Lee Mason

[KunDB]

Has Lee Mason got a bias against City and a twinkle in the eye for Utd?


Article examining Mason's decisions in MEN

Remember stats can lie but they can also show bias.


Extract: "

Perhaps the distribution of yellow cards in City games is worthy of scrutiny, however.

The Blues have built a reputation as a footballing team, and not a dirty one, in the past five and a half seasons.

And yet they have picked up 20 yellow cards in the ten games Mason has reffed. That two a game average is significantly higher than their overall average of 1.7 a game.

Again, by contrast, United have fared much better â€" they average 1.09 yellows a game reffed by Mason, and 1.63 a game overall.

Again, there is nothing to suggest anything untoward about those figures, but they do seem oddly out of kilter.

And for City fans â€" and now City players and manager â€" who were puzzled by his officiating on Monday, they simply add fuel to the fire."


My verdict: For me these stats show Lee Mason, whether intentional or not, needs to be concerned he has a serious bias issue.

[Lekos]

I tend not to give a shit.

[zacc]

  read this t'other day same ol' regarding City eh? 

[KunDB]

I tend not to give a shit.

Well worth posting then. Perhaps you should let the MEN editor know this?

[Lekos]

Didn't realise he posted on here.

[gavin]

The rags have long had the best of refereeing because of the pressure they put on refs. It doesn't make Mason special!

[KunDB]

The rags have long had the best of refereeing because of the pressure they put on refs. It doesn't make Mason special!

Well that is partly true but I think Mason's stats are just a little bit more exceptional than other referees for Utd.

[reddishblue]

You read and believe the MUEN. Fuck off and read Martin Samuel 

[Stephen Paul]

Mason has the cards out before a foul is given ffs against us