Referee confirmed for West Ham game

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:32 pm

Lee Mason

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Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:35 pm

Brilliant

turfytopper · Post by **turfytopper** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:36 pm

All we need... Just hope it's not 'all about him"

whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:38 pm

I'd love to know in this thread if there is ever a referee we're happy with? Every week it's announced and people seem disgruntled. Anyone got a preferred ref' who they'd have every week if they could?

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:40 pm

whiffa wrote:I'd love to know in this thread if there is ever a referee we're happy with? Every week it's announced and people seem disgruntled. Anyone got a preferred ref' who they'd have every week if they could?

Anyone but Lee Mason for me.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:43 pm

whiffa wrote:I'd love to know in this thread if there is ever a referee we're happy with? Every week it's announced and people seem disgruntled. Anyone got a preferred ref' who they'd have every week if they could?

Some outstanding referees in the Premier League. They might not always have good games but there are a number I would never be concerned at refereeing our games although, as was seen recently with Bobby Madley, there were some nit picking because they thought he'd favoured a big club by playing a few seconds too long.

For me, Lee Mason doesn't fit into that group. I don't like him at all as a referee.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:44 pm

Do you think I'd be able to get a refund on my tickets?

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:06 pm

whiffa wrote:I'd love to know in this thread if there is ever a referee we're happy with? Every week it's announced and people seem disgruntled. Anyone got a preferred ref' who they'd have every week if they could?

Atkinson
Jones
Swarbrick
Mariner
Pawson
Kavanagh
Oliver

Are IMO the better of the options, in about that order too IMO at the moment, raking into account their last few times reffing us.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:08 pm

MACCA wrote:Atkinson
Jones
Swarbrick
Mariner
Pawson
Kavanagh
Oliver

Are IMO the better of the options, in about that order too IMO at the moment, raking into account their last few times reffing us.

Definitely Atkinson, Marriner & Oliver but I think Taylor is hugely improved and I don't have problems generally with Kavanagh, and Dean. For some reason we never get Swarbrick, he's only ever refereed us once and that was at Barnsley in 2013/14 season.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:27 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Definitely Atkinson, Marriner & Oliver but I think Taylor is hugely improved and I don't have problems generally with Kavanagh, and Dean. For some reason we never get Swarbrick, he's only ever refereed us once and that was at Barnsley in 2013/14 season.

Good shout regarding Taylor, he slipped my mind, used to love Dean, maybe the Wembley and Ewood wins, but not been too impressed with him recently.

Is Swarbrick not a local lad? Perhaps he's near the bottom of the list of picks to referee us.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:36 pm

MACCA wrote:Is Swarbrick not a local lad? Perhaps he's near the bottom of the list of picks to referee us.

I can't work it out to be honest. He's from Preston so that shouldn't make a difference. He clearly has no affiliation to us or he wouldn't have been allowed to ref that game at Barnsley and he was fourth official last week (Southampton game I think).

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:42 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I can't work it out to be honest. He's from Preston so that shouldn't make a difference. He clearly has no affiliation to us or he wouldn't have been allowed to ref that game at Barnsley and he was fourth official last week (Southampton game I think).

Nope me neither, always seems to have quiet games, and never in the spotlight for controversial decisions etc.

We're Possibly regarded as a rival to Preston, so he's left out of our fixtures where possible just for ease sake, especially if he has said he has an affiliation with Preston.
It's not like there's a shortage of referees around, so keeping him away isn't a task.
I know many websites list Blackburn and Preston as our main rivals , so that's possibly in the FA/select committees minds.

UpTheClaretsFCBK · Post by **UpTheClaretsFCBK** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:42 pm

Mason did referee our 2-0 home win against Liverpool.

Also correctly sent off Fernandinho at the Eithad.

Both last season but he was fine in both games.

Was also fine against Tottenham at Wembley this season.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:43 pm

Just made up for it by being a massive turd in the Arsenal game.

tybfc · Post by **tybfc** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:45 pm

Lee Mason must rank amongst the worst PL refs in history.

In fact Lee Mason must rank amongst the worst refs in history.

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:45 pm

Dreadful referee. Really the FA don't like us do they.

Wonder if Dyche will speak to him this time. He didn't after the Arsenal game. At least not on the pitch anyway.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:49 pm

tybfc wrote:Lee Mason must rank amongst the worst PL refs in history.

In fact Lee Mason must rank amongst the worst refs in history.

There have been far, far worse referees than Lee Mason and still are.

Stayingup wrote:Dreadful referee. Really the FA don't like us do they.

Wonder if Dyche will speak to him this time. He didn't after the Arsenal game. At least not on the pitch anyway.

FA not involved in appointing referees.

moaninclaret · Post by **moaninclaret** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:02 pm

Mike Dean isnt too bad as refs go, but i dont like Mason, and to be honest i dont think he likes Burnley, truth be told, is any ref liked by anyone?

moaninclaret · Post by **moaninclaret** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:02 pm

Mike Dean isnt too bad as refs go, but i dont like Mason, and to be honest i dont think he likes Burnley, truth be told, is any ref liked by anyone?

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:13 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I can't work it out to be honest. He's from Preston so that shouldn't make a difference. He clearly has no affiliation to us or he wouldn't have been allowed to ref that game at Barnsley and he was fourth official last week (Southampton game I think).

