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| Hackett probes claim against Poll | |
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| Referees' chief Keith Hackett will investigate Chelsea's claims that official Graham Poll said they "needed to be taught a lesson" at Spurs. | |
| Newspaper reports alleged Poll made the remarks and suggested he told Chelsea: "Your discipline is out of order" | |
| Poll booked six Chelsea players and sent off John Terry in the 2-1 defeat. | |
| Hackett told Radio Five Live: "I have very serious doubts that one of our most experienced and world-classrefs would make that kind of comment." | |
| He said: "It is disappointing. It puts doubt in the public's mind about the integrity of one of my referees, but it will be investigated." | |
| Hackett also revealed all the officials were on open microphones - and his initial inquiries led him to believe Poll had not made the comments. | |
| He said: "The player who has made the comments should be aware that the referee along with his assistant referees are all 'miked' up. | |
| "My assessor can hear from before kick-off to the end what is being said. Ifanything untoward was said I will be able to discuss it with Graham's colleagues on the day. | |
| "Already having talked to one of his colleagues who was listening, it hasbeen flatly denied. | |
| "I have told Graham not to comment on this matter, because it may beinvestigated by the football authorities." | |
| If you're going to have a ref like that, you know it's not worth playing the game Ashley Cole on Graham Poll | If you're going to have a ref like that, you know it's not worth playing the game Ashley Cole on Graham Poll |
| Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and his players were unhappy with Poll's handling of the defeat at White Hart Lane. | Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and his players were unhappy with Poll's handling of the defeat at White Hart Lane. |
| The Blues went 1-0 up before losing 2-1. | The Blues went 1-0 up before losing 2-1. |
| And Chelsea defender Ashley Cole said: "With my booking, I said to him, 'I'm more than 10 yards. Why should I go back if I am more than 10 yards?' | And Chelsea defender Ashley Cole said: "With my booking, I said to him, 'I'm more than 10 yards. Why should I go back if I am more than 10 yards?' |
| "And he said, 'Because I said so.' I said, 'But I' m more than 10 yards', and that was it. Yellow card. No warning or explanation. | "And he said, 'Because I said so.' I said, 'But I' m more than 10 yards', and that was it. Yellow card. No warning or explanation. |
| "I'm not moaning, I'm really not, but we really shouldn't lose a game like that. | "I'm not moaning, I'm really not, but we really shouldn't lose a game like that. |
| "Once again we scored a goal that was fine. I've seen it on TV and once again the referee has robbed us again because if we had gone to 2-0 then the game would have been dead." | "Once again we scored a goal that was fine. I've seen it on TV and once again the referee has robbed us again because if we had gone to 2-0 then the game would have been dead." |
| Cole believes that Chelsea, like his previous club Arsenal, are now being singled out by referees because of their success. | Cole believes that Chelsea, like his previous club Arsenal, are now being singled out by referees because of their success. |
| He added: "When I was at Arsenal and we started to win things, the referees started to question our discipline and give us yellow cards. I have come to Chelsea and it's exactly the same. | He added: "When I was at Arsenal and we started to win things, the referees started to question our discipline and give us yellow cards. I have come to Chelsea and it's exactly the same. |
| "It's definitely to do with the team that's winning most. Chelsea are not a dirty team. It's crazy. We have to stick together, put this game behind us, look forward to the next one and win it." | "It's definitely to do with the team that's winning most. Chelsea are not a dirty team. It's crazy. We have to stick together, put this game behind us, look forward to the next one and win it." |