Lovejoy's Referee Idea

[Thatchersforearm]

Love it. Won't happen though. (watch the video)

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...-up-referees-to-tackle-player-discipline.html

 

[Anonymous]

brilliant idea, this is the way football officiating needs to go, exactly the same techniques as rugby union.

 

[dom]

brilliant idea, this is the way football officiating needs to go, exactly the same techniques as rugby union.

This and totally this
I've been saying it for years

We could also use a citing officerto get dirty little cheats off the ball like evra done retrospectively

 

[Carver]

It's not his idea. Countless people have been saying this for years and years. I'm in total agreement.

They should also call the referee sir and say please and thank you. (No I'm not taking the piss).

Adams would have been booked for questioning the ref's decision even before he called him a cheat if it was up to me. If he'd said 'as captain, can we have a quiet word' then waited for things to calm down and asked for an explanation,after considering the referee's reason he'd then be justified in saying 'I think you're mistaken there sir' or 'would you discuss that with the linesman please'. Only captains allowed to question the decision though supported by the player who was involved, had the best view etc.

It's no wonder the England team have such a poor disciplinary record for dissent.

 

[leighton]

As long as that bent fucker at Fifa is still running the show then things like this isnt going to happen. Of course it would clean up the game and people will know why the player is getting booked and what for. Another thing I would like to see is the ref giving a interview at the end of the games if there is any poor decisions and why they gave the decision or why it wasnt given. Sadly Fifa will never let any stuff like that happen for a long long time. It has worked wonders in every other sport that uses it.

 

[AlanK]

I am sure a sin bin has been mentioned as well, send the guy off whilst video is viewed by 4th official, if red, he stays off. For verbal abuse, send him off for 10 minutes or whatever. Players would soon engage brain.

 

[Sky Blue Red]

Totally agree with yellow/red cards for verbal abuse but video technology for anything else except whether the ball is over the line or not I dont agree with.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

this is absolutely brilliant, it works in rugby and it tells the crowd what the ref`s thoughts are for making decisions, so why not.

it`s common sense.

it will never happen

 

[city saint]

Totally agree with yellow/red cards for verbal abuse but video technology for anything else except whether the ball is over the line or not I dont agree with.

i think anything game changing should be available to challenge with video say one appeal per half per team as in cricket.if your right you keep your appeal if not you lose it

 

[LateBlue]

this is absolutely brilliant, it works in rugby and it tells the crowd what the ref`s thoughts are for making decisions, so why not.

it`s common sense.

it will never happen

You're right it will never happen as players think it's ok to swear at refs.

I'm a serving soldier and when we play if you use any form of foul or abusive language or question the ref then you're off with no questions asked and you may get a fine from your CO for misbehaving.

I certainly don't want my kids listening to idiots like Rooney losing their rag cos they don't get a decision. Let's face it he loses the plot even when he scores.

 

[davymcfc]

Great article. Things need changing. Also I think video technology is needed. Football can learn a few things from rugby.

 

[mick10]

Good stuff though not sure it would make a blind bit of difference regarding the poor decisions that are made by these officials. The poor decision making is the real problem at the present with ref's and linesmen (and women) and this is what really causes the contempt
directed at them. Some sort of video evidence would assist but not sure that would be so welcome.
Would be a step forward definitely

 

[Sky Blue Red]

Totally agree with yellow/red cards for verbal abuse but video technology for anything else except whether the ball is over the line or not I dont agree with.

i think anything game changing should be available to challenge with video say one appeal per half per team as in cricket.if your right you keep your appeal if not you lose it

But how does a video ref decide whether a sending off is correct or not, whether a penalty is a penalty or not etc. Every decision is only a matter of opinion after all.

I personally think it should stay as it is.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

I played rugby for years and abuse or disrepect towards refs was not done. Occasionally red mist would descend but you soon learned when he gave 10 yards against you after you'd mauled the ball up the pitch for ages. That wouldn't really translate into football, maybe 20 or 30 yards would. What would work though is the 'decision reversal' rule.In rugby penalty decisions can be reversed if players get gobby or react to opposition/officials after foul play. Free kicks could be reversed if Rooney and Nani etc gang up and crowd the ref or John Terry starts cockney bollocksing at the referee

 

[without a dream]

This was put to Mike Riley, on 5 live over the weekend, who's now head of referees (or whatever his proper title is) and he claimed that it would be detrimental to the relationship between playes and referees.

That seems stupid to me, especially as the relationship seems to be the refs being 'pally' and then copping a load of abuse. The players would soon sort out their bad language when their sponsorship deals start to drop due to it, I really don't understand why something hasn't been done.

 

[city saint]

Totally agree with yellow/red cards for verbal abuse but video technology for anything else except whether the ball is over the line or not I dont agree with.

i think anything game changing should be available to challenge with video say one appeal per half per team as in cricket.if your right you keep your appeal if not you lose it

But how does a video ref decide whether a sending off is correct or not, whether a penalty is a penalty or not etc. Every decision is only a matter of opinion after all.

I personally think it should stay as it is.

yes but blatently wrong calls could be rectified

 

[Sky Blue Red]

i think anything game changing should be available to challenge with video say one appeal per half per team as in cricket.if your right you keep your appeal if not you lose it

But how does a video ref decide whether a sending off is correct or not, whether a penalty is a penalty or not etc. Every decision is only a matter of opinion after all.

I personally think it should stay as it is.

yes but blatently wrong calls could be rectified

Thats my point but. Who says what is blatently wrong? If you show a penalty incident for example to 3 different people you might get 3 different answers. Who is right and who is wrong? The decisions are all opinions.

 

[RandomJ]

It works in Rugby because the players aren't mindless thugs they're actually quite intelligent and respectful and never swear at the ref but you tried this in football you'd have Rooney saying "Fucking" to the ref about 30 times.