About time to shut up!

Anders Frisk
Frisk is (was) one of europe's absolute top referees. After having been subject to blunt violence and finally death threats Anders Frisk calls it a day in fear for his family. Representatives from the UEFA points the finger at managers for exaggerated public criticism of referees. I agree. How many stupid examples haven't we seen lately. The last and final straw for Anders Frisk may very well have come in the aftermath from Jose Mourinho's paranoia after Chelsea's game in Barcelona. Mourinho might consider himself one tough customer, but without mentioning his name it is no secret that it was the Chelsea boss' behavior that was on Sepp Blatter's mind when he labeled some football managers as "enemies of football". I can understand where Blatter is coming from. Chelsea have reacted on behalf of their manager by making a public statement condemning the threats made against Anders Frisk. That's fine, but the Chelsea leadership might be well advised to take a hard look at themselves in the mirror. They're not alone to be bashing refs though. Guess whose fault it was that Bolton and Tottenham was eliminated from the cup. Right or wrong, it's about time footballs leaders takes their responsibility. Arsene Wenger isn't fault free either, but he is the one who has been ridiculed because he "didn't see the incident". Perhaps that comment isn't so stupid after all?

FA Cup
We were drawn against Blackburn leaving the final open for another battle with Manchester United. Given that we will get past Blackburn and United beat Newcastle I'm optimistic that it will be our turn to come out on top in these encounters. But then again, I'm always optimistic!