Lee Johnson was sacked by Fleetwood on Saturday, the second job he has left this season.
Taking into consideration the continual moaning of managers, the continual cheating by players, the continual after match analysis of everything and anything by Shearer & Co, I would say the inconsistent standard of refereeing for ruining football is way down the pecking order.
I couldn’t disagree more.I couldn't disagree more. Players cheating isn't ideal and also needs dealing with, but managers "moaning" and post-match analyses by pundits do not adversely affect the outcome of football games and potentially competitions, whereas dreadful, inconsistent refereeing does.
You are correctI couldn’t disagree more.
You said ‘ruining football’. If players cheating isn’t ruining football I don’t know what else is. Get the players to stop conning the referee and the referees job would be easier overnight.
We could go around in circles on this one so let’s agree to differ.
I'm not sure I agree with you really.Everybody is biased, including referees, and players come with a reputation (saint or sinner). A player might breathe on another and the referee cautions them or he might think he wouldn't have done that horrendous tackle and do nothing.
I think that there is a suggestion here of unconcious, rather than concious, bias. It's something we are almost all guilty of in some way or other.Ref's just call what they see, the reputation of the player doesn't come into it.
Many contracts have break clauses, meaning that the whole contract period is not necessarily paid up. And if his didn't he certainly won't collect the balance of the contract value up front, it would be paid over the term of the contract and only if he is not undertaking other employment (he may be due the difference if he gains alternative employment at a lower salary).Rooney's sacking, less than 3 months into a 3.5 year contract, illustrated yet again the economics of the madhouse. Presumably he is entitled to the balance, even if he gets another job before it runs out? Why do they get such long contracts, surely there's be no shortage of apparently-suitable applicants with a much shorter term? "Apparently", since practically nobody turns out to last the course. What seems, from a rational point of view, as a totally inexplicable system must be maintained only by the excess money sloshing around so normal commercial principles don't apply.
It’s entirely rational. In any normal sort of job it would take rather more to provide sufficient cause for dismissal. So negotiating compensation for the risk of being suddenly fired without a comeback.Rooney's sacking, less than 3 months into a 3.5 year contract, illustrated yet again the economics of the madhouse. Presumably he is entitled to the balance, even if he gets another job before it runs out? Why do they get such long contracts, surely there's be no shortage of apparently-suitable applicants with a much shorter term? "Apparently", since practically nobody turns out to last the course. What seems, from a rational point of view, as a totally inexplicable system must be maintained only by the excess money sloshing around so normal commercial principles don't apply.
Brighton’s first clean sheet of the season apparently!West Ham 0 Brighton 0
A complete bore draw
Other than their four clean sheets this season in the Europa League. Or maybe they all don't count?!Brighton’s first clean sheet of the season apparently!
I should have clarified, “in Premier League”Other than their four clean sheets this season in the Europa League. Or maybe they all don't count?!
First since April!Brighton’s first clean sheet of the season apparently!
A one sided 3-0 Newcastle win at Sunderland turned out to be a bit of an anti-climax, after all the pre-match hype!
Yes, I was expecting much more from Sunderland, given the rivalry and them being at home. There weren't even any red cards!