it was also Durkin's end

[arsenal4life]

the last match to our friend Paul Durkin in the pitchs

and maybe we can get some justice in the future

bye bye Durkin

and i hope sooner Poll also

 

[Aussie]

GOOD

 

[Soler]

Nah, disagree with you Aussie. Durkin is a respectable referee who is very lenient. I have respect for him coming out after the Man U/Newcastle game this season and admitting he was wrong.

Shame Poll or Barber won't **** off though! :x

 

[kNiteMare]

He is a nice ref. Too bad the rule is the rule. A fitting last match for him as well.

 

[Mark]

Shame that the only good ref in the Premiership is retiring.

 

[AFCG7]

I cant beleive what i'm reading.. i have no time for him.. Durkin is a friggin idiot.. good riddance to him.. He has been absolutely shocking to us especially in big games.. sending off Gio at Anfield and failing to take action at Old Trafford when we won the league there being 2 of the worst performances from a ref i have ever seen..

 

[Arsenal316]

Well to be fair, Gio did dive @ Anfield. It was in his judgement that he dived. You could have looked at it from both sides. He thought he dived, Wenger didn't appeal it. So he must have thought he must have dived a little too.

It takes a lot of guts to make a call like that. And I respect him for it. I wish him the best. He has had a great career.

 

[Andrew]

I actually began to like him too. But isn't it stupid that once referees reach a certain age it means they have to retire? Hopefully Bennett is next, he looks older than 48.

 

[Anonymous]

Why is he retiring ?

 

[Aussie]

He is now 48 i think he has to retire cause of his age.

 

[KingReyes]

I think Durkin is one of the best refs. Too bad he has to retire. He doens't panic when he refs which shows cause he's only given one red card.

 

[Eastrek]

Most premier league players have come out and said that Durkin is there faveourite ref because he is one of the most down-to-earth guys out there, i aint got no link for that but i read it sometime ago in a magazine

 

[AFCG7]

I still hate his guts for allowing our players to be hacked at Old Trafford.. it gave Man U the liberty to continue playin like that against us and so they have done.. the latest being the FA Cup game this season