Paul Smith

[The Swedish Rumble 🔰 @SwedishRumble]

🚨According to former chief of PGMOL, Keith Hackett, he would not have allowed Michael Oliver or today’s VAR, Darren England, to accept very lucrative offers from a league controlled by City’s or Newcastle’s owner to referee there.

From my point of view — that should be a given. Not only is it in it itself very questionable for a PL ref to do business directly or indirectly with owners of PL teams, it takes place in a very high risk environment in dictatorships in an area with very high corruption (look at the Qatar World Cup).

I don’t believe that Oliver on purpose is impartial — but if we look at his body of work this season — it’s one scandalous call after another benefitting City/Newcastle to the detriment of their rivals. And there are some very very odd statistics, 75% of his yellows for complaints have been given to Man Utd players. He gives Manchester United’s captain a yellow for approaching him alone saying ‘it was on the ball, it was on the ball’, but let City player circle him and complain without limits. The Ake goal. The soft City penalty in the derby (as VAR! Clear and obvious?). A penalty for McTs handball, none for Romero’s handball. Red card bonanza against Tottenham when they were at the top of the table. The incidents with Arsenal and Liverpool.

Why on earth is he and Engeland always appointed to call these games? It’s not a conspiracy theory to question if he shouldn’t be deemed to have a conflict of interest due to his dealings with City’s owner — I would say that it’s remarkable that he is allowed to ref these games.

Football fans deserve better than to have their games called by referees who in the eyes of most have clear conflict of interest. It’s as simple as that.

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

@Christo84790523 Happy birthday Jade x

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

Joseph enjoyed his weekend playing with the under 10s in Poland, managed to chip in with a few goals to ⚽️🇵🇱⚽️

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

@Christo84790523 Cheers x

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

Good luck to Joe and his team in Poland 🇵🇱 ⚽️🏆⚽️

[Barnsley FC Academy @AcademyBFC]

Good luck to our U9’s/U10’s flying to Poland for the MFC Elite Cup. ⚽️🔴⚪️

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

@11SoccerCoachi1 Thank you

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

Happy 9th birthday to this little number 9 ⚽️🎉🥳

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

@chrishutchy7 Cheers, it was a decent game, you lot just had too much for us

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

@Christo84790523 Thank you x

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

Great first game for @AcademyBFC new under 9s at the weekend, lots of happy faces all round, pleased for Joseph getting 4 goals and an assist ⚽️⚽️

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

Good luck @KirstyHanson3 gutted but you deserve the move

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

@11SoccerCoachi1 Thank you Neil, and thanks for being part of his grassroot journey, good luck to Bobby to, sure he'll smash it 💪⚽️

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

So Joe's grassroots journey comes to an end for now with @TinnyAthleticFC thanks to all the coaches who've helped him along the way, he's absolutely loved it ⚽️🏆⚽️

[Aldershot Town FC @OfficialShots]

A comfortable victory against mid-table Premier League opposition 🤝

#TheShots❤️💙

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

@GerryOS24049959 @bt_uk Yes having the same problem with all the sky channels, has anyone had any luck getting them back on?

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

Joseph and his team mates meeting the crowd at Barnsley today, they absolutely loved it ⚽️👏⚽️

[Barnsley FC Academy @AcademyBFC]

Welcome to our U8’s new signings for season 23/24 presented to the crowd today at Oakwell Along side FP Lead Coach Tiago Rodrigues, Head of Recruitment Mick Tarmey, Head of Development Alex, Development Coaches Dave and Owen.
You Redsss ⚽️🔴⚪️

[Paul Smith @inzaghismith]

@j88mob I was there, and I still think the ball was over the line before he handballed it

[TV Football 1968-92 @1968Tv]

BBC Standing Room Only 1994
A look back at some frightening predictions they made about football ten years later in 2004
How right they were!