Worst Referees Or referee decisions

So you're all set for the big game, you have got your self a decent position on the terrace, the teams are out, a quick browse down at your programme and a glance to the officials for the day... Your excitement turns to horror, your blood runs cold and you think "that bastard referee again"

Who is the bastard referee you just don't want to officiate the game your going to watch...

For me it's easy... Congratulations Mr Gavin Ward for being the biggest bastard of a referee I have ever seen!

Clive 'The Book' Thomas.

Disallowed a perfectly good goal in the 1977 semi-final between Everton and Liverpool.

Then had the cheek to admit he'd got it wrong to Emlyn Hughes in later years.

Martin Atkinson better not get demoted to the Championship

(01-10-2011 23:41 )Captain Vimes Wrote:  Clive 'The Book' Thomas.

Disallowed a perfectly good goal in the 1977 semi-final between Everton and Liverpool.

Then had the cheek to admit he'd got it wrong to Emlyn Hughes in later years.

He must be doing his penitance in his old age, because a couple of years ago I was in The Netherlands when to my astonishment an elderly Clive Thomas suddenly appeared on a Dutch TV sports programme, admitting that he should have disallowed the winning Czech goal in the 1976 European Champoinship semi-final that put The Netherlands out of the tournment!

The last I heard of him he'd been made High Sheriff of Mid-Glamorgan.

I remember him at the world cup in Argentina. Wasn't he involved in some controversy then too?

If he's the high Sheriff odf mid Glamorgan, i wonder how many people he'll wrongly put in jail?

Yes I agree... Clive Thomas as the worse referee ever.
This is one of his more famous examples from The World Cup 1978

If we are talking decisions as well, then I can't let the one by the Scottish ref go unmissed...

When Gazza famously run up to Dougie Smith and booked him tongue in cheek after he dropped his card, then subsequently after he gave him back the dropped yellow, recieved a booking himself!

Barry Knight did us out of a Play Off semi-final a few years back. I'd like to see him have his balls ripped off by crocodiles - and I've calmed down a bit since the game.

i nominate these two!

I think this would constitute a shit refereeing decision: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/...08383.html

& this ref is teaching the players how to do it: