The Twitter reaction to Howard Webb's 'Manchester United retirement'

The experienced ref was a hate figure amongst certain fan bases.

Howard Webb shows a yellow card to Giovanni Van Bronckhorst Howard Webb has left the building, and Twitter has their photoshops ready JASON CAIRNDUFF JASON CAIRNDUFF

HOWARD WEBB ANNOUNCED his retirement from refereeing today to take up a role as a technical director of Professional Game Match Officials Limited, which runs refereeing in England.

Whether you think he favoured Man United or not, being the first ref to take charge of the Champions League and World Cup final in the same year is a decent achievement. Anyway here is some of the Twitter reaction to the news, think most of the jokes have been exhausted by now unfortunately…

9 - Howard Webb awarded nine penalties to Man Utd in the Premier League, more than any other club (Liverpool 6, Bolton 5). Retired.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 6, 2014

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Another high profile departure from Old Trafford announced as Howard Webb retires from refereeing.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 6, 2014

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*Funny tweet about Howard Webb and Man United.*
— Mark Farrelly (@MarkFarrelly131) August 6, 2014

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There was definitely a drop off in terms of comedy, think this next tweet captures the general performance of the Twitter humour accounts.

Are Howard Webb jokes the soccer equivalent of the Andy Murray Scottish/British thing?
— Neil Treacy (@neil_treacy) August 6, 2014

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Maybe he favored United in some situations, but Howard Webb has over-all been the best referee in English football over the last decade.
— Anders Skifter (@AndersArsenal) August 6, 2014

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Is Anders Arsenal right? What about Paul Durkin? Easily the most underrated Premier League ref of the last 10 years. And he never ruined a World Cup final.

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Within minutes of Howard Webb's retirement being confirmed... #mufc pic.twitter.com/kiDHl78Yms
— Liam Happe (@liamhappe) August 6, 2014

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Howard Webb will walk straight into TV work I think
— Matt Davies (@MattDavies25) August 6, 2014

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Howard Webb to Sky Sports maybe? If Graham Poll is thought to bring something to TV then surely Webb can do the same.

RIP pundits banging on about Howard Webb's 'imposing physical presence'
— Jimi Famurewa (@Jimfam) August 6, 2014

Jimi Famurewa / Twitter

Ok now it has gone too far. Sure Howard Webb was the Premier League equivalent of the NFL’s Ed Hochuli.

And now, Is this the last Ferguson/Webb photoshop?

The Twitter reaction to Howard Webb's 'Manchester United retirement'

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