These ten things I know are true - week seven

Another exciting weekend in the Premiership dominated by awful refereeing and the realisation just how Newcastle and Tottenham are. These ten things are things that I now know that I didn't when I left my desk on Friday afternoon.

I know that Rob Styles has yet again showed that he is not a good enough referee to be making big decisions in the top flight. According to the Daily Mail he is to send an apology via e-mail to Bolton Wanderers but that isn't good enough. Man up and call Gary Megson and tell him you screwed up – that is the least you owe him.

I know that Rob Styles wasn't the only referee to have a bad day at the office either. Mike Riley's handling of the Merseyside derby was poor in the extreme and the sending off of Tim Cahill was a joke. Mike Dean missed a great penalty shout for Spurs at Fratton Park and Steve Bennett's award for a hopefully outrageous double pike and flip possibly cost Manchester City a chance of a point or three. I am a big defender of referees but they did in general have a pretty horrific weekend all in all.

I know that Hull's win at Arsenal was the biggest surprise that the Premiership will see this season. A terrific second half performance from The Tigers saw them home and in all honesty they didn't look like conceding after they had taken the lead. Congratulations to Phil Brown and his side – a really tremendous result.

I know that Newcastle are well and truly stuck in the brown stuff. A lacklustre display at home to Blackburn will not of impressed anyone and star player Michael Owen has come out and said that there is no confidence in the camp. I think Newcastle are genuinely in a relegation battle despite it only being six games into the season but they aren't the only other big club down there.

I know that Tottenham Hotspur are just awful. I saw the game yesterday and with Pompey being woefully short of confidence and seeing their defence look ill at ease, it was a chance for Spurs to really get going. Instead we saw Spurs come out and play some of the worst football that I have seen in the top flight. Why the captain chose to superman the ball in the area I'll never know but that was just stupid. Two points from six games is just not good enough and it is not a false position by any stretch of imagination.

I know that Manchester City are going to have their good days but they will also have their bad ones. Yesterday they looked distinctly average at Wigan and I have a feeling they'll very much be a Jekyll and Hyde team until the January TW.

I know that the Merseyside Derby was rather disappointing. The game just never got going for me and I just didn't enjoy it half as much as I thought I would. Last years game was immense and I missed it due to being on a coach travelling up to see Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth. This year I saw it and I really could've done something better with a rare sunny Saturday.

I know that Aston Villa impress me more week on week. An early goal against at home is disappointing but they came back and did just enough to win. That is the sign of a good side who can win even when they aren't firing on all cylinders.

I know that my fantasy team despite looking fine to me on paper really hasn't kicked on. Why didn't I know about how good Zaki was going to be and just how poor Luka Modric would be in the Premiership?

And finally...

I know that Spurs fans will never forgive Sol Campbell. It has been what six or seven years since he left the Lane and yet they still screamed profanities at him all afternoon. Give it up guys, I think he's got the message that aren't overly fond of him.