I'm thinking there should be some kind of referee league system, where the best referees, and match officials, stay UP, and the worse ones at the end of the season get relegated. Not sure how the points should be measured and earned, but maybe their performances should be monitored alongside the actual replay of the match, after the game, to see how accurate they are. With full stats. Maybe they'd have a better incentive to do a better job. Just saying.
There already is, effectively. Refs are assessed and if they do well, then they get to take charge of games at a higher level. If they do badly, then they drop down. On an unrelated matter, I'd like to apologise to the poor non-league side that has Foy inflicted on them next week.
How they are judged is a mystery to most though isn't it? I think it should be as public and transparent as the league for the actual teams. It would create more of a celebration of good refereeing performances. Put their actual 'points' on a league table on the premier league website and actually have a referee of the week slot in MOTD.
Actually make their stats, i.e 'home / away team bias', as common knowledge as a teams goal difference, and see how that effects the job they do. Maybe an idealistic concept, but I wonder what would happen to football if this kind of thing were to happen.
LOL. You may have a point here. A fatal flaw in the plan. Surely they aren't all as bad as each other?? Say it ain't so!
Foy is appalling, was massively against us last season at Stoke, repeated the trick (and then some) this season.
Not to take anything away from Stoke, who for the most part, played well, but that ref and his team of 'officials' really kept Spurs from drawing or winning that match. I don't understand how this kind of performances is acceptable at premier level. Atrocious.
He was also the ref for the Carling Cup Final against Man Utd. You know, the one where O'Shea mysteriously avoided being sent off, despite hacking down Modric in a ton of space, whilst on a yellow.
Ah I'd forgotten that one PNP, well reminded I have to say one of the things I'm most upset about Harry is that he doesn't criticise refs enough who rob us, and is too quick to join in criticising refs who've helped us. To be fair to Harry, it's worked so far this season, but that strategy fell apart today, big-time.
Hi PNP, but it was soooooooooooo mild. What do you think Fergie's Wenger's or Mourinho's reaction would have been? Managers who know how to win titles, which I'm afraid we'll never win again in my lifetime. Time and again Harry has been 'soft' on refs who've hurt us, and, bizarrely, criticised refs who've helped us. I just don't get it, and yes Harry has done marvels for us, but boy it's all blown up today, big-time. This was our chance to be contenders (just like 'On the Waterfront'), but we're not, we're just clinging onto top 4 dreams. That's great if we get it, but even then it's no substitute for the real thing. To reiterate, I think Harry has done terrific for us, but until he brings a trophy to the Lane, he will never be a legend. (In my eyes)
I know what you mean, Ghoddle. I've said similar things myself in the past, most notably after the loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last season. It's a shame that it has to be like that though, isn't it?
It's a great shame PNP, but that's partly what separates winners from also-rans. Today was our chance to be up there with a chance of joining the winner's party, but I'm afraid it's 4th at best for us again. How Chelsea and Arsenal must have loved today, what a boost for them.
