My mate is the ref tonight

[dynamark]

Id like to see him ref Man city v man u it would be carnage

[goody2028]

4 minutes ago, dynamark said:

Id like to see him ref Man city v man u it would be carnage

Chuck him on an old school old firm game and don’t think he’d survive it. 

[Clarkielcfc]

Still shite

[Gamble92]

They kept praising him on BBC for letting the game flow but you need to be able to trust the referee will quickly put a stop to players targeting stars like Maddison or you end up getting serious injuries. 

[CosbehFox]

How the **** did he get that penalty wrong? Just watched it back 

[Trumpet]

[Vacamion]

 

I *did* wonder.

 

[Lillehamring]

I thought he managed the game well - it was a tame game and he let ot flow.

[CosbehFox]

Failed to give a blatant handball and a penalty for Burton at the end 

[foxsake]

Still the greatest ever thread

[Wymsey]

A qualified referee for over 10 years or so.

He must be doing something right, no?..

[HitchinFox]

On 10/08/2023 at 09:58, CosbehFox said:

Failed to give a blatant handball and a penalty for Burton at the end 

Because his mate is a Leicester fan and there is no way he doesn't know what a legend he has become on FT. 

[Guest Bilo]

This thread was the greatest ever just because, even though you knew it was only going to go one way, nobody could have foreseen how dramatically it would travel as Gavin Ward made Jon Moss look like peak Pierluigi Collina. 

 

Absolutely spectacular. 

[WigstonWanderer]

On 02/02/2012 at 04:54, Captain... said:

Your mate is having a shocker, I think the only thing for it is to fvck his missus while he is fvcking us in the second half.

If he doesn't have a missus, then shag his mum, or sister, or dog, or all three.

I’ve read through this thread a few times and find myself laughing out loud, particularly with this comment.

[dynamark]

Form the very first post whenever it was this was only going to be superb.

[Guest Bilo]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/01/leicester-city-middlesbrough-championship

 

The match report. 😂

[Bourbon Fox]

30 minutes ago, Bilo said:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/01/leicester-city-middlesbrough-championship

 

The match report. 😂

"I was talking to my players and giving them instructions for the second half when I was rudely interrupted.

 

"I didn't see who it was that barged into my dressing room but I told them to get out – and that may be a euphemism for what I actually said"

 

Pearson 😂😂😂

[Guest Bilo]

6 minutes ago, Bourbon Fox said:

"I was talking to my players and giving them instructions for the second half when I was rudely interrupted.

 

"I didn't see who it was that barged into my dressing room but I told them to get out – and that may be a euphemism for what I actually said"

 

Pearson 😂😂😂

This man aggressively telling this man to **** off is something I'd have paid to see.

 

 

 

 

[Trev3939]

I met Ruebyn Ricardo at an event in Charlton last season- he’s the referee today, and a massive Leicester fan . Not technically a mate but we follow each other! 

[VLC86]

47 minutes ago, Trev3939 said:

I met Ruebyn Ricardo at an event in Charlton last season- he’s the referee today, and a massive Leicester fan . Not technically a mate but we follow each other! 

Loves a shirt pull 

[GrobyLCFC31]

Leicestershire FA representative, come through the refereeing system, one of the most genuine down to earth lads you could meet and was always regarded as one that could through the levels to the top! 

Great to see! 

[Aleksz]

Is he the one related to Matt Piper? Or have I imagined that?

[Lionator]

3 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

Is he the one related to Matt Piper? Or have I imagined that?

I think you’re thinking of Akil who runs the line on the prem 

Edited 3 August 2025 by Lionator

[Aleksz]

Ah yes you’re right. Between him, Ruebyn, John Brooks and previously Kevin Friend the county is quite well represented then. 

[Craig]