Comments on: It’s Time to End the Scourge of Referees for Good http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/ Soccerlens - Football News You Can Trust Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:26:47 -0800 http://soccerlens.com/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Marco Pantanella http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/comment-page-1/#comment-111350 Marco Pantanella Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:44:35 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21621#comment-111350 How did the march go Fred? If you're making another one this week count me in. :) Great stuff. How did the march go Fred? If you’re making another one this week count me in. :) Great stuff.

]]> By: RAY TALBOT http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/comment-page-1/#comment-111347 RAY TALBOT Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:22:01 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21621#comment-111347 Whichever way you look at it the refs of to-dat are no-where near the class of the officials 20/30/40 years ago. So maybe its something to do with their training. TV technology has to come in, we will not survive without it. It is used succesfully in all other sports. Why must the old fashioned adminstartors hold the game back. With technology the game will become fairer for all and take a massive strain off the officials and also make it even more intriging. Whichever way you look at it the refs of to-dat are no-where near the class of the officials 20/30/40 years ago.
So maybe its something to do with their training. TV technology has to come in, we will not survive without it. It is used succesfully in all other sports. Why must the old fashioned adminstartors hold the game back. With technology the game will become fairer for all and take a massive strain off the officials and also make it even more intriging.

]]> By: Richard http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/comment-page-1/#comment-111345 Richard Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:09:37 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21621#comment-111345 I don't entirely agree with the blogger, but I agree with post no.3 - Jay. The worse spectacle killers are the referees that don't allow the game to flow. The England vs Spain ref really ruined the game. There was no flow. Everytime a player went down from a 50/50 ball, either Spanish or English, he would blow his whistle. This is one of the things that ruins the World Cup: the different styles of refereeing. The "standard of referees from different continents" debate always comes up during the commentary. I suppose it's lucky we don't have that continental style refereeing in the Premiership. It may indeed be one of the reasons why the Premiership is so successful. The games flow better because the referees allow it to be more physical and aren't so whistle happy. So in some respects, the refs here aren't too bad and could be a lot worse. They could be both whistle happy as well as poor decision makers. I don’t entirely agree with the blogger, but I agree with post no.3 – Jay.

The worse spectacle killers are the referees that don’t allow the game to flow. The England vs Spain ref really ruined the game. There was no flow. Everytime a player went down from a 50/50 ball, either Spanish or English, he would blow his whistle.

This is one of the things that ruins the World Cup: the different styles of refereeing. The “standard of referees from different continents” debate always comes up during the commentary.

I suppose it’s lucky we don’t have that continental style refereeing in the Premiership. It may indeed be one of the reasons why the Premiership is so successful. The games flow better because the referees allow it to be more physical and aren’t so whistle happy. So in some respects, the refs here aren’t too bad and could be a lot worse. They could be both whistle happy as well as poor decision makers.

]]> By: Gulli http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/comment-page-1/#comment-111344 Gulli Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:06:10 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21621#comment-111344 HAHA - I read the first part of the article and was about to get ready to fire off in the comments. I managed to control myself and continue reading and realised you are actually making the exact point I would have wanted to make. There's a really annoying problem with football fans that they don't seem to know even the most basic rules of the game, what's even worse is that most players, coaches and managers don't seem to have a clue either - yet all of the afore mentioned have very strong views about how the referees are doing everything wrong. I can't for the life of me understand why a refereeing course isn't mandatory for all players, coaches and managers - they should be required to referee some Sunday League matches to get a better understanding of how the match looks from the referees point of view. Ajax have all their youth players play in all positions on the field, maybe they should add refereeing to that? HAHA – I read the first part of the article and was about to get ready to fire off in the comments. I managed to control myself and continue reading and realised you are actually making the exact point I would have wanted to make.

There’s a really annoying problem with football fans that they don’t seem to know even the most basic rules of the game, what’s even worse is that most players, coaches and managers don’t seem to have a clue either – yet all of the afore mentioned have very strong views about how the referees are doing everything wrong.

I can’t for the life of me understand why a refereeing course isn’t mandatory for all players, coaches and managers – they should be required to referee some Sunday League matches to get a better understanding of how the match looks from the referees point of view. Ajax have all their youth players play in all positions on the field, maybe they should add refereeing to that?

]]> By: Gangster Nerd http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/comment-page-1/#comment-111315 Gangster Nerd Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:39:21 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21621#comment-111315 Absolute rubbish. We have survived for years with a referee running the show and I may say, football is still as popular a game as ever, despite all the misgivings. Now we want to add in more uncertainty and subjectivity with a People's Jury, bah! Absolute rubbish. We have survived for years with a referee running the show and I may say, football is still as popular a game as ever, despite all the misgivings.

Now we want to add in more uncertainty and subjectivity with a People’s Jury, bah!

]]> By: Ahmed Bilal http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/comment-page-1/#comment-111311 Ahmed Bilal Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:18:48 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21621#comment-111311 @Brian - what? it's quite funny :) @Brian – what? it’s quite funny :)

]]> By: Dave Stopher http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/comment-page-1/#comment-111304 Dave Stopher Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:08:28 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21621#comment-111304 I personally think that the problem is that players think they are bigger than the referee's!! I personally think that the problem is that players think they are bigger than the referee’s!!

]]> By: BD Condell http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/comment-page-1/#comment-111300 BD Condell Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:55:39 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21621#comment-111300 Once again Fred is guilty of a wit so dry that nobody gets it! I've missed the sublety myself in the past but at this stage am wondering what's the point really Fred? It's not really funny and as the comments show, most people just don't get it. :) Once again Fred is guilty of a wit so dry that nobody gets it! I’ve missed the sublety myself in the past but at this stage am wondering what’s the point really Fred?

It’s not really funny and as the comments show, most people just don’t get it. :)

]]> By: Ahmed Bilal http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/comment-page-1/#comment-111292 Ahmed Bilal Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:53:17 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21621#comment-111292 Fredo - I'll support you on twitter (best I can do from far away). Don't mind the intellectuals on this site, can't understand where they came from, they know too much about the sport and ruin it for the rest of us... Fredo – I’ll support you on twitter (best I can do from far away).

Don’t mind the intellectuals on this site, can’t understand where they came from, they know too much about the sport and ruin it for the rest of us…

]]> By: Nick http://soccerlens.com/its-time-to-end-the-scourge-of-referees-for-good/21621/comment-page-1/#comment-111291 Nick Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:37:22 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=21621#comment-111291 This is ridiculous. The obligation of referees is not to uphold the spectacle. That's what the players are supposed to do, and that's why they're being paid many times more. The referees' job is to uphold the rules of the game. If you think refs calling fouls rules the game, your complaint should be with the players who make the fouls, not the refs who see them. This is ridiculous. The obligation of referees is not to uphold the spectacle. That’s what the players are supposed to do, and that’s why they’re being paid many times more. The referees’ job is to uphold the rules of the game.

If you think refs calling fouls rules the game, your complaint should be with the players who make the fouls, not the refs who see them.

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