Re: Southend today
 

S'funny old game. Don't recall Mr.Brown complaining about the ref after the Stanley game, but what goes around, comes around, I guess;).
BBC Sport - Phil Brown: Southend United boss wants freedom to criticise referees

Re: Southend today
 

Far from complaining about the ref on Saturday the Southend players seemed to be celebrating with him when the second 'penalty' went in - guess Mr. Brown doesn't like it much when the boots on the other foot so to speak :rolleyes:

Re: Southend today
 

Its whats commonly known as Hypocritical.:rolleyes:

Re: Southend today
 

I agree with Phil Brown, if a manager thinks a match official has had a stinker of a match, then he should be allowed to voice his opinions without risk of FA punishment, after all the bad decisions at the Store First Stadium J B's tongue must be full of bite marks

Re: Southend today
 

I'm all for it but only after matches where a player never miskicks a ball, misses a sitter, doesn't get sent off for stupidity or the manager hasn't made a tactical cock-up or failed to pick the correct team to win the game ;)

Re: Southend today
 

that's exactly the point Dave,
everyone makes mistakes, players & managers make errors and are openly criticised for doing so, but when a match official makes an error, managers are prevented from saying the official had a bad game, I fail too see what harm would be done by a manager saying a official had a bad game

Re: Southend today
 

What a plonker Brown is.

Re: Southend today
 

Referees don't have an option to speak out in public about the performance of players and managers ;)

Lets face it, if the players and managers actually set an example of fair play, most referees wouldn't even get noticed.

Re: Southend today
 

In fairness Dave How many referees enforce fair play? theres countless unpunished incidents by many players in ALL games, many of which are blatant, Diving is one instance n stanley have one of those who could win gold in the Olympics.:eek:

Re: Southend today
 

As I said, if players don't dive the referee doesn't need to enforce fair play :)

Re: Southend today
 

I doubt it, Cashey. He's nowhere near achieving the gold medal standard of the Premier League diver-divas. He's not that good at diving which is why he should stick to what he is good at....putting the ball in the net.

Re: Southend today
 

I was always under the impression the refs job was to ensure the rules were kept too?:rolleyes: its the same principal with the law, break it n the cops will do yeh, unless yeh happen to be parking down Blackburn Rd.:D;)