http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/08/graham-poll-attacks-mark-halsey-referees-betrayal Wonder when he'll get that 'kiss' from Ferguson?
"Betraying the refereeing fraternity" ? Of course, closing ranks and protecting your own is far more important than an objective observation any day.
This, is why the referees are corrupt lying ****s. Self serving little bastards. Clubs have their favourites and look after them as United did with Halsey
I don't agree about Halsey, I've always thought he was alright tbh. He shouldn't have named the refs he thinks are crap here mind, but Poll is the last person who should be getting on his high horse about it, as he is the epitome of everything that is wrong about modern refereeing as he was a 'pioneer' of the gobshite, 'celebrity' ref. Now he is a bent ****er.
It would be interesting to see the reaction if this whole Halsey episode happened in the Italian league, its funny the way it has been brushed under the carpet as if it never happened because the good old honest English refs would never cheat or blatantly break the rules.