Respect for Referees

[charlie smudgeboots]

I believe that technology in cricket has helped the umpires to get even better and cleared up some of the grey area's. I have tremendous respect for umpires who have to keep so focussed for such a long period and are on the whole proved, by technology, to have been right in the first instance.

Similar can be said of rugby referees, who are backed by their associations to use technology, even in the most obvious situations, so as to ensure mistakes are not made.

Whilst I have little sympathy with football referees, I believe the problem is The FA. With its holier than thou' our way or no way attitude.Right down to grass roots football, The FA is a cash generator, looking after people who cannot believe their luck at having such an untouchable job.



They are now trying to lure new young referee's into the game with offer of how much spends they can earn.

This is why The Respect campaign is a joke.

Unless change is made, I see it getting very much worse.

 

[Anonymous]

I know it sounds like I'm bleating on, but I believe the standard of refereeing will only improve when City have gone back to where we came from. How dare we have the temerity to try and compete:

 

[Castiel]

Oh my God what has happened to Bluemoon? You're sounding like bigger victims than the scoucers. We ALL have to deal with this shit. The difference is, the stakes are higher. Welcome to the top.

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry mate but this last few months have seen some of the most atrocious refereeing every seen by City fans and which has contrived to cost us points/progress to next round of Cups.

How would you expect us to react? Garlands of flowers, yipping and clapping perhaps?

 

[The Future's Blue]

Oh my God what has happened to Bluemoon? You're sounding like bigger victims than the scoucers. We ALL have to deal with this shit. The difference is, the stakes are higher. Welcome to the top.

I was the same whem you got arse-raped in the CL; disgraceful. Was the ref good for you there, did you think they had ulterior motives?

 

[Heart.net]

I think there is a lack of respect for the game which starts from the top and creeps its way to the bottom. If FIFA respects the game, then change needs to be brought in. Ways to improve the game, annually coming up with ideas that would do the game justice instead of resorting to being complacent with the traditional rules at hand. Being complacent will get you nowhere.

It beggers belief as to why video technology wasn't brought in before and after the worldcup.
If its about financial constraint for countries that cannot implement it, then bad luck, as tough as that sounds the world game cannot be left behind stranded in a sea of controversy because of Mr blatter and his archaic thinking. He talks about the uni-versatility of the game, but contradicts himself when he says that controversy is good for the game because it shows that people are passionate.

The world isn't fair, but we can strive to shorten that gap between subjective and objective means through technology.

 

[hertsblue]

How can you possibly respect someone in thier profession who are so bad at it. Also why some players/managers are above the law but get away with things.

Found this little nugget today. Atkinson was meant to be in charge of Pool V Utd but has called in "sick".

Referee Martin Atkinson will definitely miss the game, after pulling out because of illness. It is now almost 11 months since Atkinson took charge of a Manchester United game, after he was fiercely criticised by Sir Alex Ferguson after United's 2-1 defeat by Chelsea.

So after being criticsed by Ferguson, he hasnt had another Utd game since. Now where have i heard that before......................
How can you respect an organisation who's boss appears to be spineless by not appointing a ref to a certain team beacuse he upset them once.

Perhaps we should do for Walton and Co

 

[Anonymous]

Was just about to post that same nugget of info hertsblue.

Shit game @ the swamp in purple nose's view and that ref doesn't go back for 11 months? How and why? The FA and PMGO should be made to answer that.

Add to that his comments about Lee Mason not doing his career any favours after an alleged bad game with the rags and you can see a pretty extraordinary picture being built up.

I'm of the mind it's not an anti-City thing, I think it's more a protect the established cartel thing.

And it fucking stinks.

 

[hgblue]

Was just about to post that same nugget of info hertsblue.

Shit game @ the swamp in purple nose's view and that ref doesn't go back for 11 months? How and why? The FA and PMGO should be made to answer that.

Add to that his comments about Lee Mason not doing his career any favours after an alleged bad game with the rags and you can see a pretty extraordinary picture being built up.

I'm of the mind it's not an anti-City thing, I think it's more a protect the established cartel thing.

And it fucking stinks.

I'm sure I read somewhere that the assistant referee who made the mistake for the Newcastle penalty was demoted for his error? Yet we have mistake after mistake going against us and nothing happens? Surely this kind of thing sends the message loud and clear to our officials to be careful when giving decisions against United?

 

[hertsblue]

Respect finally died this weekend. 1st the ref who hasnt been appointed for 11 months in a Utd game since upsetting them (referee's boss to blame for not giving him a game, spineless) calling off sick to be replaced by the most lenient ref. Who let Maxi get away with a 2 footed lunge and missed a penalty for handball.

Then who ever the muppet was in QPR v Chelsea who awarded that penalty.

Then there were the QPRv Chelsea and Pool v Utd games where the FA shit themself and allowed the usual handshakes before the game to be scrapped.

Respect is earnt, not given away