=voice link=topic=5932.msg78721#msg78721
       date=1713783045]
       > I see from the appointments page this was originally Chris
       Kavanagh's match and Taylor only got it a few days beforehand.Do
       we know why?
       >
       > Amazed at the Attwell Luton link- those years ago when he
       'awarded' the phatom goal he was on the wrong end of a horrible
       media witch hunt and cannot believe if it was true it wasn't
       mentioned then, as the goal was against Watford- Luton's big
       rivals
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       At that time Luton were in League Two and on their way to the
       Blue Square League. Nothing that happened in that Watford game
       could have affected Luton in the slightest so no jeopardy in
       that one.
       [/quote]
       Like that little fact would prevent the media with their
       vitriol!
       #Post#: 78754--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Everton v Nottingham Forest: Anthony Taylor 
   DIR By: rustyref
       Date: April 22, 2024, 11:10 am
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       --- Quote from: nemesis link ---
       >
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=5932.msg78672#msg78672
       date=1713728281]
       > There has to be very serious action taken against Forest here,
       they have borderline accused both the match officials and PGMOL
       of corruption.  This could have very serious implications on
       Stuart Attwell's reputation and cannot be left to go unchecked
       or unchallenged.
       >
       > This was also put out straight after the game, and doesn't
       feel like a tweet a junior social media administrator would be
       allowed to post, rather feels like this would have been approved
       at the very highest level of the club.  Almost as though they
       had it lined up before the game was even played in case there
       were any controversial decisions go against them.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       In all walks of life we see, almost daily, people in responsible
       positions and positions of authority displaying an appalling
       lack of integrity. Members of Parliament, police officers,
       police chiefs, senior civil servants, members of the Royal
       family, heads of the Post Office, regulatory bodies, Heads of
       State, Presidents have all been found wanting on the integrity
       front. Why is it asserted so forcefully that no match official
       could possibly slip from the high standards set by the
       overwhelming majority and on occasion let a marginal decision go
       the way he would like it to?
       That is a general observation and in no way a specific comment
       on any of the decisions made yesterday.
       Having said that, if Attwell is "disqualified" from doing Luton
       matches due to an affinity with the club, there is no way he
       should have been on that game. It wasn't fair on him.
       [/quote]
       And the key thing there is "all been found wanting on the
       integrity front".  If people in public office are caught with
       their proverbial pants down they are of course called out for it
       in the press, but there is absolutely no evidence that Attwell
       has done anything at all wrong.  As Simon Jordan said today, in
       any industry other than football a tweet like that would almost
       certainly lead to legal action being taken for libel.
       #Post#: 78756--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Everton v Nottingham Forest: Anthony Taylor 
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: April 22, 2024, 11:26 am
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       --- Quote from: Adam link ---
       >
       >
  HTML https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1782382170331357486?t=HtiTB6-kxDH4AUn5MnmnnQ&s=19
       >
       > Appropriate words cannot describe what a set of clowns the
       people in charge of PR in this club are, include Clattenburg in
       that.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       The BBC article
  HTML https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/clw0g501q0xo
       #Post#: 78760--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Everton v Nottingham Forest: Anthony Taylor 
   DIR By: DBLTFC
       Date: April 22, 2024, 1:18 pm
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       Attwell is down to referee Wolves in midweek. Luton’s opponents
       on Saturday.
       Couple of reds wouldn’t go amiss Stu mate… you know it makes
       sense.
       *this is a joke before anyone moans! I suspect a change could be
       in the offing.
       #Post#: 78768--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Everton v Nottingham Forest: Anthony Taylor 
   DIR By: TVOS
       Date: April 22, 2024, 2:34 pm
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       VAR recording released:
  HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx0bYx6orZ0
       #Post#: 78773--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Everton v Nottingham Forest: Anthony Taylor 
   DIR By: robbieg
       Date: April 22, 2024, 2:52 pm
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       As a mere fan but one in his mid sixties who has followed
       football since 1965 the first point I want to make is that I
       have no interest whether or not Taylor/Attwell are 100 % right
       or 100% wrong but with the question of integrity I remember
       reading  possibly fifty odd years ago an article written by
       someone who I assume was an active or retired referee at the
       time that the day a referee allows his integrity to be bought by
       whatever means would be the day that football itself dies.With
       this in mind I cannot believe any referee would put themselves
       into such a place.
