{"id":293554,"date":"2023-09-22T16:34:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293554"},"modified":"2023-09-22T16:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:34:58","slug":"paul-heckingbottom-held-clear-the-air-talks-with-ref-chief-howard-webb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/paul-heckingbottom-held-clear-the-air-talks-with-ref-chief-howard-webb\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Heckingbottom held clear-the-air talks with ref chief Howard Webb"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom held clear-the-air talks with referees&#8217; chief Howard Webb after accusing officials of &#8216;not having a clue&#8217; following his side&#8217;s defeat to Tottenham last weekend<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Howard Webb vists Sheff Utd boss Paul Heckingbottom following his outburst\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The Blades boss was unhappy with officials in last week&#8217;s defeat to Tottenham\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Referee&#8217;s chief Howard Webb visited Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom on Friday for clear-the-air talks following the Blades\u2019 boss outspoken criticism after his side\u2019s 2-1 defeat at Spurs last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Heckingbottom was furious that officials threatened to book goalkeeper Wes Foderingham for time-wasting, accusing referees of \u201cnot having a clue\u201d and declaring: \u2018They\u2019re officiating our games at the top level, and they simply do not know the game.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>His outburst prompted Webb and PGMOL referees\u2019 manager Jon Moss to visit United\u2019s training ground to discuss the way forward though it\u2019s understood they stopped short of issuing an apology.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m grateful they came in. We had discussions about the game and, the biggest thing, how we take it forward,\u2019 said Heckingbottom.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There are two perspectives. I have to defend my team and if I don\u2019t think we are being treated fairly, I have to stick up for us. And then there is the game itself.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/16\/75734211-12549989-image-a-5_1695395469907.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paul Heckingbottom was furious with officials after Sheffield United&#8217;s defeat to Tottenham\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/16\/75734187-12549989-image-m-4_1695395460670.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Referees chief Howard Webb visited Heckingbottom to discuss the Blades boss complaints\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have no issue with time added on. But it\u2019s how we enforce the rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My goalkeeper was averaging 18 seconds per goal kick. Manchester United took longer and Brentford took 29 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If we are taking goal-kicks quicker than Man United and Brentford, how can we be threatened with bookings. That was my point. We expect better, we expect more consistency.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United face Newcastle on Sunday but will be without striker Ollie McBurnie who was sent off late on at Spurs with Heckingbottom saying he only asked the referee if he\u2019d seen his shirt being pulled.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/16\/75734589-12549989-image-a-6_1695395815561.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Heckingbottom was furious with ref Peter Bankes for accusing Wes Foderingham of time wasting during the 2-1 defeat\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12549989\/Sheffield-United-boss-Paul-Heckingbottom-held-clear-air-talks-referees-chief-Howard-Webb-accusing-officials-not-having-clue-following-sides-defeat-Tottenham-weekend.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom held clear-the-air talks with referees&#8217; 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