Pearce calls for dialogue between refs and clubs

MANCHESTER CITY boss Stuart Pearce has called for Premiership referees to visit clubs on a regular basis in an effort to break down some barriers.

Despite regular calls for more communication between officials, managers and players, a recent spate of verbal attacks on referees suggests the relationship between the parties is at a low ebb.

Paul Jewell, whose Wigan side tackle City at Eastlands tomorrow, has already pleaded guilty to an FA misconduct charge following his sustained attack on Phil Dowd following a recent defeat at Arsenal, while Gunners boss Arsene Wenger reignited the row over the Carling Cup fracas on Wednesday night by claiming an assistant referee had told “lies” over the involvement of Emmanuel Adebayor.