tim-sanchez wrote:I've commented on this before, but I definitely think the issue is with the recruitment and retaining of referees.
My view on why we struggle to recruit referees is at the grassroots level. Refs turn up to a Sunday league match, and it can be an 18 year old lad on his own trying to control 22 middle-aged men with no support. A lot of refs report suffering abuse, either physical or verbal, and so I think they give up or stick to youth football and don't bother to progress. I think loads of potentially great refs are "lost" this way.
Also, with all the money in the game I think they're massively underpaid. At our level, refs are still part-time, so will likely have a second job, but after working all week they're expected to keep pace with professionals training every day. Lots of refs likely can't commit to years of part-time work on the chance of promotion. Professional football deserves professional refs.
Alan wrote:Refereeing is a thankless task and they all see things in a different way. The best we can hope for is that a referee is consistent over the course of that match.
Should have been a penalty for Walsall - should have been a penalty for us, neither given, at least its consistent.
A slight nudge by Cole in their box and a foul given - a nudge by a defender in their box and nothing given,
that's not consistent.
So on balance with VAR we should have had two penalties to their one!
Not that I want to see VAR at any level.
Note: Brentfords Toney was booked for kicking the ball away and later sent off for a second bookable offence. Has anybody ever been sent off for kicking the ball away twice!
Slanester wrote:Are you Alan the referee?? If it is you mate, then the difference is, you are consistently good. Lower level agreed, but fitter than most the refs in Lge 2 aswell.
Alan wrote:Slanester wrote:Are you Alan the referee?? If it is you mate, then the difference is, you are consistently good. Lower level agreed, but fitter than most the refs in Lge 2 aswell.
Not me Slanester, but good to hear that there are some good referees at local level.
Unfortunately if the 'linesmen' ( the teams coach or captains best mate) are similar to when I played then you are offside no matter how many players you beat before slotting the ball home!
RedRedWine wrote:Is there a queue of people lining up to be a referee? Could this be part of the problem? Ultimately you need one - but if you have a limited/short supply, I guess some get by being poor regardless of good or bad 'independent' assessments.
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