Poll quits

[Jam The Man]

According to TalkSport this morning

Personally i'm dead chuffed. He is NOT a good referee and has been beyond reproach for his errors for far too long

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Another victim to Mourinho

 

[Trigger]

Manchester Riley next hopefully!

 

[Simon Morgan]

Onwards and upwards in the refereeing world. I personally didn't mind him, but he did cock up a bit too much.

 

[Jam The Man]

He reffed a game at Withdean during our first year there against Barnet and failed to give us a nailed on penalty after a foul on Gary Hart. I can handle the poor decision, but the fact that he already placed his hands deliberately behind his back a second or so before the challenge was even made was disgraceful. Come what may he was never going to give a penalty.

This is a man who ADMITTED he gave yellows and red during his early career for no given reason, just to enhance a notorious reputation.


He's one of the few refs who REFUSES to say sorry when he's ballsed up.. at least some other refs have the decency to do so...

He's a diabolical ref and the game will be far better without him. goodbye and good riddance

 

[Jam The Man]

I didn't like the bloke

 

[Simon Morgan]

I didn't like the bloke

No?!

 

[withdeanwombat]

He's the one who can't count,isn't he?

 

[Jam The Man]

Love the last paragraph!

From www.football365.com:



LET'S HAVE A PARTY: GRAHAM POLL IS QUITTING!


Alleluia! Football has received a welcome fillip this morning following reports that Graham Poll has 'dramatically decided to quit refereeing'.


'His last game will be Portsmouth's Premiership clash with Arsenal on Sunday,' reports the Daily Mirror. 'Poll will end his career early after becoming fed up with the abuse that goes with being the most controversial and high-profile official in English football.'


This, of course, is a charitable view. Poll is, in fact, widely detested for being a serial match-wrecker and giving the impression that he craves being the centre of attention. In his entire career, Poll has only refereed six games in which no cards were issued.


The 43-year-old erred spectacularly at last summer's World Cup, damaging the reputation of the country as a whole when he unwillingly supported claims that many Englishmen were unable to complete basic arithmetic when he only dismissed Croatia's Josip Simunic for a third bookable offence.


Although he subsequently quit international football, bizarrely announcing his retirement whilst talking of himself in the third person, this season has seen Poll bolster his reputation as a match wrecker. He erroneously awarded Arsenal two penalties in December's North London derby before effectively dumping the Gunners out of the FA Cup when he waved away two clear penalties in their tie at Blackburn.


In November, he sent off Chelski captain John Terry during their defeat at Spurs. Chelski players claimed Poll said they needed to be "taught a lesson". In his first game after that incident, Poll then sent off James McFadden for allegedly calling him "a cheat".


This Wednesday, Poll succeeded in antagonising both Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho with the Chelski manager describing his confrontation with the card-happy ref as "cleansing my soul". Ferguson was aggrieved, meanwhile, by Poll refusing to award the visitors a penalty kick for a blatant trip on Chris Eagles.


Nor is Poll believed to be popular amongst his whistle-blowing peers. In his autobiography, Jeff Winter spoke out on behalf of Robbie Savage after the then Birmingham midfielder was charged by the FA for using the referee's toilet. "The referee in question was not one of my favourite people," he wrote. "In fact, anyone who craps in Graham Poll's toilet can't be all bad."

 

[Timbo]

Quite sad actually. Another good referee lost because whinging pricks (like the one above) have to constantly blame referees for everything. If you had no knowledge of football you would assume every player, supporter and manager was perfect in every way and referees had cars that the doors kept falling off and ran around in size 20 bright red shoes.

You don't get to referee at World Cup Finals if you're shit.

 

[vulture]

Poll is a tosser.He thinks he is the most important person on the pitch.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

You don't get to referee at World Cup Finals if you're shit.

Yes you do. Maradona in 86 handball for example...

That Danish tosser disallowing Sol Campbells "goal" against Argentina in France 98

etc

 

[readingstockport]

Quite sad actually. Another good referee lost because whinging pricks (like the one above) have to constantly blame referees for everything. If you had no knowledge of football you would assume every player, supporter and manager was perfect in every way and referees had cars that the doors kept falling off and ran around in size 20 bright red shoes.

You don't get to referee at World Cup Finals if you're shit.

And you don't have only 6 game sin your entire career where you have not flourished a card, that 6 cardless games out of how many hundreds, if you are a good referee. Poll is a wanker. Good f***ing riddance, the only bad thing is they are going to let him ruin the play-off semi finals at the least before he finally fucks off.

 

[Timbo]

Yes you do. Maradona in 86 handball for example...

That Danish tosser disallowing Sol Campbells "goal" against Argentina in France 98

etc

They are mistakes. Thats all. A referee may make two or three a game, players make hundreds.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

No doubt the autobiography is already in the pipeline...

 

[Pavilionaire]

Poll IS a tosser. Why are English refs SO shite?

 

[maffew]

And you don't have only 6 game sin your entire career where you have not flourished a card, that 6 cardless games out of how many hundreds, if you are a good referee. Poll is a wanker. Good f***ing riddance, the only bad thing is they are going to let him ruin the play-off semi finals at the least before he finally fucks off.

is that for real? He brandished cards in all but 6 of his games?

 

[Jam The Man]

Quite sad actually. Another good referee lost because whinging pricks (like the one above)

f*** you and the horse you rode in on pal

 

[Jam The Man]

Quite sad actually. Another good referee lost because whinging pricks (like the one above) have to constantly blame referees for everything. If you had no knowledge of football you would assume every player, supporter and manager was perfect in every way and referees had cars that the doors kept falling off and ran around in size 20 bright red shoes.

You don't get to referee at World Cup Finals if you're shit.

f*** me is this post making me spit teeth!

You wouldn't have the first idea or clue if i was a whinger about football or anything else, so don't come here accusing me of that because you know f*** all about my soapbox views.

If you'd bother to properly read my post you'd notice that it was balanced with FACT as well as opinion.

 

[TSB]

Where's the poll?