@HACKETTREF

FIFA Referee 1981-1991 100th FA Cup Final Referee, Milk Cup Final. Charity Shield. Olympic Games Euro 84 & 88, Former Boss PGMOL, UEFA Referee Expert. Author

 United Kingdom
Joined October 2014
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Fair point
Harry Soni@harrysoni0511h
Replying to @LivEchoLFC
We have Oliver on VAR for good measure.
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Clearly a lot of thought goes into the selection of match officials by PRO REF
Liverpool FC News
@LivEchoLFC14h
Referee who made confirmed Liverpool error picked for Reds vs Brighton clash #LFC liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/fo… liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/fo…

Referee who made confirmed Liverpool error picked for Reds vs Brighton clash

Liverpool take on Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday but the man in the middle has previous with the Reds

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All those fans that stayed away -incredible. Each of these ne of you send me starting that you are a true OWL
Alan Biggs
@AlanBiggs1Oct 22
This day, October 22nd, 2025. Looks like the death of a famous football club but actually it signalled a rebirth. #SWFC
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What a fantastic achievement for such a brilliant cause. Your efforts are AWESOME. Kepp up the great work Adam
Adam Oxley@adam3oxleyOct 22
2️⃣2️⃣ runs down, 9️⃣ to go for @prostateunited 2026 🙏🏻 Post @footballheaven run up to my dad’s old club @HallamFC1860 tonight 💙 📹 Details about tomorrow’s run from Hillsborough to Bramall Lane and back, please join us. DONATE here for @ProstateUK 👉🏻 justgiving.com/page/adam-oxl…
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Another shocking error by the Referee
FA Spokesperson@FAspokespersonOct 21
Deji Elerewe will be available for Lincoln City’s next match following a successful claim of wrongful dismissal. The player was sent off for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity during their EFL Championship game against Millwall on Saturday 17 October.

ALT Deji Elerewe will be available for Lincoln City’s next match following a successful claim of wrongful dismissal. The player was sent off for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity during their EFL Championship game against Millwall on Saturday 17 October.

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This is a straight red card
Fal@martyfsmOct 21
How is that not a sending off, two straight years Stockport should’ve had a man sent off at home. Dirty cunts, granted they still would’ve beaten us with 10 men
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Where did this game take place? It is a straight red
Dominion 🪽🪽@morning_star258Oct 21
I might not be knowledgeable about football, but how's this not a red card ? 🤔
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Too many cooks and lacking a Chief to give leadership and direction. No wonder some of our referees are not operating at their optimum
Graham Scott@RefsplainingOct 21
Sat 10: Referee makes a decision so obviously wrong that the VAR tells him to change it Thurs 14: Expert panel tells the FA that the VAR was obviously wrong Wed 20: Premier League says the VAR was obviously right and the ref was obviously wrong From now on: Confusion. Obviously
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Thoughts with his family and friends RIP John
The Wednesday Voice
@TheWedVoiceOct 22
Today, our very own John Tompkins is finally laid to rest. 💙 Our thoughts and prayers are with John’s family and friends, as we remember someone who was sadly taken from our Wednesday family far too soon. From everyone at The Wednesday Voice, we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the time we had the privilege of working alongside you. It was an absolute pleasure. Your commitment to making a difference in our local community, your passion for getting Sheffield Wednesday back to being the club we all know and love, and your part in forming this group to ensure every fan has a voice will never be forgotten. John, your dedication to the Wednesday family and your determination to do good, right up until you could no longer do so, were truly inspiring. We promise to continue the work you cared so deeply about - standing up for our supporters, fighting for the future of our football club, and helping as many people as we can in our local community. Your legacy will live on through everything we do. Rest in peace, John. Thank you for everything. 🦉💙
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Grant makes a very valuable and correct point. The 4th official is often occupied in dealing with occupants of the Technical area rather thansupporting the referee in the decision making process.
Football Heaven
@footballheavenOct 20
🗣️ “[The referee] needs more from his fourth official… When somebody stamps on someone, there’s no place in football for that” 📹 Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann on an incident involving Owen Bailey in the 2-0 defeat to Stockport. 🎧👉 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0phq7… #DRFC
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“He cannot do anything about it” That is not the response of a manager who clearly failed to prepare the team tactics.
.@jamesk11106Oct 21
He talks absolute gibberish snd his football is as insipid ad he is. This performance is not a surprise to anyone and more will follow under this guy. He has never been a manager #swfc
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Great- no wonder our standards are declining. This broke the threshold for Serious Foul Play He is wrong in Law
Dale Johnson@DaleJohnsonBBCOct 20
Howard Webb the foul by Newcastle's Sven Botman's on Aston Villa's Nicolas Jackson was a "high-end reckless challenge". He backed the VAR's decision not to intervene for a red card on referee's call. NB: A reckless challenge is a yellow card. 👇 bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art…

Howard Webb backs VAR over Botman challenge on Jackson

Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb says Sven Botman's challenge on Nicolas Jackson was a "high-end reckless challenge" but backed the video assistant referee's decision not to intervene for a...

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Putin
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Rob what game are you manny a reference to? Certainly not the one I commented on. I appreciate your sense of humour
Rob@BobbyC_1878Oct 19
Replying to @HACKETTREF
Behave keith it’s a superb tackle
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@Jannatun111111Oct 19
Count the eggs is it 12 or 13 Look carefully
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Whilst I wish a speedy recovery for the player. The referee has determined that then challenge by the player who sustained a broken leg was serious foul play. That is why he received a red card. I have not seen the challenge to offer a personal view. I am clarifying why a red
Football Tweet ⚽
@FootballtweetOct 19
😳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Absolutely unbelievable scenes in League Two this weekend. Grimsby Town defender Edon Pruti suffered a DOUBLE LEG FRACTURE after a challenge on Northampton's Joe Wormleighton. Despite lying on the ground in agony with a broken tibia and fibula, the referee showed him a STRAIGHT RED CARD before he was stretchered off. 🗣️ Grimsby manager David Artell was furious: "I don't understand how someone can break their leg and get sent off." Wishing him a speedy recovery. 🙏❤️
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100% agree with your assessment Ken
Ken Stephenson@steva1970Oct 19
Replying to @dondatta13 @HACKETTREF
Im a Newcastle supporter - clear 100% yellow card for Joelinton a reckless lunge, Botman's foul a scissor like dangerous challenge which endangered the safety of an opponent a red card offence.
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Well said David
David Simpson@WhistleBlowerDKOct 18
He’s gone too high to win the ball, with speed and force. Hes cleaned the player out. Getting a touch on the ball is irrelevant if it’s with reckless contact. This is basics.
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Great news Alan and congratulations to Emily Heaslip
Alan Biggs
@AlanBiggs1Oct 17
Encouraging to read your comments on the referee at Hillsborough today in the wake of this thread. Emily Heaslip was previously a player at Watford in WS2 before deciding to concentrate on reffing. Agree she showed empathy with the game, kept it flowing & commanded respect 👏
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He should have been dismissed
Nigel Palmer@NigelPalmer111Oct 17
Replying to @HACKETTREF
@HACKETTREF Newcastle v Villa: Botman could have been sent off twice, both missed. #avfc
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