Louis Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Anyway, moving on, last week I met up with a prospective candidate who is interested in becoming our “Secret Referee”. This is a guy who has refereed all the greats and, to be honest, he had me hanging on his every anecdote. But it was his throwaway story about Scudamore that had me intrigued and not just because I’d already chosen to include him in this column. The ref told me that during a Premier League meeting of top referees, Scudamore had finished off by saying: “And, remember, you’re not in a sport, you are part of the entertainment business. We don’t want our top players being sent off every week because it’s bad for the brand. We want them on the pitch as much as possible.” http://www.thesecretfootballer.com/articles/13015/referees-told-to-respect-premier-league-brand/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Hardly surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 It's flaming scandalous and corrupt. It didn't stop them from banning Suarez though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 (edited) Not surprised but it's disgusting. Explains how Gerrard was always able to stay on the pitch, even with some horrors. Edited August 3, 2013 by tenaciousj Fearthainn and Quinn31 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoward18 Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Explains why we never get the benefit of any calls :shaking fist: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcirony Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Is this actually a reliable source or could it be someone dropping in a 'exposé' type paragraph in an unrelated article in order to get some hits on their website?! I'm not saying it isn't true but this person knows that something like this will get fans of EVERY team saying "I knew it!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 (edited) That puts Liverpool into perspective even more then. They have Gerrard + Suarez, and they still finish below us. What a shit club. Edited August 4, 2013 by AidanLewis troy8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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