Neil Warnock Quotes

I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.

You should always play 100 per cent, and you shouldn't expect every decision from the referee.

Never complain about the officiating. It does no good. During the game I don't want to be fighting two opponents.

Coaches will do what they can but it doesn't necessarily bother me. You are an international referee for a reason. If things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don't bother doing the job.

If a player is trying to intimidate a skilled player on your team, what do we want? We want our skilled players playing, so we shouldn't be doing that.

I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees that worked our basketball games.

I play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do.

There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.

I always hated to throw a guy out of a game but sometimes it was necessary to keep order.

Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should.

I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.

If you are a referee, it's not easy because everyone wants to win, and so there will be cheating.

I think retrospective viewing of diving is nearly more important than some of the technology they are on about bringing in. If you do that and players get banned, it wouldn't take long before you'd cut it out.

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

I will never go into a game aggressive because I will cost my team the victory if I am reckless. If I have got a personal vendetta with someone, or I don't like the way someone has done something to me in the game, I am just going to have to get over it.

Why should I change my game if I don't even get a yellow card?

You just have to learn that you can't always go and win that ball and there are certain moments to do it.

I don't think it is wrong to have a bit of banter with refs. My Dad would always manage games by talking to players and so did I when I reffed.

In England, the referees don't call many fouls, as opposed to Spanish football. Consequently, you must be really strong all through the 90 minutes.

The limits are set by the referees. Those are the ones who are in charge of making sure this is football and not American football.

I just get on with my game and let the referees do their job.

In the past, you might have said, 'This player is technically not good - let's prey on her.' But now, the game is professional in most countries - you can't just play on that.

As far as being on the officials every five minutes, it's just not good for the game. The officials don't like it; you embarrass them, so it's just not good. Now, every now and then they might make a bad call, but officiating is hard.

Names that come to mind that I've learned from are Tom Brady - the way he gets the ball out and is so decisive. You can tell he is in total control out there. Another name is Aaron Rodgers, and how he's in total command. And also, Cam Newton, the way he has fun. I love that part of it.

After the whistle, during the whistle. Guys try to sneak stuff in. I just have to be uncompliant with stuff like that. Guys feel they can get away with stuff. I have to just try to not get back at him but make sure I finish through him during the whistle and not do anything that can jeopardize the team or that series of downs.