Sian Massey

[Buckley Mug]

If a woman was to ref in the PL then she will have had to pass the same fitness tests as her male colleagues. So she would be no slower or have less endurance than the male refs

I was at the Newport County v City FA cup game very close to the pitch main stand and she was up and down the line like a whippet she amazed me really fast powerful running

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

If a woman was to ref in the PL then she will have had to pass the same fitness tests as her male colleagues. So she would be no slower or have less endurance than the male refs

Females in the police service and armed forces don't have to pass the fitness test to the same level as their male counterparts.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

I think I'm going dyslexic.
Opened the thread to read it cause I thought it said "Sign Messi "

 

[edinburgh123]

Females in the police service and armed forces don't have to pass the fitness test to the same level as their male counterparts.

Don’t know if that is true but I will assume it is. What do men “not have to do” as strongly as women to “even it out”. Given women get equal pay for what now appears to not be an equal footing?

 

[mexico1970]

The fact she hasn't jumped on the bandwagon with the Sergio accusations is enough for me, fair play to her and she'll do for me.

 

[willipp]

Don’t know if that is true but I will assume it is. What do men “not have to do” as strongly as women to “even it out”. Given women get equal pay for what now appears to not be an equal footing?

Does a woman joining the police get paid less than her male counterpart joining the police? Genuine question.

 

[citizen_maine]

Does a woman joining the police get paid less than her male counterpart joining the police? Genuine question.

It may be genuine, but is it relevant to the thread?

 

[willipp]

It may be genuine, but is it relevant to the thread?

Maybe if you could read you might understand its relevence.

 

[citizen_maine]

Maybe if you could read you might understand its relevence.

I can read pretty well. Just wondered why police salaries were relevant in a thread about assistant referees.

 

[willipp]

I can read pretty well. Just wondered why police salaries were relevant in a thread about assistant referees.

Maybe respond to the posters who were discussing police and equal salaries, thats all i was doing.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

The fact she hasn't jumped on the bandwagon with the Sergio accusations is enough for me, fair play to her and she'll do for me.

Yep, particularly as I imagine our gutter press will have been all over her and probably offering the odd 'inducement' in a brown envelope to take maximum offence.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Don’t know if that is true but I will assume it is. What do men “not have to do” as strongly as women to “even it out”. Given women get equal pay for what now appears to not be an equal footing?

Here are the MSFT (bleep test) differences. There are also differences for sit-ups and press-ups.

Multi-stage fitness test - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

5.4 across the board for Police Scotland is an absolute joke though. I wouldn't even break sweat at that, and I'm no spring chicken.

 

[richardtheref]

Here are the MSFT (bleep test) differences. There are also differences for sit-ups and press-ups.

Multi-stage fitness test - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

5.4 across the board for Police Scotland is an absolute joke though. I wouldn't even break sweat at that, and I'm no spring chicken.

When the refs had to do the bleep test the PL refs had to get to level 15.

 

[mat]

When the refs had to do the bleep test the PL refs had to get to level 15.

Was Jon Moss passed because he could muster a slow jog?

 

[richardtheref]

Was Jon Moss passed because he could muster a slow jog?

They dont do the bleep tests anymore. Only did this for a year or 2. I do know Jon Moss failed the test last summer & was given dispensation as long as he passed it within 3 months so must have skulked round it somehow.

 

[mat]

They dont do the bleep tests anymore. Only did this for a year or 2. I do know Jon Moss failed the test last summer & was given dispensation as long as he passed it within 3 months so must have skulked round it somehow.

I appreciate your insight and the different perspective it gives to the usual all referees are bastards threads.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

When the refs had to do the bleep test the PL refs had to get to level 15.

Also depends if it's the 15m or the 20m test. Level 15 on the 20m test is nails.

 

[richardtheref]

Jam Tomorrow

I would get your eyes tested in that case my friend

However, as I have been through the process and know a lot of the people involved I would say I am more ITK than your good self.

You have quoted examples from Poll & Clattenburg. A few years after Poll brought his book out he admitted he had garnished some of the stories in it as his publisher had said the original version was boring and would not sell. As for Clattenburg he has always been a law unto himself. A top ref when he 1st came on the scene but towards the end it was the Clattenburg show, which as a ref should be the last thing you want. I could tell you why he was originally suspended & why he suddenly packed in.

Now if you had used Anthony Taylor in your argument you would have a point.

 

[asahartford1]

Jam Tomorrow

I would get your eyes tested in that case my friend

However, as I have been through the process and know a lot of the people involved I would say I am more ITK than your good self.

You have quoted examples from Poll & Clattenburg. A few years after Poll brought his book out he admitted he had garnished some of the stories in it as his publisher had said the original version was boring and would not sell. As for Clattenburg he has always been a law unto himself. A top ref when he 1st came on the scene but towards the end it was the Clattenburg show, which as a ref should be the last thing you want. I could tell you why he was originally suspended & why he suddenly packed in.

Now if you had used Anthony Taylor in your argument you would have a point.

Why do you mention Anthony Taylor?

 

[asahartford1]

I must admit I cringed a bit when Sergio put his arm on her shoulder and pulled her back, to her credit she didn’t make a big deal of it. She got the call wrong as Sergio must have been two feet over the line but at the end of the day it’s only a throw in.

Agree, at the time , I just thought ,

'Don't go down easily Sian'

Luckily , she stayed on her feet.