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Sunday's Ref
- Thread starter Anthony_18
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Amazing how the "blind, deaf and dumb" brigade mention agenda far more often than the enlightened ones.
mcnab-sees-red
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Some thoughts on refs.
Referees in top flight football do not all go out to pasture after hanging thier whistles up. There exists a clearly defined career path for those who want it courtesy of Uefa. It is possible to become an assesor/inspector and from there move onto various commitees. However these appointments are proposed by previous referees who now make up the bulk of the commitees members, so if you want a career as an inspector you better toe the party line.
Once you become an inspector life is good. Uefa's guidelines to clubs regarding Inspectors include business class travel, first rate accomodation and vip seating.
In return you will be required to offer guidance to the referee and then assess his performance during the match against a set criteria.The main criteria being man management, law interpretation, control, attitude,perception and fitness. You are asked to score the referee on a scale of 5 (not up to expected standard) to 10 (perfect performance). Easy enough, referees with below average marks can be identified, given extra instruction or support to raise thier performance eventually raising the standard.
So why has this not happened? Uefa in thier delegates handbook inform assessors to 'tend to an average of 8 over 20 to 30 games' which is also the score which represents a good, efficient performance which must be a comfort if your a bit dodgy. A referee can be awarded 7.5 even if he makes a game changing error.
Refeereing will never improve whilst this blatent back scratching and nepotism exist within the regulatory structures.
In short, get used to it cos it's not going to change anytime soon.
Referees in top flight football do not all go out to pasture after hanging thier whistles up. There exists a clearly defined career path for those who want it courtesy of Uefa. It is possible to become an assesor/inspector and from there move onto various commitees. However these appointments are proposed by previous referees who now make up the bulk of the commitees members, so if you want a career as an inspector you better toe the party line.
Once you become an inspector life is good. Uefa's guidelines to clubs regarding Inspectors include business class travel, first rate accomodation and vip seating.
In return you will be required to offer guidance to the referee and then assess his performance during the match against a set criteria.The main criteria being man management, law interpretation, control, attitude,perception and fitness. You are asked to score the referee on a scale of 5 (not up to expected standard) to 10 (perfect performance). Easy enough, referees with below average marks can be identified, given extra instruction or support to raise thier performance eventually raising the standard.
So why has this not happened? Uefa in thier delegates handbook inform assessors to 'tend to an average of 8 over 20 to 30 games' which is also the score which represents a good, efficient performance which must be a comfort if your a bit dodgy. A referee can be awarded 7.5 even if he makes a game changing error.
Refeereing will never improve whilst this blatent back scratching and nepotism exist within the regulatory structures.
In short, get used to it cos it's not going to change anytime soon.
MCFC-alan88 said:Clattenburg has been one of the better refs this year, but Webb has been pretty much anonymous.
Which is exactly what you want from referees, you shouldn't even notice them.
I may regret saying this but I think Webb's decent and although he makes mistakes I've never thought he was biased, unlike some others.
I am Irrefutable
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I've always said Webb is ok when it's not a rag game.
Fairly happy with this.
Fairly happy with this.
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RefWatch file - Howard Webb 2011/12
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Matches 25
Red 4
Yellow 86
Started the season well with a 1 in 2 ratio but has failed to score with a red card since the end of that winning streak back in September. He is clearly overdue and RefWatch thinks that this match looks hand-picked for him to return to winning red card ways.
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RefWatch file - Howard Webb 2011/12
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Matches 25
Red 4
Yellow 86
Started the season well with a 1 in 2 ratio but has failed to score with a red card since the end of that winning streak back in September. He is clearly overdue and RefWatch thinks that this match looks hand-picked for him to return to winning red card ways.
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davymcfc said:Decent ref. no joke
I agree, IMO he's by far the best in the Prem!
Agueroisablue said:I've always said Webb is ok when it's not a rag game.
Fairly happy with this.
He probably hates the dippers and us in equal measures.