Referees

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PompeyLapras said:
Give Sian Massey a go. She's a good lino so she's bound to be a good ref.

Seriously though, any woman could be a good shout as because of their gender, they have to be the best of the best to get the opportunity to officiate in men's games. Therefore I'd imagine the standard of reffing by female ref's in men's football is very high.
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Doesn't work like that. PL Assistants are NOT qualified to referee PL matches. In fact, they probably aren't able to referee football league matches.
 
PompeyLapras said:
Give Sian Massey a go. She's a good lino so she's bound to be a good ref.

Seriously though, any woman could be a good shout as because of their gender, they have to be the best of the best to get the opportunity to officiate in men's games. Therefore I'd imagine the standard of reffing by female ref's in men's football is very high.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sian_Massey-Ellis Some interesting facts about her, some I was not aware of previously.
 
PompeyLapras said:
Give Sian Massey a go. She's a good lino so she's bound to be a good ref.

Seriously though, any woman could be a good shout as because of their gender, they have to be the best of the best to get the opportunity to officiate in men's games. Therefore I'd imagine the standard of reffing by female ref's in men's football is very high.
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I'd certainly give Sian Massey a go.
 
fatletiss said:
Ok, so I know Tom isn't going to like this so apologies to you, Qwerty and the others who are referees; I know it's a tough job.

However....
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For the record I am a retired ref :) Yes he had a very bad first half yesterday and did not ever attempt to get a grip really. As for the wider point... I haven't seen that much of the season but I don't get a big impression of a standards crisis. They do at least manage the promotion of young refs to the PL now after the Attwell disaster.
 
fatletiss said:
Ok, so I know Tom isn't going to like this so apologies to you, Qwerty and the others who are referees; I know it's a tough job.

However....

I think the standard of referring is getting worse and worse in the most wealthy league in the world. I thought Moss was atrocious today, I really did. I didn't think much to the ref in the City, Arsenal and United games, but I couldn't possibly be seen to moan after defeats. Today I am very happy after a 3-0 win and so I think in a good frame of mind to discuss this. What can be done to improve them? I wonder if part of this is that the players get fitter and fitter, leaving the refs behind in terms of fitness... Just a thought. As for players if any sport or people in any situation in life, making decisions when there is less oxygen available to the brain is hard and I wonder if this is effecting what I believe is a deteriation in the overall standard of referring at the top end of our game.

Do we need to change how the referees come thought the system?

Am I wrong in my thoughts about the standard slipping?
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I thought the referee was ok for the Man U game, however it did seem that Arsenal did get the rub of the green - i.e. they were getting a few decisions that we did not seem to be. Now I don't think there is a bias, however certainly top teams do get a bit more luck. Agbonlahor's red card yesterday is another example.
 
tomw23 said:
Anthony Taylor was outstanding today, and we've got him for the Chelsea game. :smile:
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A breath of fresh air in the Officiating department, hope he does a fair job.

14:05 Southampton v Chelsea Referee: Anthony Taylor. Assistants:- G Beswick & D Cann. 4th Official:- A D'Urso
 
Boxing Day: 15:00 Crystal Palace v Southampton Referee:- Mike Dean. Assistants:- J Brooks & H Lennard. 4th Official :- L Collins
 
Quite how that wasn't a penalty on Long I will never know. It was the most obvious spot kick I have ever seen. Not to mention any of the other terrible decisions. Unbelievable.
 
Lff said:
I have never criticised a referee on this forum. As a qualified ref myself, I can often see two sides to a decision. So, even though I might not always agree with it, I can see why it might have been given. BUT, today was a mystery.

It took me most of half time to convince my wife that he wasn't being paid to fix the game in Everton's favour. Maybe he took the break to consider his performance because he did improve somewhat in the second half.
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I think Cork would make a great ref :)
 
Osvaldorama said:
Quite how that wasn't a penalty on Long I will never know. It was the most obvious spot kick I have ever seen. Not to mention any of the other terrible decisions. Unbelievable.
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Probably because he didn't roll around on the floor for 5 minutes like other strikers.
 
fran-MLs little camera said:
I think Long's problem is that his movements are so exaggerated...he looks like he's being theatrical even when he is not.
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Long's 'problem' is that he is brave or foolhardy enough to put himself in places where most other players won't go. That short, low leg-lift sprint that he musters gets him into danger areas and it surprises players. I've heard plenty of defenders comment that his great strength is that he's always there, making their jobs much more difficult, because they always have to watch him, and that makes it easier for his teammates. He's not blessed with the most outrageous skill or vision, but by heck does he put a shift in.
 
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