Dr Who?

To go from the Premier league to league 1 suggest to me that he should be banned from refereeing, but he got to the premier league so must had been a really good ref to get there. I also think that most supports do not know a lot of the laws of the game, and what referees HAVE to carry out. You should go on the basic referee course it is an eye opener. When I am at games now and everyone is losing their head I just say to myself, but the referee was right to do that under the directive of the FA, but maybe not in common sence! I always find that when I am refereeing a game you have 11 players that love you and 11 players that hate you, and this flips sides all through the game depending on which team feels hard done by. I often get 'that is a top decision ref' at the same time as 'what the **** was that for, are you blind'. This is also the same for managers and fans, and you just have to carry on as you feel best. The gap is closing and referees try and get the players involved and build up respect, but referee decisions in games seem to be getting worse... perhaps the focus should be on this and also one referee in each half or on the pitch as it moves so quickly, and in Sunday league one end to the other with one hump of the ball!! Great fun though!!

AGREED! I think the managers and players from each side could sign something to say they are happy to play, but you will find that some players just want the choice made for them!

Yes for the fans point of view I 100% agree, and as a fan I would not have wanted to make the trip for the game to be called off. On the flip side the FA again tell all referees that they must try and get the game on and give it time. So really they cannot win!

Oh they do, just take a look at todays ref for example and how he has fallen!! They get relegated for their errors and that has a huge finacial inpact just like when players keep making mistakes and lose their place get sold and keep doing it slide down the leagues. You tell me a player who never makes a mistake, they are all human. I agree that referees need to be more approachable, and explain why they have made a decision, and also say when they get something wrong, but this is starting to happen with the respect campiagn. http://www.thefa.com/leagues/respect

Yes, and Monday is the bank holiday!

Glad I did not bother, but there are plenty of evening games that I will be going to now, and I prefer evening games, as I can ref more games on Saturday and still watch Saints!! Hartlepool Walsall Charlton Keep them coming!!! The game on Tuesday will be on as it is at home!!

He would have been convinced by the groundsmen and the club that they will get the game on, but they have failed not the referee. Players safety is the most important thing, and if anything happens to the players and the ref has let the game go ahead. The ref will lose points get relegated and lose money. The referees are put under so much pressure to get things right by the FA.

Mental note for 2011....... must post more favourite threads!!!

The players and the managers do not make the decisions the referee does. It has to be 100% safe for the players. The FA make the rules and the referee (who get assessed) has to carry them out 100%. If he allowed the game to go ahead and a player got injured and it was judged to be the pitch and the weather that caused it the referee loses points and gets relegated. So any doubt and the game is off. Not the referee fault as they are put under huge amount of pressure as a human to get it right!!

Nothing to do with health and safety that is for outside the ground, the pitch is the referee, and he has decided that the players safety could not be 100%.

Perhaps we will get a better ref for the re-match..... I can now enjoy the rest of Christmas without Saints ****ing it up!!! Bring on the Cricket!!

I have spent far to much that even the stuff in the sales cost far to much for my £0 budget!!

Updated with another 45!!

Ok I will give you one of them 53) 500 P S is a M: 500 Pounds Sterling is a Monkey

His stand up is a bit naff though!!! lol

I think I am quite lucky as I like all different comedy and it all hits my funny bone.... love it! It is good to laugh you know! It is a little bit down in the dumps in here for a comedy thread!.

I like most of the main stand up comedy. Really nothing better than stand up for me, could watch it all evening with sa bit of football. Peter Kay Jack Dee Ricky gervais Jimmy Carr Russell Howard Macintyre John Bishop Frank Skinner Billy Connerly Do not like Jo Brand Ross Noble

OMG.... I have another 45 to enter. Will do that later!!

Fairytale of New York.

Have you been up all night thinking of answers?

Gear

Number 12, is about Thatcher? 1979?

I have to say that my head hurts just looking at them, but I just had to share my pain!!

Genius!

