He's been pretty spot on about the state of the game recently.CombatClaret wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:58 pm"It's about time someone said it.
Unless anyone has proof that a referee or assistant referee is or has been involved in deliberate corruption then nobody has any place daring suggest it.
A f*****g easy and growing out for supporters that is driving numbers of refs down, that is used as an excuse for underperforming teams and organisations and is a growing cancer in the sport.
So I invite any supporter or legal firm to do one thing. Provide examples and proof of corruption against your club, put up or shut up. Because the constant erosion of the standing of officials has created a dearth of talent and numbers, which in turn leaves us with arguably a poor pool to pick from.
But corrupt? Do me a f******g favour.
Just one ref, and one example of corruption that you'd be willing to fund in a court of law.
Being a poor ref and being a corrupt ref are worlds apart and it's now the f*****g accepted go to excuse of clubs who have plenty of money and plenty of games to get their sh*t together."
Stan Collymore.
Not someone I thought I'd be giving a standing ovation.
A lot of the older pros that were involved in punditry seem to be fed up with it - I know I am.
Think Ian Wright is giving it up at the end of the season for these reasons, or at least taking a bit of a step back. It's exhausting, like a bloody circus.