Thanks to his astute reading of the game, from his seat high up in the stands at Old Trafford, Frank Finnigan, 26, a Manchester United fan of many years standing, has been asked to officiate at his team’s next home game. “What’s the point of paying a highly-trained referee to run around the pitch for 90 minutes”, said Richard Scudamore, Chief Executive of the Premier League, “when a bloke in the stands seems to have a better understanding of the rules of the game? Mr Finnigan is untroubled by the doubts and uncertainties that effect most of our match officials from time to time. And his blinkered ‘red till I die’ attitude should ensure that Manchester United, currently suffering a mini-slump in form, will finish the season strongly”...
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