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Old 31-08-2005, 22:32   #536
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Re: The Football Thread 2005/2006 Season

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Originally Posted by Mal
Just remembered...

There was a similar thing last year over here, I do not know if it was ever picked up by anyone. The refs in the premiership were sponsored by Emirates who also sponsored (then) Chelsea.
Yep, I'd noticed that... was surprised that refs should be sponsored at all, and then made the connection with Chelsea as well. I dunno... to me it just seems wrong that refs have financial backing from anyone.
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