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The premiership named their youngest ever ref this season as Stuart Atwell, is this the same young un who reffed us at Wembley?

no that was michael oliver

Atwell was in charge of our 1-1 home draw with Chesterfield on 12th April, according to Soccerbase.com

He's been involved with some strange decisions, the latest being the was or wasn't the free kick taken at Anfield yesterday. I thought Steve Bruce was going to burst

What goes around comes around though eh?

Remember Sunderland v Liverpool last season and the beach ball incident ??

Now it is Sunderland on the receiving end ! And AGAINST Liverpool spookily !!

John L wrote:Atwell was in charge of our 1-1 home draw with Chesterfield on 12th April, according to Soccerbase.com

He was also in charge of the Morecambe vs Bradford game at CP last season. Usually, these games between Morecambe and Bradford have been really good but Stuart Attwell was making loads of stupid decisions and completely ruined the game!

And the Reading goal that never was.

He is having a tough time.

Having a shocking time to be honest, showed he can be a good young ref but moved up way too quickly. That reading goal will haunt him for life.

ezz wrote:Having a shocking time to be honest, showed he can be a good young ref but moved up way too quickly. That reading goal will haunt him for life.

I agree it will. But I think that's a bit unfair. It was the linesman who gave the goal. The Ref gave the goal kick but the linesman's flagged for the goal. Having spoke to the linesman's who must have convinced him it was in he had to give it.

Saturdays was a mess though. But again not only his fault, the boy passing it back should have made sure (which he has admitted that next time he will roll it), Torres, in the interest of fair play, shouldn't have ran onto it. and the linesman should also be helping him out.

As for the thought of what goes around comes around....In some respect I agree. Both goals where the fault of the officials, but the beach ball was from a Liverpool fan and was not the doing of Sunderland at all.

Correct. But the point I was making was that last year it was Liverpool who conceded a dodgy goal at Sunderland, and now the roles have reversed.

Not that (in truth) I give a toss about the Premier Greed, because I don't. Diddly squat.