News that Micheal Oliver, or as he is more commonly known, 'Lord Olivier' for his centre stage exploits, will be the referee for Friday night's Barclays Premier League between Leeds and West Ham at Elland Road, has been greeted by what can only be described as mass disapproval to put it mildly!
Both teams have suffered immeasurably as a result of Lord Olivier's baffling "look at me!" decisions, his appointment as the chief match day official lacks any form of awareness and is a portent for more controversy. Some small consolation can be found in the fact that "Olivier' is equally atrocious for most teams, obviously apart from when he is officiating a match involving a 'top flight, elite club' that pander to his every whim, but West Ham fans in particular have not forgiven him for his repeated 'errors' when it comes to adjudicating the lads in Claret and Blue.
In fact "Olivier' is the most disliked 'top flight' referee of the current bunch, his decisions always seem to be far more based on his 'opinions and interpretations' as opposed to the application of the rules of football. The absence of fans in Stadia has allowed 'Olivier' to get away with it for far too long!
Perhaps it is because he is a Newcastle United fan that he wants all the other teams to achieve the same as his club, ie: diddly squit, that theory would go a long way to explain some of the decisions he makes that have a collateral effect on other teams?
By only influencing games that involve the top clubs, this official is able to be in the spotlight like no other, you can guarantee there will be at least one example of controversy, and probably a few more on Friday evening, it is part and parcel of a match refereed by "Olivier'!
With such a Ref in charge, Friday evening's game is as impossible to predict as some of his previous decisions in games and as such the result could go either way, you can be sure his yellow cards, and quite possibly his reds as well, will be getting a bit of a run out, after all, it is the only 'top flight' game on the Nation's television's on Friday, and as such is an ideal stage for one of his 'virtuoso' performances, heaven help us all, Whites and Claret & Blue! - Ed
