Rob Styles Retires

CliffyBiro · 12 Jun 2009 at 16:22

And the standard of refereeing in the league goes up on that news alone...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jun/12/rob-styles-retires-early-referee

Tom84 · 12 Jun 2009 at 16:25

skippi90 said:
And the standard of refereeing in the league goes up on that news alone...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jun/12/rob-styles-retires-early-referee

20 years ago this kind of thing wouldn't of been 'news' how football has grown as a game

Back on topic shame it wasn't Webb, I hate the bald ******

monkeyspank · 12 Jun 2009 at 16:35

Gilly · 12 Jun 2009 at 16:56

Never thought Styles was all that bad. better than Rennie, Webb or Riley, certainly.

Loki · 12 Jun 2009 at 16:57

Rennie was bloomin awful

shipinabottle · 12 Jun 2009 at 18:18

thank god, he was utter rubbish. now if only we can get rid of Webb. i still cant believe hes considered our best after the amount of crap he pulls. isn't he a Police Officer? maybe the FA just like having that on his CV when they send him to big competitions so that we look tough :S

Tombstone · 12 Jun 2009 at 18:25

Going to reserve saying good riddance until I have seen how his replacement performs.

tsinc80697 · 12 Jun 2009 at 18:35

Thank god.

xxalxx · 12 Jun 2009 at 18:37

good. Hopefully Steve Bennett + Mike Riley will follow him.....

elroberto · 12 Jun 2009 at 18:58

Bring back Clive 'the book' Thomas!

cheets64 · 12 Jun 2009 at 19:53

The standard is poor, that young chap who reffed the Wigan vs West Ham game this season, lost control of the game, think he got sent back down to the lower leagues.

act smiley · 13 Jun 2009 at 00:23

shipinabottle said:
thank god, he was utter rubbish. now if only we can get rid of Webb. i still cant believe hes considered our best after the amount of crap he pulls. isn't he a Police Officer? maybe the FA just like having that on his CV when they send him to big competitions so that we look tough :S

Webb makes the odd mistake (but so does anyone and he makes less than most), but has really good match control. If you're being that picky, then you might as well insist on FIFA spending all the World Cup profits on developing Cyborg refs.

toon_mad · 13 Jun 2009 at 09:23

as long as he doesnt retire to the championship full time

IronLung420 · 13 Jun 2009 at 09:50

Good!

shipinabottle · 13 Jun 2009 at 12:01

act smiley said:
Webb makes the odd mistake (but so does anyone and he makes less than most), but has really good match control. If you're being that picky, then you might as well insist on FIFA spending all the World Cup profits on developing Cyborg refs.

maybe you've just hit the nail on the head... we need us some cyborgs

VonClinkerhofen · 14 Jun 2009 at 18:28

Can't believe Phil 'non contact sport' Dowd has thus far escaped the wrath of OCUK...he's a shocking ref IMO. On topic won't miss Rob Styles...it's all about him....suppose atleast he's a 'character' if an unappealling one

moody · 14 Jun 2009 at 21:00

As bad as he is, Styles will only be replaced by some one even worse.

Stewy · 14 Jun 2009 at 21:15

Webb has awesome control cos he's a tonk ass ************

JonnyT · 15 Jun 2009 at 00:26

Can't believe the serial mincer Mark 'Goal that never was' Clattenberg hasn't got a mention either.

Although he has entered popular culture via Viz's Profanisaurus - A Clattenberg describes a soft core skin flick, where it obviously goes in, but you never see it

a1ex2001 · 15 Jun 2009 at 11:22

How many people in this thread have ever actually reffed a serious game? It's real easy to pick holes from the armchair with endless super slo mo replays but the actual job is a little more taxing. Not saying he was great or that any of them are perfect but they are trying to perform a nigh on impossible job under incredible scrutiny and massive pressure both on and off the pitch.