Right I have one of these brain teaser things, and here is an example. 60 S in a M, and of course the answer is 60 seconds in a minute. I have noticed that there are plenty of rude ones I can make up, but I am looking for the right answers!! 1) 11 N, R D - 11 November, Remembrance Day 2) 2 L F - 2 Left Feet 3) The C S 1, the M R D - The clock struck 1, the mouse ran down 4) 32 W G (P B) 5) 125, F C - 125, Five Cubed 6) 1 F the R - 1 For the Road 7) 2 H of P (L, C) - 2 Houses of Parliament (Lords, Commons) 8- 3 P C (B N, S P, S) - 3 Peak Challenge ( Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, Snowdonia) 9) The S S (E B) - The Secret Seven (Enid Blyton) 10) 7 H P N - 7 Harry Potter Novels 11) 1764 F T S - 1764 Forty Two squared 12) 1979 N P P for M T - 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for Mother Teresa 13) 1975 F F T E 14) 2 H on a B C - 2 Humps on a Bactrian Camel 15) 5 A on a S 16) 36 B K on a P - 36 Black Keys on a Piano 17) 2 C in a M - 2 crotchets in a minim 18- T 19 to the D - Talking 19 to the dozen 19) 49, C C for G (P) 20) R W on 29 A N Y - Royal Wedding on 29 April Next Year 21) 4 C in a H H - 4 chambers in a human heart 22) 180 D C is G M 4 - 180 degrees celcius is gas mark 4 23) 1 H is 4 I - 1 hand is 4 inches (well it is when you're measuring the height of a horse!) 24) 4 K in a C G - 4 knights in a chess game 25) 8 P for J in S - 8 Points for J in Scrabble 26) The 3 D (P P) - The 3 Darlings (Peter Pan) 27) E, 2 S U P 28- Q, G of 5 P 29) 2 E in a H H 30) 50, L in R N - 50, L in Roman Numerals 31) The 1 P C (D or N D) 32) D, 10 on M S 33) 5 P R J F (R, B, Y, W, and R) 34) 4 T S in M - 4 Train Stations in Monopoly 35) 1 J P S is a W - 1 Joule Per Second is a Watt 36) 1 A is F R - 1 Acre is Four Roods 37) 28 D in a D S 38- 9 C of Q V - 9 Children of Queen Victoria 39) 128, T to the P of S - 128, Two to the power of seven 40) 8 C T B in E 41) 2 U S in C - 2 Ugly Sisters in Cinderella 42) 7 B in a R T - 7 bells in a railway telegraph 43) 1 M B - 1 mighty bound 44) 42, E L T F 45) 7, A N of N 46) 45 Y, S W A - 45 Years, Sapphire Wedding Anniversary 47) S, 1085 M H 48- C N A, 24 Y A 49) 301 is S P on S M 50) S P D, M 17 51) B, 5 in S 52) 3 C M - 3 card monte. 53) 500 P S is a M - 500 Pounds Sterling is a Monkey 54) M S is D W N 11 55) The 7 S, C C - The 7 sacraments, Catholic Church 56) 1 G T D A 57) 22 Y in a C - 22 Yards in a Chain 58- 10,000, T to the P of F - 10,000, Ten to the Power of Four 59) S is 16 in F - Seize is 16 in French 60) 1694, B of E F - 1694, Bank of England Founded 61) 12 D of C - 12 Days of Christmas 62) 90 D in a R A - 90 Degrees in a Right Angle 63) 1839, F H R - 1839, First Henley Regatta 64) 1964, H W B P M - 1964, Harold Wilson Becomes Prime Minister 65) 5 L in a L - 5 Lines in a Limerick 66) 2 P in a Q - 2 Pints in a Quart 67) 4 Q in a P of C - 4 Queens in a Pack of Cards 68- 6 K G of E - 6 King Georges of England 69) 3 L P 70) A B and the 40 T - Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves 71) 2 T of 11 in H - 2 Teams of 11 in Hockey 72) 2 G of V (W S) 73) G M, 0 D L 74) G and the 3 B - Goldilocks and the 3 Bears 75) 3 C in the G F (B, R, G) - 3 Colours in the German Flag (Black, Red, Gold) 76) 18 H in a R of G - 18 Holes in a Round of Golf 77) 3 P C of L (R, G, B) - 3 Primary Colous of Light (Red, Green, Blue) 78- 1 W on a U - 1 Wheel on a Unicycle 79) 2 H on a C - 2 Horns on a Cow 80) 4 S in A (B, B, A and F) - 4 Singers in Abba (Benny, Bjorn, Agnetha and Frida) 81) 8 L on an O - 8 Legs on an Octopus 82) 86,400 S in a D - 86,400 Seconds in a Day 83) 21 S on a D - 21 Spots on a Dice 84) S the 7 S - Sail the 7 Seas 85) 4 C of the E - 4 corners of the earth 86) 20 S in a P (B D) 87) 1471, N of L C (P) 88- 25 P is a Q - 25 Percent is a Quarter 89) 5 a D (F and V) - 5 a Day (Fruit and Vegetables) 90) 7 S of a H - 7 sides of a heptagon 91) 999, O L T a T - 999, one less than a thousand 92) F 451, N by R B 93) 24 C G 94) L to H O S G in 2012 - London to Host Olympic Summer Games in 2012 95) 2 H are B T O - 2 Heads are Better Than One 96) 4 J on S C D (L, B, C and A) 97) 1982, P W B 98- A S in T S 9 - A Stitch in Time Saves 9 99) 4472 F S - 4472 (the last) flying scotsman 100) The 7 S, C C Good luck!!