Blind chimp would do a better job than Mike Riley, so a clear upgrade.
Webb being away from the PL for a while might make for a better ref boss, but who knows. It can't be any worse than it already is though.
Howard Webb, eh? the man who spouts bollocks why he chose not to send off Nigel De Jong for his karate kick on Xabi Alonso in the 2010 World Cup Final.Despite Webb can see De Jong was not even looking at the ball, he is looking at Alonso, catches him with force and studs to his chest, and with no attempt to even play the ball.And claimed "I hadn't seen point of impact" and "It never crossed my mind that it was red" - despite video evidence pointing to Webb looking directly at the incident, and being quick to give a yellow card without asking for advice or input from other match officials he was linked up with."I hadn't bottled out of the big decision, I hadn't felt intimidated by the occasion, and I'd certainly not felt under any pressure from FIFA to curb dismissals. I'd simply handed out the appropriate penalty for what I'd seen with my own eyes, from my vantage point. And that's the truth." - https://en.as.com/en/2016/10/18/soccer/1476807082_115329.html<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/CexJn5kg-90" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/CexJn5kg-90</a>^ and also at www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcIicsfW660Sorry, I may have gone off on one there
All those old photoshops of Webb in Man Utd kits will have a new lease of life.God, we all thought we were so cool and edgy with those back then
If he's being asked to head the ball too frequently - which isn't exactly his specialty - it could affect his ear and cause an infection. Especially if the ball hits him on the ear directly.
Jonjo Shelvey was a true pioneer
@SamWallaceTelExclusive: PGMOL conference this weekend are being told that referees’ chief Mike Riley will be leaving the organisation next season. Massive changes coming to Premier League refereeing.Exclusive: Howard Webb to return from MLS as Mike Riley's de facto successor next season, as PGMOL chief refereeing officer. Will be a handover period when pair work together. Story with @Tom_Morgs(Expected to be in the role full time by Christmas)****Webb isn't the greatest, but literally anybody would be better than Mike Riley.
This personnel change will ensure continuityBut still, Howard Webb was a much better referee than Mike Fucking Riley.
came here to say thank fuck and fuckoff riley you useless prickonly to be greeted by fucking webb replacing him, srsly?can he be worse? hard to imagineso i'll give webb a pass for now and hopefully i wont be seeing any incidents of clear cheating going on, or at the least if they do occur there is proper accountability brought to bear on those involved (unlike under riley where there were no repercussions, so at the very least in essense they sided with the cheating)not gonna hold my breath on that one
Is that the new referees kit?
Ah ha yes, I remember now. He got fined for that, I think? And he also told Ferguson to fuck off didn't he? Good old Voldemort.
Wasn't it Ryan Babel?
Ah, was it? I can't really remember. I know someone did.
Good riddance to Riley but they should have got Clattenberg in.
Mr 'Narrative'? I dunno. He's as bad as any of them, albeit in a different way. He's been good to Liverpool in the past but he seems to have a problem with Klopp.I think they should get a top overseas referee in, one used to open mic use for refs and used to working with his assistants to get to the right decisions instead of just giving what they feel like giving.
Webb wants stuff like that and has pushed FIFA for more open mic and transparency It in this article that was posted about https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/4376693/howard-webb-on-how-mls-is-getting-var-right-and-what-other-leagues-can-learn
Long overdue Riley leaving. The fact several of the old guard are out might help start a process of reform and improvements
It was. I think he was the first player fined by the FA for something he posted on Twitter
Howard Webb! Howard Webb!Sucks on Fergies Dick!Howard Webb! Howard Webb!He's a fucking prick!Manc til the end! He's a Bellend!Howard Webb!! Howard Webb!! Howard Webb!!Fuck him. Hope he gets hit by a fucking comet.
I have no idea what I’m taking about
Another United man Fergie had in his pocket? Post-retirement He even used his newspaper column to dig at Klopp last year daring to question why United were getting penalties every week for a full year.It needs someone untainted by the decades of corruption of the Ferguson/Riley circus.
In one of the most memorable and moving passages in Your Show – the new novel by Ashley Hickson-Lovence based on the life of Uriah Rennie – the Premier League’s first black referee is scrolling through a selection of internet comments and press coverage on some of his recent performances. “Too big for his Fila-sponsored boots.” “In my picture book dictionary under ‘showy referee’.” “The penny never dropped that the match wasn’t about him.” “A Malteser Sellotaped to a bag of marshmallows.”On it goes, for pages and pages. Your Show is a remarkable book: highly stylised, written in the second person and – although based on extensive interviews with the man himself – largely imagined. Yet the most affecting parts of the novel are the stuff we know happened. The title of the book derives from an announcement made over the public address system at Deepdale as the officials emerge from the tunnel during a match between Preston and Crystal Palace: “Enjoy the second half of the Uriah Rennie Show.”
Now while this might be nice in theory, one has to remember that the average size of a comet is 10km. So unless Mr Webb was hiking in the Sahara when the comet struck, there's a good chance other people will be affected and possibly killed. Which would be sad obviously.
Webb was also a Sgt. in SYP. Shouldn't be anywhere near a Liverpool football match.
