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It's hard enough as it is without Kevin Friend being biased. How does Barnes get booked and their guy doesn't. Little cubs doesn't get a fair rub of the green in my opinion, this is a side of the Premier league that I hate.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Arsenal have had the lion's share of decisions.Kitch1966 wrote:It's hard enough as it is without Kevin Friend being biased. How does Barnes get booked and their guy doesn't. Little cubs doesn't get a fair rub of the green in my opinion, this is a side of the Premier league that I hate.
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Re: Kevin Friend
He was quick to tell our players at the two corners we had not to push their players who were pushing us he’s given all the fouls to them and virtually nothing to us I agree it’s a joke
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Re: Kevin Friend
Arsenal should be down to 10 men. Referee showing extreme bias
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Re: Kevin Friend
Agree this ref is bias and I also think the elbow on Barnes was a red card
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Re: Kevin Friend
Bloody awful, but very much expected, from Friend. So bias. I can only see a red card to Barnes, unfortunately. Their chappy should have been booked too and would now be red carded! Just typical "rules" at Arsenal. Ozil, as good as a player he is, is still a cheating little sh1thouse!
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Re: Kevin Friend
He is an excellent Premier League referee.
He does exactly what they want
Favours the big teams and penalised the rest.
Frenemy.
He does exactly what they want
Favours the big teams and penalised the rest.
Frenemy.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Typical example of a ref giving nowt against the big 6.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Jesus. Shocking.
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Re: Kevin Friend
I swear this exact thread was made a similar time one year ago!
Not a dig mind, I cannot stand Kevin Friend
Not a dig mind, I cannot stand Kevin Friend
Re: Kevin Friend
Bardsley nearly had his taken off v Brighton not even a foul.. A 50/50 where Tthe gk does a diving header from out of his box, slight contact around the waist = yellow card...
He's been shocking...
He's been shocking...
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Re: Kevin Friend
This guy is a joke
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Re: Kevin Friend
Not my favourite ref.. Has give us phook all.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Penalty on Long?
Re: Kevin Friend
CoolClaret wrote:I swear this exact thread was made a similar time one year ago!
Not a dig mind, I cannot stand Kevin Friend
Not by me it wasn't. I say it as I see it that's all.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Only thing he's really got wrong (maybe one or two small things) is the yellow for Barnes.
Its gotta be one for both or neither.
Its gotta be one for both or neither.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Changed my mind.
He's a ******* idiot
He's a ******* idiot
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Re: Kevin Friend
Every single decision goes their way...
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Re: Kevin Friend
Vydra a bit weak there but the full=back throws himself to the floor......sure enough. they get the free-kick. Same old, same old. It's what keeps the big boys content with letting little clubs get promoted. (Haven't seen the replay but assume it was for the foul by Vydra).
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Re: Kevin Friend
Liner again gives Vydra off when on by about a yard. Doesn't help.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Same old Freind home blower gave us nothing
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Re: Kevin Friend
2 pens to us not given.Every foul by us a yellow.Friend was Arsenal man of match by a long way
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Re: Kevin Friend
How did Guendouzi (sp) stay on the pitch? I assume he gave us a free kick for either (a) deliberate handball or (b) a dive when Barnes breathed in his direction - that should be an automatic yellow. Minutes later he scythes Westwood down.
Same in first half with Sokratis. Elbows Barnes deliberately. Then gets involved in a fracas where only Barnes gets booked - when does that ever happen?
Arsenal could easily have been playing with nine.
Same in first half with Sokratis. Elbows Barnes deliberately. Then gets involved in a fracas where only Barnes gets booked - when does that ever happen?
Arsenal could easily have been playing with nine.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Appalling. Unbelievable. Lost for words. Can't wait to see what Sean has to say about it! Seething.Kitch1966 wrote:It's hard enough as it is without Kevin Friend being biased. How does Barnes get booked and their guy doesn't. Little cubs doesn't get a fair rub of the green in my opinion, this is a side of the Premier league that I hate.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Premier League Mafia. Don't want our club in the Premier League. Blatantly obvious.
