Armchair Referees Prints

Player Status.

"Break his third chakra!" "Knock the dharma out of him!"

'Wow, the field really is a frozen tundra!'

'Yes, Jenny, I know I'm always reminding the team to be good sports, but you really don't have to thank the ref after every call.'

Turkish Democracy

United Football Club: In, Out, VAR.

"This ump is so good he doesn't even blink."

'I'd better make a note of your blood group...'

"It evened out, for every free kick they got, we had one against us."

"With the prices they charge these days I can't afford to throw a pie or can off beer at the ref."

"You may inflict pain, but it mustn't be severe or prolonged."

'Sean Connery was the best James Bond!'

'...However, he is such a heck of a nice guy, we're going to give him the touchdown anyway.'

Woman watches football match played by a mug of tea, salt pot and ketchup bottle, she says to husband: 'Your explanation of the offside rule was spot on.'

'But he's supposed to tell everyone how much you weigh! '

"Well I didn't see the incident myself.."

'Good news from the field, sire! Attila did not like the referee's call, so he's folding up his tents, taking his ball and going home!'

'You haven't heard the best thing. . .no referees.'

'She's not very good. She only did three revolutions and her air wasn't all that much.'

Goalkeeper makes the wrong save.

Get back in that locker room! Go on - scat! ... Anyone else forget to wash his hands?'

Jocko, a man for all sports' seasons.

"This may be Malcolm Gladwell talking, but we were married on the wrong day!"

'That was a flagrant misconduct of the left hand.'

It's 10PM. Do you know who is in control of Pakistan's nukes?

'Are we watching business news or sports news?'

'Yes, your papers seem to have lots of citations, but I've checked: They're all self-citations...'

'Every team needs a role player. And your role on this team, Bill, is to sit at that desk and crunch numbers.'

'This is not what I meant by a free kick.'

'Now what?!'

'Upon further review, the pig did not have control of the ball prior to being eaten...'

'I'm sure it's a violation, but I can't find it in the rule book.'