17 Aug 2015 23:57:52
Is it normal for a manager and a referee to "agree that another foul and Coquelin is off ' ?
Am I the only one who feels very uncomfortable that a manager admits to putting severe pressure on a referee at half time and admits to actually trying to get a player sent off?
????????

{Ed025's Note - i agree garry, a manager discussing an opponents player at half time is just wrong..

1.) 18 Aug 2015
18 Aug 2015 00:11:19
Tell me a managet who doesn't put pressure on refs. They all do to different degrees.

{Ed025's Note - having discussions at half time, and telling the ref that if le coq commits one more foul that he should send him off?????..come on steve that cant be right mate, i know you like to play devils advocate at times but that is just bordering on the ridiculous..

2.) 18 Aug 2015
18 Aug 2015 00:15:00
Any manager should not be allowed to confront a ref until final whistle blows.

3.) 18 Aug 2015
18 Aug 2015 02:13:13
Either way the ref fed pardew with a load of BS and then obviously told mert to tell wenger to sub him off. Pardew just showed that refs won't take him seriously it's not as if it was wenger or mourinho because they would have got their own way. It does make a difference if your a top four club. Like it or loath it

4.) 18 Aug 2015
18 Aug 2015 00:48:44
Ed with all due respect, people are being very naive if they think managers don't confront refs and tell them their job. I ain't defending it but its fact.

{Ed025's Note - they certainly do steve but this seemed more than that, to discuss a player and dictate to a ref what his actions should be is wrong, i blame the ref to be honest not pardew mate..

5.) 18 Aug 2015
18 Aug 2015 09:04:35
SAF was superb at it .

The ref was spineless IMO and shouldn't have got into a conversation with Pardew

6.) 18 Aug 2015
18 Aug 2015 09:17:31
It was very naive of pardew to openly talk about it

7.) 18 Aug 2015
18 Aug 2015 10:28:15
If they agreed at the next foul he's sent off,then why did he get another foul,before being substituted? This is a nothing debate for me,managers and players constantly harrass refs going into the tunnel,Wenger has done it countless times when I've watched,particularly when he feels other teams are booting you off the field,like he used to complain about several years ago. Fact is regardless of the convo,coquelin got away with anoter foul, didn't get sent off and thus it had no impact on the game,the ref ignored Pards.

8.) 18 Aug 2015
18 Aug 2015 18:13:47
On the contrary i'm always positive. didn't you lot do science. Two Negatives = a positive.