Monday, January 22, 2007
Rennie Axed!
Doesn't get us our 2 points back though does it! I'll be well pissed if we miss out by 2 points at the end of the year - not to mention Poll's bullshit last week.
Demotion looms for Rennie over 'appalling' gaffe
Alan Biggs
Monday January 22, 2007
The Guardian
Uriah Rennie faces being dropped from the Premiership over the glaring error that enabled Newcastle to fight back for a 2-2 draw with West Ham. His mistake in allowing James Milner's goal to stand when Scott Parker was clearly interfering with play in an offside position is also likely to be used as a demonstration video for referees on how not to apply football's most complicated law.
The gaffe was described last night as "an appalling piece of refereeing" by one former official, Kevin Lynch. The referees' chief, Keith Hackett, has a policy of temporarily removing officials from the top flight in such instances and Rennie is almost certain to find himself demoted to the Coca-Cola League for a fortnight at least.
"People claim the law is confusing but in this instance it is very clear, leaving no room for misinterpretation, because there was interference," said Lynch. "The assistant was quite right to put up his flag, in my opinion. To overrule him was extremely poor refereeing - a big mistake."
West Ham's manager, Alan Curbishley, unsurprisingly concurred with this view. "I am so disappointed with their first goal," he said. "It changed the whole face of the game.
"The linesman put his flag up - he admitted he put his flag up - but because Scott did not touch it he [Rennie] did not give it. I do not know what Scott Parker is doing if he is not gaining an advantage.
"The rule is if you are looking to gain an advantage you are in an offside position. He was standing right in front of Roy Carroll and deliberately dummied it so it could go in the net.
"He [the referee's assistant] put his flag up and if he had kept it up I do not think anybody in the ground would have complained. But what can you do? We cannot do anything about it."
Demotion looms for Rennie over 'appalling' gaffe
Alan Biggs
Monday January 22, 2007
The Guardian
Uriah Rennie faces being dropped from the Premiership over the glaring error that enabled Newcastle to fight back for a 2-2 draw with West Ham. His mistake in allowing James Milner's goal to stand when Scott Parker was clearly interfering with play in an offside position is also likely to be used as a demonstration video for referees on how not to apply football's most complicated law.
The gaffe was described last night as "an appalling piece of refereeing" by one former official, Kevin Lynch. The referees' chief, Keith Hackett, has a policy of temporarily removing officials from the top flight in such instances and Rennie is almost certain to find himself demoted to the Coca-Cola League for a fortnight at least.
"People claim the law is confusing but in this instance it is very clear, leaving no room for misinterpretation, because there was interference," said Lynch. "The assistant was quite right to put up his flag, in my opinion. To overrule him was extremely poor refereeing - a big mistake."
West Ham's manager, Alan Curbishley, unsurprisingly concurred with this view. "I am so disappointed with their first goal," he said. "It changed the whole face of the game.
"The linesman put his flag up - he admitted he put his flag up - but because Scott did not touch it he [Rennie] did not give it. I do not know what Scott Parker is doing if he is not gaining an advantage.
"The rule is if you are looking to gain an advantage you are in an offside position. He was standing right in front of Roy Carroll and deliberately dummied it so it could go in the net.
"He [the referee's assistant] put his flag up and if he had kept it up I do not think anybody in the ground would have complained. But what can you do? We cannot do anything about it."
Posted by Dave at 2:44 pm
said...
HIs wikipedia article is awesome
Uriah Rennie (born Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is a referee officiating in the English FA Premier League and other competitions.
Rennie made footballing history as the first fat cunt to officiate in the top tier of English football. He is among the Select Group of professional wankers, who receive an retainer of £33 per annum from the The Football Association to support their gorging and buggery. Standing at over 106ft 2in tall and weighing 1600 stone, Rennie practices both nob jockeying and pie eating. Jimmy Saville, head of the Professional Game Match Officials Board has described him as "the fattest referee we have ever seen on the national and world scene, now then now then." [1]
Like many high-profile wankers in top-flight football, Rennie has attracted criticism from within the game. In November 2005, he was mentioned in a remark by a stadium announcer at a Football League Championship match between Preston North End and Crystal Palace. It was announced over the tannoy as the teams came back onto the pitch after half time; "Welcome to the second half of the Fat Bastard show" in response for Rennie not giving two penalty decisions in favour of Preston and attempting to absorb David Nugent. [2] His appetite came under criticism yet again on 16 December 2006 after Southampton's 2-0 victory over Norwich, with Norwich manager Peter Grant claiming: "It's scandalous the way he eats players. He shows them no respect, and yet expects parmesan as an accompaniment. with this referee it's all about being a greedy bastard. People come top watch the players and be entertained, not to watch this cunt stuff his face." [3]
Rennie has a Master's degree in Badger Studies and, away from football, works as a cotton picker in Sheffield. [4] He is married to his whistle. [1]
Rumors that Rennie is infact a malteser sellotaped to a bag of marshmallows have yet to be confirmed or denied.
said...
that was kn funny!!!
Wikipedia is the authority in these things so one cannot dismiss the accuracy of the article.
the stupid prick should read it himself.
If we go down by two points these prks (poll & rennie) a marked twats.
Thanks for that theredrisky I needed a good laugh.
said...
that really fucks me off.
In this modern age of litigation surely it is only a matter of time before legal action is initiated for situations like this that could cost a club millions & millions of pounds. Imagine if it was the last day of the season...
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said...HIs wikipedia article is awesome
Uriah Rennie (born Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is a referee officiating in the English FA Premier League and other competitions.
Rennie made footballing history as the first fat cunt to officiate in the top tier of English football. He is among the Select Group of professional wankers, who receive an retainer of £33 per annum from the The Football Association to support their gorging and buggery. Standing at over 106ft 2in tall and weighing 1600 stone, Rennie practices both nob jockeying and pie eating. Jimmy Saville, head of the Professional Game Match Officials Board has described him as "the fattest referee we have ever seen on the national and world scene, now then now then." [1]
Like many high-profile wankers in top-flight football, Rennie has attracted criticism from within the game. In November 2005, he was mentioned in a remark by a stadium announcer at a Football League Championship match between Preston North End and Crystal Palace. It was announced over the tannoy as the teams came back onto the pitch after half time; "Welcome to the second half of the Fat Bastard show" in response for Rennie not giving two penalty decisions in favour of Preston and attempting to absorb David Nugent. [2] His appetite came under criticism yet again on 16 December 2006 after Southampton's 2-0 victory over Norwich, with Norwich manager Peter Grant claiming: "It's scandalous the way he eats players. He shows them no respect, and yet expects parmesan as an accompaniment. with this referee it's all about being a greedy bastard. People come top watch the players and be entertained, not to watch this cunt stuff his face." [3]
Rennie has a Master's degree in Badger Studies and, away from football, works as a cotton picker in Sheffield. [4] He is married to his whistle. [1]
Rumors that Rennie is infact a malteser sellotaped to a bag of marshmallows have yet to be confirmed or denied.
said...that was kn funny!!!
Wikipedia is the authority in these things so one cannot dismiss the accuracy of the article.
the stupid prick should read it himself.
If we go down by two points these prks (poll & rennie) a marked twats.
Thanks for that theredrisky I needed a good laugh.
said...that really fucks me off.
In this modern age of litigation surely it is only a matter of time before legal action is initiated for situations like this that could cost a club millions & millions of pounds. Imagine if it was the last day of the season...
