Our world cup hopes are in German hands!

[Giraffe]

German ref on Wednesday.

 

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German ref on Wednesday.

Really? FIFA's refereeing policy for this World Cup was to ensure the referee came from a different continent to either of the teams in the match. FIFA went to great pains to tell us all about this. What a U-turn, if true.

edit: And from the BBC:
Meanwhile, Fifa have also announced that German referee Wolfgang Stark will take charge of the clash with Slovenia.

FIFA are surely the KINGS of u-turns.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Really? FIFA's refereeing policy for this World Cup was to ensure the referee came from a different continent to either of the teams in the match. FIFA went to great pains to tell us all about this. What a U-turn, if true.

edit: And from the BBC:
Meanwhile, Fifa have also announced that German referee Wolfgang Stark will take charge of the clash with Slovenia.

FIFA are surely the KINGS of u-turns.

But its between TWO European teams, innit

 

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But its between TWO European teams, innit

Yeah, but still a little strange, if not more logical.

Never mind, I would much prefer a German referee, who is used to refereeing at a decent standard rather than come of the overly-officious african refs we have seen in the tournament so far.

I have to say though, the linesmen seem to have got almost every decision spot on so far.

 

[Icy Gull]

Good, we have a ready made excuse.

 

[Scotty Mac]

at least its not that spanish bloke who the germans got lumbered with on friday

rooney and terry wouldnt have lasted 5 minutes with him in charge

 

[Pavilionaire]

edit: And from the BBC:
Meanwhile, Fifa have also announced that German referee Wolfgang Stark will take charge of the clash with Slovenia.

This has Beckham '98 written all over it. I can see the headlines now:

"STARK RAVING ROO-NATIC!" Rooney sees red as German ref completes England's woe.

 

[daveinprague]

Good, we have a ready made excuse.

My girlfriend is Uzbek...Ive made her life a living hell since the England performance against Algeria, and blamed that performance on the strength of the ref being Uzbek ...works for me..

 

[Ernest]

I'd like to have SEEN a CHINESE referee as they are INSCRUTABLE

 

[Brovion]

Good, we have a ready made excuse.

Yup, we've had all the other usual excuses: the players are all overpaid prima-donnas who don't care, there's not enough passion or committment, the manager's useless, etc - but we haven't had "We failed because a foreigner cheated" yet. It'll come before the end of this World Cup of that I've no doubt.

 

[Walkers Cajun Squirrel]

Surely he will be bias. If we draw we could end up playing germany.