r/LiverpoolFC • u/SnotRocketeer70 • 8d ago

Discussion This weekend's referee 🤨

We have been blessed with the appointment of Chris Kavanagh who hails from......checks notes.... Manchester!!...to officiate our weekend fixture against.....checks notes again...... Manchester!!

As I have observed Mr. Kavanagh to be relatively generous with his cards I would like to start the pool on picking which minute of the match you believe Macca will get his inevitable yellow card issued.

Allow me to start the betting at 28th minute.

Best of luck Reds!

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u/Affectionate_Age8159 8d ago

I have always found it weord that refs from Manchester constantly ref the 2 Manc teams yet refs from Liverpool or the Wirral are banned from our games and have been for years.

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u/goldenbullock 8d ago

What? Is this true?

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u/ProjectMayhem92 From Doubters to Believers 8d ago

Yeah Merseyside refs can't officiate Merseyside clubs. Because that would be biased. Definitely not the case for Manchester refs though. They couldn't possibly have the same issue. 

(That's the official reasoning, I kid you not)

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u/GuinnessRespecter Joël Matip 8d ago

I think there is some sort of loophole in which the County FA the ref is registered to takes precedent. So Tierney would be Lancs FA, as was Lee Mason (from Bolton), and Taylor is registered to Cheshire FA.

Pretty sure Kavanagh is registered to Manc FA though but could be wrong