       Secondly............and on a non football perspective I can
       always remember in test cricket the country hosting would also
       provide the umpires and like in football there must have been
       some shockingly bad decisions made against a touring side
       however no-one ever remotely thought of any form of bias or
       whatever..........
       Finally this fella from Forest has a history of throwing his
       weight around regarding referees whenever it affects his side.
       #Post#: 78784--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Everton v Nottingham Forest: Anthony Taylor 
   DIR By: Claretman
       Date: April 22, 2024, 4:46 pm
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       --- Quote from: robbieg link ---
       >
       > As a mere fan but one in his mid sixties who has followed
       football since 1965 the first point I want to make is that I
       have no interest whether or not Taylor/Attwell are 100 % right
       or 100% wrong but with the question of integrity I remember
       reading  possibly fifty odd years ago an article written by
       someone who I assume was an active or retired referee at the
       time that the day a referee allows his integrity to be bought by
       whatever means would be the day that football itself dies.With
       this in mind I cannot believe any referee would put themselves
       into such a place.
       >
       > Secondly............and on a non football perspective I can
       always remember in test cricket the country hosting would also
       provide the umpires and like in football there must have been
       some shockingly bad decisions made against a touring side
       however no-one ever remotely thought of any form of bias or
       whatever..........
       >
       > Finally this fella from Forest has a history of throwing his
       weight around regarding referees whenever it affects his side.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Good post but i think you might be slightly wrong about cricket
       ask Mr Gatting about Shakoor Rana in Pakistan. Sadly perceived
       poor decisions by home umpires in certain countries was the
       reason the ICC brought in neutral umpires for test cricket.
       #Post#: 78788--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Everton v Nottingham Forest: Anthony Taylor 
   DIR By: nemesis
       Date: April 22, 2024, 5:30 pm
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       --- Quote from: rustyref link ---
       >
       > [quote author=nemesis link=topic=5932.msg78725#msg78725
       date=1713788290]
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=5932.msg78672#msg78672
       date=1713728281]
       > There has to be very serious action taken against Forest here,
       they have borderline accused both the match officials and PGMOL
       of corruption.  This could have very serious implications on
       Stuart Attwell's reputation and cannot be left to go unchecked
       or unchallenged.
       >
       > This was also put out straight after the game, and doesn't
       feel like a tweet a junior social media administrator would be
       allowed to post, rather feels like this would have been approved
       at the very highest level of the club.  Almost as though they
       had it lined up before the game was even played in case there
       were any controversial decisions go against them.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       In all walks of life we see, almost daily, people in responsible
       positions and positions of authority displaying an appalling
       lack of integrity. Members of Parliament, police officers,
       police chiefs, senior civil servants, members of the Royal
       family, heads of the Post Office, regulatory bodies, Heads of
       State, Presidents have all been found wanting on the integrity
       front. Why is it asserted so forcefully that no match official
       could possibly slip from the high standards set by the
       overwhelming majority and on occasion let a marginal decision go
       the way he would like it to?
       That is a general observation and in no way a specific comment
       on any of the decisions made yesterday.
       Having said that, if Attwell is "disqualified" from doing Luton
       matches due to an affinity with the club, there is no way he
       should have been on that game. It wasn't fair on him.
       [/quote]
       And the key thing there is "all been found wanting on the
       integrity front".  If people in public office are caught with
       their proverbial pants down they are of course called out for it
       in the press, but there is absolutely no evidence that Attwell
       has done anything at all wrong.  As Simon Jordan said today, in
       any industry other than football a tweet like that would almost
       certainly lead to legal action being taken for libel.
       [/quote]
       I would suggest empirical evidence points to him having done
       something wrong and having performed poorly in his role on the
       day. However there is a big difference between being wrong and
       lacking integrity or honesty.
       My observation above was in response to the numerous outraged
       comments that say you can't question a referee's integrity.
       Almost as if referees are some superior breed not able to
       succumb to temptation and misconduct.
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