Refs....Hobnobbers choice.

[higher]

Now we are a top flight team and getting the cream of match officials(allegedly) it is interesting to see how fellow nobbers view the performances approx a third of the way in.
There are only 17 select group refs and Barry knight is prob out for seaso(injury):Only those marked * to be royally appointed this term
S G Bennett (Kent FA) *
M.L.Dean (Cheshire FA)*
M Halsey (Lancashire FA)
G Poll (Hertfordshire FA)
U Rennie (Sheffield & Hallamshire CFA)
H Webb (Sheffield & Hallamshire CFA)
M A Riley (West Riding FA)
R Styles (Hampshire FA)
C Foy (Lancashire FA) *
P Dowd (Staffordshire FA)
A Wiley (Staffordshire FA)
D Gallagher (Oxfordshire FA) * (Coming soon!)
M Atkinson (West Riding FA) *
M Clattenburg (Northumberland FA) *
P Walton (Northamptonshire FA)
B Knight (London FA)
A Marriner (Birmingham FA)

[Row Z Royal]

Mark Clattenburg, or that Olivier bloke from last year.

If none of those, I want Grant Hegley back.

[RoyalChicagoFC]

Mark ("Admiral") Halsey
Lee ("33rd Degree") Mason
Mike ("Baba O'") Riley
Howard ("World Wide") Webb
André ("The Ancient") Marriner
Peter ("John Boy") Walton
Uriah ("With Us --or You're Against Us") Rennie
Alan Wiley ("Coyote")
Phil ("Don't Let Me") Dowd
("The Ever-Fashionable") Rob Styles
Graham ("Exit") Poll

[T.R.O.L.I.]

IMO, Howard Webb has been a class above the rest this season and its no surprise that he's reffing Man Utd v Chelsea this Sunday.

[biscuitsrus]

IMO, Howard Webb has been a class above the rest this season and its no surprise that he's reffing Man Utd v Chelsea this Sunday.

Totally agree he had "jerk ov" in his pocket, never gave the whinging git anything.

Could though have given Sinclair a straight red with regards to the challange on Convey(over by the West Stand).

[From Despair To Where?]

Best ref I've seen the past few years is Phil Joslin by far. I'm amazed he's not a Premership ref.

[higher]

Row Z royal, Yup Clattenburg seems to be the rising star for sure.Newbie to the select group and like the Super royals is making a lot of people sit up and take notice.
Clattenburgs rate the ref ratings (out of 5):
Communication 3.42
Consistency 3.06
Control 3.87
Fairness 3.48
Fitness 3.95
Flow 3.64
Positioning 3.56



Seems Howard Webb gets the Nobbers nod.A worst ref poll is completely futile as a certain Michael Riley is a complete banker!

[ScottishRoyal]

Own up, who's voted for Rennie and was it a joke?! The man's completely incompetant who treats the players as though they're children. I've heard it mentioned many times that he's only in the Prem because he offers something different from the others.

I think the best ref we've had is a Championship ref who looks about ten but I don't know his name. He'll surely be in the Prem soon but is probably 'serving his time'.

[Wax Jacket]

I have to say I like Webb and CLattenburg.

[higher]

Webb and Clattenburg are both very young to have progressed through the ranks to select level 32 and 30 respectively I believe.It takes long enough to achieve national level in England so to be performing at select level is pretty impressive stuff.I believe Clattenburg who was 29 when appointed to the select group was the youngest ever.
However Scotlands newest FIFA referee William Collum is only 27,and looks about 12 .



Come on I want the postee who voted Mike Riley to be outed!!

[lozz2601]

I was just going to ask who the hell voted for him?
Twit!

[handbags_harris]

Indeed!! Riley?!

Was it you Harold?!

[Tony Le Mesmer]

interesting how the games that we lost received virtually no votes.

Even referees are judged by results these days!