Premier League refs and the teams they support

[pushpinpussy]

Stuart Atwell Luton Town
Anthony Taylor Altrincham
Michael Oliver Newcastle United
Craig Pawson Sheffield United
Paul Tierney Wigan Athletic
Graham Scott Swindon Town
Simon Hooper Swindon Town
Chris Kavanagh Unknown
Andrew Madley Huddersfield Town
David Coote Unknown
Peter Bankes Unknown
Tim Robinson Unknown
Robert Jones Unknown
Jarred Gillett Unknown
Michael Salisbury Unknown
John Brooks Unknown
Thomas Bramall Unknown
Samuel Barrott Unknown

[roperclaret]

David Coote is clearly Notts County

[Bosscat]

David Coote is clearly Notts County

There has been a post on Twitter showing where all Prem Refs are from and their declared Clubs they are reputed to support ...

[fatboy47]

Strange that none support the top six eh?

[AlargeClaret]

But what about 4th officials ? Linesman , VAR adjudicator, assistant VAR refs, etc etc . What about EVERY single player and the clubs they support as well . This isn’t far from Chem trails and Covid conspiracy theorists, utterly embarrassing nutjobbery.

[bfcjg]

Anthony Taylor Altrincham second team Blackburn
Michael Oliver Newcastle United second team Blackburn
Craig Pawson Sheffield United second team Blackburn
Paul Tierney Wigan Athletic second team Blackburn
Graham Scott Swindon Town second team Blackburn
Simon Hooper Swindon Town second team Blackburn
Chris Kavanagh Unknown second team Blackburn
Andrew Madley Huddersfield second team Blackburn
David Coote Unknown second team Blackburn
Peter Bankes Unknown second team Blackburn
Tim Robinson Unknown second team Blackburn
Robert Jones Unknown second team Blackburn
Jarred Gillett Unknown second team Blackburn
Michael Salisbury Unknown second team Blackburn
John Brooks Unknown second team Blackburn
Thomas Bramall Unknown second team Blackburn
Samuel Barrott Unknown second team Blackburn
Paranoid me ? Never.

[Tricky Trevor]

Robert Jones refs like he hates football.

[Rileybobs]

Forest did have a point in their statement about refs reffing teams who are contextual rivals with those they support. For example, if I was to be a biased ref, I’d be more likely to show that bias for or against a team that directly impacted the success of Burnley than Blackburn Rovers.

[ChrisG]

Anthony Taylor is definitely an Alty fan, despite what Liverpool fans like to protest. He's had a season ticket there for years.

[Claretincraven]

I think Madley must support either Man City or Arsenal by the way he’s giving every 50/50 to Everton.

[ClaretTony]

Anthony Taylor is definitely an Alty fan, despite what Liverpool fans like to protest. He's had a season ticket there for years.

He refereed a friendly between Altrincham and Burnley dev squad in 2016. When he was coming off a half time I suggested he might be too biased to referee this particular game. He laughed and agreed with me. It was a boring 0-0.

[ChrisG]

He refereed a friendly between Altrincham and Burnley dev squad in 2016. When he was coming off a half time I suggested he might be too biased to referee this particular game. He laughed and agreed with me. It was a boring 0-0.

Fun fact, Taylor and John Squire from the Stones Roses went to the same school in Timperley that my lad later attended.