WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT REFING

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Who do you want as a leader? someone with integrity? someone who can set an example? someone respected? Yes. All of these, which is why no one need be surprised at the ever growing evidence that the PGMOL is not working.

Refereeing standards are plummeting and the man in charge of this circus is Mr Mike Riley. Now every Arsenal fan knows Mike Riley, every Arsenal fan loathes Mike Riley.

This is the man responsible for one of the most corrupt and incompetent displays by an official that any of us ever seen in this country. The date, which has lived in infamy, was 24th October 2004, the venue, Old Trafford...you know the rest.

Riley should have faced a ban and an investigation t the time yet here he sits at the top of the refereeing tree and game in game out we are seeing more and more bad decisions. Yes everyone makes mistakes but there's a difference between making mistakes and blatant and consistent terrible decision making. Furthermore, there appears to be no consequences from within the corrupt body that is the PGMOL.

We need only look at our elected politicians to see that corruption and incompetence are bedfellows, and we have learnt that there seems no accountability for these elected officials. Riley's PGMOL seem to have taken a leaf out of Boris' book. The reality is that standards of officiating in English football are at an all time low and decisions are being made that are costly.

What is it going to take to dismantle this insidious organisation and make it fit for purpose? Maybe a decision that costs a team the title or their place in the league on the last game of the season. Steps need to be taken to keep the beautiful game beautiful and a good start would be removing Mr Riley immediately, after all, how can you trust an organisation built on incompetence and corruption led by a master of incompetence and corruption?