Referees/Officials 2017/18 performances

[crazyg]

I think the on-field red has to ask for advice as well! There is no need for it to be like that though, just have the VAR telling him things he’s missed.

Was that a Freudian slip?

;-)

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Was that a Freudian slip?

;-)

A massive one!!

 

[crazyg]

A massive one!!

Very good!

 

[blueparsman]

Why are mcfc players not getting protection from referees. In the last few games there have been disgraceful career ending tackles on city players. Something needs to be done. The FA need to do something about this. Why are you sitting on your hands ignoring them. It stinks of corruption by a dinosaur committee. I have sent a few emails and never had a reply. Why do you keep putting ur head in the sand and ignore supporters. Sent this to fa reply to follow

 

[blueparsman]

Hi

Thank you for contacting The Football Association.

Whilst understanding any frustrations as a football fan, every supporter will have an opinion on the game's major talking points and we're always interested to hear them. The Football Association receives frequent correspondence on individual refereeing decisions across all levels of football as well as on the performance of referees in general. It is important to understand that without a referee there is no game and as a result the long-term health of football relies on recruiting, retaining and developing referees. Whilst 100% consistency is impossible when human judgment is introduced into a situation, referees get the overwhelmingly majority of decisions right. In fact they are arguably the most consistent people in the game making split-second decisions that will be analysed repeatedly by slow motion cameras and panels of football experts.

There is a system in place for monitoring the performance of referees and referee's assistants. This involves referees assessors and reports from club managers. All assessors come from a footballing background and the majority are fully qualified referees themselves. The performances of referees over a season are then taken into consideration when the leagues appoint their referees for the following season.

Premier League refereeing enquiries should be addressed to Mike Riley, The Premier League, 30 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8PLor via info@premierleague.com. The Select Group officiates in the Premier League and is the responsibility of Mike Riley, General Manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).

We do appreciate all of the feedback we receive from supporters. This feedback is collated and used to build a picture of public opinion and is subsequently fed back internally within the organisation. Please rest assured your comments will form part of this feedback process.

Kind regards,

Alex Burkwood | Customer Response Officer
Customer Relations
The FA Group
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS

 

[Neville Kneville]

There's no way Danny Murphy should be on that list after bringing the game into disrepute. You can't say go and leave one on him (or words to that effect) and be an adjudicator on a panel like this.

People like Murphy, will not only be shit at the job, but will automatically err on the side of their favoured club(s) more times than for clubs they have no attachment to.

There is no way on earth City will benefit, compared to our competitors, from any retrospective viewing, either during or after a game. By comparison, we will lose out, more times than we win & that has already been proven by our record so far on deserved retrospective action, compared to the rags etc.

There are just too many people in football, with connections to, or 'a soft spot for ' or intimidated by, the 'tradiotonal' Prem top clubs.

I bet 70% of them, including ex refs, wouldn't give that foul by Harry Kane as a red, when put on the spot, because it's Harry Kane.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Hi

Thank you for contacting The Football Association.

Whilst understanding any frustrations as a football fan, every supporter will have an opinion on the game's major talking points and we're always interested to hear them. The Football Association receives frequent correspondence on individual refereeing decisions across all levels of football as well as on the performance of referees in general. It is important to understand that without a referee there is no game and as a result the long-term health of football relies on recruiting, retaining and developing referees. Whilst 100% consistency is impossible when human judgment is introduced into a situation, referees get the overwhelmingly majority of decisions right. In fact they are arguably the most consistent people in the game making split-second decisions that will be analysed repeatedly by slow motion cameras and panels of football experts.

There is a system in place for monitoring the performance of referees and referee's assistants. This involves referees assessors and reports from club managers. All assessors come from a footballing background and the majority are fully qualified referees themselves. The performances of referees over a season are then taken into consideration when the leagues appoint their referees for the following season.

Premier League refereeing enquiries should be addressed to Mike Riley, The Premier League, 30 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8PLor via info@premierleague.com. The Select Group officiates in the Premier League and is the responsibility of Mike Riley, General Manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).

We do appreciate all of the feedback we receive from supporters. This feedback is collated and used to build a picture of public opinion and is subsequently fed back internally within the organisation. Please rest assured your comments will form part of this feedback process.

Kind regards,

Alex Burkwood | Customer Response Officer
Customer Relations
The FA Group
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS

Which translates as: "Meh".

 

[Chi-town blues]

Ive been thinking about the puncheon thing. And its a difficult one this.

The challenge was so late that we were well up the field. He played advantage.

Now from my days as a ref, i think the law is that if its a red you have to stop game immediately. IE no advantage.

So given how far up we were, it would be difficult to decide to stop for the red as there was every likely hood we could have scored from that. Having played on he couldnt then send him off as its against the laws.

Maybe im giving him too much credit

Does the law say you can’t give red after the advantage is played on ?

 

[kaz7]

moss should be grovelling at peps door for making gabby get up,he didn't give a fuck,grovel you fat ****

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

I think all City fans feel the gravest concern not only at the handling of the injury to Gabriel, Dann's foul on De Bruyne and Dann's consequent injury and Puncheon's foul on De Bruyne in the counter-attack which followed in our game on Sunday but also at the mishandling of Kane's foul on Sterling and Delle Ali's on De Bruyne, both in the match with Tottenham. Our manager also expressed his view that Kane also deserved protection from the referee when Otamendi kicked Kane in the face. What is even more staggering is that these offences were deemed only to deserve the same sanction as Sane' and Aguero's petulant and frustrated kicking the ball away at a free kick. It is a curious set of sporting values that sees any equivalence between a foul which can end an opponent's career and a fit of pique. I would also add that referees appear to see celebrating a goal (in the case of Sterling at Bournmouth) and accidentally bumping into an opponent (in the case of Walker against Everton) as so bad that they deserve a second yellow and thus worthy of a sending off. Scott Dann's attempt to hack down De Bruyne before he could get in the penalty area and thus become unhackable was not even deemed worthy of a yellow card and the physio was given immediate permission to treat him for his (self-inflicted) injury, in contrast to Jesus.

Mr Burkwood's letter does not even begin to address these concerns. He appears to suggest that any criticism of referees is not in the interest of the game because it will dissuade people from becoming referees! Nor is it satisfactory to say that referees will be monitored over the course of the season before they are reappointed. It almost appears that they are allowed a quota of leg-breakers and other career threatening tackles before their competence is questioned. We, as fans, accept the job of a referee is difficult and impossible at times, but this cannot mean that we have to put up with the nasty, vicious physical assaults we have seen over the last few games. We don't care if the perpetrators aren't "that kind of player" and we note that intention has been removed as a factor to be considered because effect is a more important consideration than motive. The only stance the FA can possibly take is that referees are only human and they need help in seeing and dealing with what happens on the pitch and, consequently, their decisions must be open to review. This would not be an sign of weakness but an act of strength.