OK, I stand corrected, squealy. And you're right, Styles showed remarkable constraint in that situation. In the NBA, we've got a ref named Steve Javie. He gives out technical fouls (basically 2 techs = 1 red card) like they're after dinner mints, and he's a smug, condescending bastard to boot. I hate him with a passion. Styles seems to be the exact opposite of Javie.
Footballer: Hey ref, would you penalise me for any thoughts i might have out here on the pitch? Ref: Well no, of course not... Footballer: Well then i think you're a fooking cunt!
Styles refereed the Norwich v Man City game last night. Ironically enough he booked four players and sent one off. He missed the person he should have sent off though. Funniest thing I've seen at a football game in quite a while.
I thought he missed at least one PK in Norwich's favor.
That Delia Smith thing was excrutiating. I reckon she'd had a few too many sherries in the hospitality lounge pre-match. A true David Brent moment.
One thing I don't understand about football refs in Europe is the fact that they are amateurs. If your wage bill is hundreds of thousands of dollars a week, surely you can afford to pay the refs a decent salary so they can concentrate on that, and not feeding their family.
No, sauril, Premiership referees are full time professional.
Though you could be forgiven for mistaking them for amateurs.
