Claret&Blue Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 The Sun is reporting that referee Graham Poll is being probed by the FA (oo-er!) as he "got drunk, climbed onto some cars and then vomited in the foyer of a hotel." Classy. This beggars the question, is it refreshing that a referee shows a human side, or does it undermine his authority on the footy park (ala Angus Deaton on HIGNFY) and set a bad example to the kids who avidly follow referees...(!) I for one say good on him for showing a human side. We've all done it (maybe not the car-climbing bit!) and as long as he doesn't make a regular occurance of it or start doing it mid-season, he's entitled to let his hair down (what little he has). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marks61 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Fair play to him, not that i would do anything like that of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claret&Blue Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 Of course not... not every week anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 3, 2005 Moderator Share Posted August 3, 2005 He has something in common with his heroes, I mean er, the players of Chelsea and Arsenal that he helps, I mean referees. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted August 4, 2005 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2005 The fact that he got shitfaced, climbed on cars and vomited explosively only means there are problems with his private life that need addressing. Perhaps the FA should be offering counselling, rather than probing... ... or is that what they are doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 This beggars the question, is it refreshing that a referee shows a human side, or does it undermine his authority on the footy park (ala Angus Deaton on HIGNFY) I go for human side, he shouldn't have climbed on the cars but other than that it's just a bad case of being drunk, I wouldn't suspend him for that. And it's nothing like the same scale as Angus Deayton! Poll isn't snorting cocaine off the backside of a prostitute (that was what happened wasn't it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claret&Blue Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 I made the comparison to Deaton, merely because his position at HIGNFY became untenable as he ecame the butt of all the jokes, would a similar thing happen to a referee who had lost the respect of the players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NibblyPig Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 What a surprise!!!... a Poll that favours Poll... I wonder if the results would have been so favourable to Poll if we had a Questionnaire, or a Census, or a Survey, or a Canvassing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 I think fair play to him- it's not as if it's the night before the F.A Cup final is it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claret&Blue Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyVilla Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 I dont like him full stop, blind git!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 4, 2005 Moderator Share Posted August 4, 2005 He refs like he's drunk anyway, whats the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbaldie1 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Is our Dutch friend a ref? :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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