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Re: Kevin Friend
That is as complete "homer" refereeing performance you will see. Have we ended up with 5/6 cards? Arsenal are an absolute disgrace for being soft, cheats but with a ref like Friend they will get away with it all day long.
Can you see what the uproar would be if you reverse some of the decisions today? Penalty on Long - it shows you have to cheat like Ramsey to get one. Offside 3rd goal? Vydra not being offside when been played through? Some of the cheating from Arsenal is just embarrassing.
Can you see what the uproar would be if you reverse some of the decisions today? Penalty on Long - it shows you have to cheat like Ramsey to get one. Offside 3rd goal? Vydra not being offside when been played through? Some of the cheating from Arsenal is just embarrassing.
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Re: Kevin Friend
He'd have to be brilliant to see Sokratis elbow, and its not his fault that the linesmen gave Vydra and Iwobi different decisions for two identical calls.
I can't really argue against any of our bookings, though perhaps Arsenal should have got at least one more when Torreria bought down Hendrick.
QUICK EDIT - he was poor when Barnes beat Lichtsteiner in the box though
I can't really argue against any of our bookings, though perhaps Arsenal should have got at least one more when Torreria bought down Hendrick.
QUICK EDIT - he was poor when Barnes beat Lichtsteiner in the box though
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Re: Kevin Friend
Must admit seriously considered not watching when I saw the ref, Arsenal cry babies were already likely to wind me up today. Then I saw that it was Arses cheerleaders in the studio and Smith giving "impartial" opinions pitchside... for a full house.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Sorry mate weren't meant as a dig, more as in its like history is repeating itself - he's terrible with us.Kitch1966 wrote:Not by me it wasn't. I say it as I see it that's all.
Unless I've just had a massive case of deja vu
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Re: Kevin Friend
He was Arsenal’s friend not ours
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Re: Kevin Friend
I've copied my thoughts from the ratings thread
Kevin Friendless
Utterly f@cking useless. He and the rest of his team made damn sure once we had got back into the game there was only going to be one winner from there on in.
Vydra offside when clean through (He was a yard on)
Barnes fouled in the box by Lichstiner (free kick given against Barnes)
Iwobi goal (He's marginally beyond the last man so offside, tother way round it's not given)
Foul on Long in the box by Kolasinac (Not given)
Sokratis elbow Barnes in the back of the head 1st in the tussle which lead to only Barnes being booked.
As useful as t!ts on a fish
Kevin Friendless
Utterly f@cking useless. He and the rest of his team made damn sure once we had got back into the game there was only going to be one winner from there on in.
Vydra offside when clean through (He was a yard on)
Barnes fouled in the box by Lichstiner (free kick given against Barnes)
Iwobi goal (He's marginally beyond the last man so offside, tother way round it's not given)
Foul on Long in the box by Kolasinac (Not given)
Sokratis elbow Barnes in the back of the head 1st in the tussle which lead to only Barnes being booked.
As useful as t!ts on a fish
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Will the use of VAR eradicate some of the above from next season?THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:I've copied my thoughts from the ratings thread
Kevin Friendless
Utterly f@cking useless. He and the rest of his team made damn sure once we had got back into the game there was only going to be one winner from there on in.
Vydra offside when clean through (He was a yard on)
Barnes fouled in the box by Lichstiner (free kick given against Barnes)
Iwobi goal (He's marginally beyond the last man so offside, tother way round it's not given)
Foul on Long in the box by Kolasinac (Not given)
Sokratis elbow Barnes in the back of the head 1st in the tussle which lead to only Barnes being booked.
As useful as t!ts on a fish
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Re: Kevin Friend
No, the VAR men will also be paid/influenced by the Premier League and biased towards the clubs with the most money.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Barnes clean through and foul given against him when quite clearly the Arsenal player is doing the fouling so it's a pen or play on.Wood booking a disgrace seeing it wasn't as bad as the Brighton game where we don't even get a foul
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Re: Kevin Friend
Dyche was absolutely boiling in that sky interview. I've never seen him dig out official's like that before
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Re: Kevin Friend
Friend was shocking today
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Re: Kevin Friend
Absolutely certain to happen but on a different level with different margins but the big clubs will be favoured because that is what happens. Everyone assumes that if one of the top players goes down against a little Burnley player then it can only be a foul. In reverse, it's because ours is too slow, too old, too whatever.MT03ALG wrote:No, the VAR men will also be paid/influenced by the Premier League and biased towards the clubs with the most money.
