Martin Atkinson

Martin Atkinson has been selected as our referee on Sunday. What can we expect from him in this kind of match?

 

See last years Merseyside derby at Goodison park.

****.

 

Absolutely sod all mate

 

Well it certainly looked like they got at the referee in the last derby match at the sportsdirect arena, particularly after half time, so he surely can't be any worse than that!

 

R well

 

His family come from Ponteland and he often stays over in the area. He has been known to drink in Ponteland Club which as you can imagine is used mainly by NUFC fans. How the Premier League can allow him to officiate in this game is beyond me. I fear the worst.

 

That sounds pretty shocking to me!

 

Glad its not Howard Web. Did Atkinson do our game against Liverpool? He was candy in that if I remember and didnt take any ****e from Suarez. Hope its the game where Cabaye's constant fooling is caught and Gutierrez diving is punished.

 

I though the Premier league wouldn't allow this?? they normally do their homework about stuff like this (i.e. Clattenburg is not allowed to ref us or Newcastle as he's a black & white)! If this is true then it's shocking

 

Can't be worse than the one last year who gave you lot a penalty for something that happens 10-12 times a game, including that one, imo.

 

That can't be right about Atkinson, they are quite thorough in their checks into officials backgrounds. And he has been terrible for us in the past!

 

Doesn't matter, we'll still get beat of the mags!

 

Doesn't surprise me one bit, in the Man U League Cup game, the referee was someone who was born/ lives a few miles away from Old Trafford.

 

Should be more worried about one of the linemen. Mullarkey is a complete w*nker.

 

They are supposed to disclose their loyalties - apparat from Howard Webb obviously

 

Clattenburg recently came on as an official in a Newcastle game after the ref or assistant ref got injured - a mag colleague at work told me - he could not believe that it had been allowed

Checked with my colleague and he came out of the crowd to become the fourth official at the Aston Villa home game

 

http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/...d=14878721&page=2&siteid=50081-name_page.html

Interesting that in this interview he states "I probably would ask not to do Sunderland games as well because I have many friends who are Sunderland supporters". so it sounds as though there is nothing officially to stop him reffing our games

 

Wont matter one iota, the FA have placed him for the job, What do clubs or supporters matter anyway?

 

Checked him out born in west yorkshire and he's the one whistling sent Huth off in our game against Stoke for his tackle on Meyler

 

That makes me feel better, as I've always felt as if he was a home ref, of course unless he is secretly one of you lot.