I thought in his early career he was listed as Great Harwood. Although it doesn't stop them giving us Mason, still listed as Bolton but after the arsenal game some on here were saying he now resides in Darwen.

Vintage Claret · Post by **Vintage Claret** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:13 pm

Maybe Mr Mason will feel he owes us one and will give a dodgy big decision in our favour......hmm, there again, maybe not.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:18 pm

piston broke wrote:I thought in his early career he was listed as Great Harwood. Although it doesn't stop them giving us Mason, still listed as Bolton but after the arsenal game some on here were saying he now resides in Darwen.

It doesn't matter where a referee lives, all down to any club he has an allegiance to. For example: Jon Moss lives in Leeds but the two clubs he can't referee are Sunderland and Millwall. He's from Sunderland and he's played for both of them at youth level.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:29 pm

he has a chance for redemption then

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:34 pm

Plenty of good ones as in the posts above and I would probably put Jones at the top of the pile. Mason is about as bad as it gets. How is he still doing the PL. A good chance he will ruin the game.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:37 pm

tybfc wrote:Lee Mason must rank amongst the worst PL refs in history.

In fact Lee Mason must rank amongst the worst refs in history.

Uriah Rennie was pretty toss.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:38 pm

piston broke wrote:I thought in his early career he was listed as Great Harwood. Although it doesn't stop them giving us Mason, still listed as Bolton but after the arsenal game some on here were saying he now resides in Darwen.

Nah they weren't suggesting he lived in Darwen, just that he was a useless barsteward.

Foulthrow · Post by **Foulthrow** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:14 pm

How do they go about the refs and the 'allegiance' thing? I can understand it with Jon Moss as he was actually at both Sunderland and Millwall - but do they just ask you - who do you support?

Would I, for example, not be allowed to ref a game involving Blackburn as a Burnley fan?

What if you are reffing a game that might affect your club even if they weren't directly involved - e.g. a last game of the season affair?????

bfcmik · Post by **bfcmik** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:14 pm

Sidney1st wrote:Nah they weren't suggesting he lived in Darwen, just that he was a useless barsteward.

Is there a difference?

CharlieinNewMexico · Post by **CharlieinNewMexico** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:50 pm

MACCA wrote:Atkinson
Jones
Swarbrick
Mariner
Pawson
Kavanagh
Oliver

Are IMO the better of the options, in about that order too IMO at the moment, raking into account their last few times reffing us.

This is a decent list. I just like common sense referees who aren't quick to make a dramatic decision, especially if it's in the box.

I remember Zabaleta going down in the area in the last minute when we were beating City 1-0. Marriner just shook his head and played on. Mason or Madley would have had orgasms.

ten bellies · Post by **ten bellies** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:12 pm

Lee Mason is down there with Kevin Lynch and Darren Deadman, as producing the worst refereeing performance I have witnessed.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:34 pm

Kevin Lynch

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:35 pm

Foulthrow wrote:How do they go about the refs and the 'allegiance' thing? I can understand it with Jon Moss as he was actually at both Sunderland and Millwall - but do they just ask you - who do you support?

Would I, for example, not be allowed to ref a game involving Blackburn as a Burnley fan?

What if you are reffing a game that might affect your club even if they weren't directly involved - e.g. a last game of the season affair?????

The year Leicester won the league, they took Kevin Friend off a Spurs game towards the end of the season as they were the nearest challengers to Leicester, and he is a Leicester fan.

You are meant to state any affiliation good or bad towards any team, although I presume if you've worked for a club at some point, the powers that be would automatically remove you from being able to officiate them.

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:01 pm

Vintage Claret wrote:Maybe Mr Mason will feel he owes us one and will give a dodgy big decision in our favour......hmm, there again, maybe not.

That thought passed my mind too

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:10 pm

A complete TWUNT who will give us nowt

claretdj · Post by **claretdj** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:54 pm

Bolton toss pot!

expoultryboy · Post by **expoultryboy** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:00 pm

Should be alright , Arsenal fans don't really like West ham .

k90bfc · Post by **k90bfc** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:34 pm

Make a big name for himself,award the ONLY team in the Premier League this season who hasnt been awarded a PENALTY,make up for Arsenal at the Turf!

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:52 pm

Oh dear..... we need to get at them from the off,no confidence getting the big descisions if its tight with this guy in charge, being an Arsenal fan he knows were breathing down their neck!

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:57 pm

expoultryboy wrote:Should be alright , Arsenal fans don't really like West ham .

But Arsenal fans wont want little ol' Burnley grabbing 6th which is their Entitlement!

paulus the woodgnome · Post by **paulus the woodgnome** » Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:13 pm

I liked Jack Taylor. I reckon he would have given us a pen.

pureclaret · Post by **pureclaret** » Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:53 am

Mason does not live in Darwen as Darewn post code is BB3 , I am led to believe his actual post code is BB2 4JF

claret10 · Post by **claret10** » Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:02 am

Even before his impression of N'golo Kante in the Southampton match I have always disliked Maddely the most. As bad as some of PL refs are they are a thousand times better than some of those I have encountered in the Burnley Sunday League over the years