Hard to fight against.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Saved me some typing, exactly what I would have put, except I wouldn't have mentioned the fish, instead I would have mentioned that the Sky commentry was just as one sided as Fiend was. Having said that Barnes was silly putting his foot on their mans stomach. Fried should change his name to Arsenal Mc Arsenal face.THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:I've copied my thoughts from the ratings thread
Kevin Friendless
Utterly f@cking useless. He and the rest of his team made damn sure once we had got back into the game there was only going to be one winner from there on in.
Vydra offside when clean through (He was a yard on)
Barnes fouled in the box by Lichstiner (free kick given against Barnes)
Iwobi goal (He's marginally beyond the last man so offside, tother way round it's not given)
Foul on Long in the box by Kolasinac (Not given)
Sokratis elbow Barnes in the back of the head 1st in the tussle which lead to only Barnes being booked.
As useful as t!ts on a fish
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Re: Kevin Friend
Very cleverGoody1975 wrote:Arsenal have had the lion's share of decisions.
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He didn't put his foot on the player,only the ball.yorkyclaret wrote:Saved me some typing, exactly what I would have put, except I wouldn't have mentioned the fish, instead I would have mentioned that the Sky commentry was just as one sided as Fiend was. Having said that Barnes was silly putting his foot on their mans stomach. Fried should change his name to Arsenal Mc Arsenal face.
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Re: Kevin Friend
Friend was their twelfth man. So big of Barnes to walk away after yet another assault because he was already on a yellow.elwaclaret wrote:Must admit seriously considered not watching when I saw the ref, Arsenal cry babies were already likely to wind me up today. Then I saw that it was Arses cheerleaders in the studio and Smith giving "impartial" opinions pitchside... for a full house.
A disgraceful performance from Friend.
Well done Clarets! Another gutsy performance with some class at times. You showed we are not prepared to be bullied by the Premier League Bully Boys. Proud of you today!
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Re: Kevin Friend
Absolutely abysmal and I usually stand up for the officials but I just can't understand a number of his decisions today and also the number of cautions he dished out to our lads.
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Re: Kevin Friend
He has a very unusual and unique middle name - IsArsenals
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Re: Kevin Friend
Everything I hate about the PL encapsulated in 90 minutes. A cosseted top 6 team who feel entitled to every marginal decision and compliant ref pre-destined to ensuring the natural order of events - depressingly predictable.
Thought we did well in a game that never had a chance of winning right from the outset, regardless of how well we played.
The only thing that surprises me is I'm surprised.
Thought we did well in a game that never had a chance of winning right from the outset, regardless of how well we played.
The only thing that surprises me is I'm surprised.
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What a tool he was today, stone wall penalty and just incredibly biased, hope someone from the fa reads this thread and demotes him until hes been to specsavers....
Desperately need VAR asap
Desperately need VAR asap
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Re: Kevin Friend
VAR would not have made much difference at all today to a lot of decisions because they will be very selective in its use and that has always been my argument against its introduction. Too many incorrect/debatable decisions resulting in cautions if you were wearing a black shirt and none of that would have been the subject of VAR.Giftonsnoidea wrote:What a tool he was today, stone wall penalty and just incredibly biased, hope someone from the fa reads this thread and demotes him until hes been to specsavers....
Desperately need VAR asap
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Hopefully the manager will get 3 requests for VAR per game, youd have to be very brave to not give that as a pen today in the VAR room, about time these homers are out of the gameAshingtonclaret46 wrote:VAR would not have made much difference at all today to a lot of decisions because they will be very selective in its use and that has always been my argument against its introduction. Too many incorrect/debatable decisions resulting in cautions if you were wearing a black shirt and none of that would have been the subject of VAR.
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