How's your footy team doing?

WELL  WELL  WELL

'Eckky  Thump  !!

I  can  think  of  Three  ( 3 ) at  least  happy  bunnies  on  here  this  afternoon

Leicester  Won  --  Happy  Merve 

Forest  won  --  Happy  Pauline  

and  Crewe  Won  (  )    Happy,  Happy  Brian 

Onwards  &  Upwards  !!

Good result for the Alex AB. Now here's a serious question does anyone know of a good referee? I've just witnessed one the worst performances by a ref I've ever seen. 

He was conned by a dive for their penalty, completely missed a deliberate handball right in front of him and having booked one of their players he bottled sending him off for blatant shirt tug which if he couldn't see it he needs to visit Specsavers. And those are just a sample of the poor decisions. (Other  opticians are available ) This is a so called premier league referee. They don't get any better for being full time.😤

  I'll  watch  the  t.v.  re-runs  papgeno 

As  a  thought  has  the  sponsorship  deal  with  Specsavers  finished  then    ??    I  was  hoping  to  get  a  free  personal  whistle  when  I  pick  up  my  new  glasses  this  week 

B

Should  have  been  plenty  of  amateurs  around,  Pg,  they  are  talking  of  a  Strike  in  the  Manchester  area  over  the  protection  they  need  but  never seem  to  get  !

All  very  sad  that  they  do  something  for  pleasure  &  the  amateur  clubs  treat  them  so  badly !

I agree they do a difficult job and in the amateur leagues they can be roughly treated by both spectators and players. My gripe is with the full time officials who are beyond reproach, full time, well paid and still get a lot of major decisions wrong. They are supposed to be assisted by the new style linesmen (and women) but consistently are let down. There is no consistency from one ref to another.

Thats   the  price  of  having  humans  as  refs  I'm  afraid  !!

Watched  M O T D t'other  night  and  the  "Experts"  could  not  agree  if  a  man,  lying  on  the  floor  had  handled  the  ball  or  not  !

One  said  no  way,  2nd  said  most  definitely,  3rd    was  not  sure  !!

Gary  L  was  chuckling  at  them.  They  had  had  hours  to  watch  the  incident  in  private,  plus  the  four  or  more  re-runs  on  the  programme,  so  how  can  we  expect  total  consistency  from  Refs  who  have  to  monitor  22  players  of  doubtful  morals,  plus  listen  to  the  chit  chat  over  their  earpiece.

Sorry  to  say  papgeno,  we  cannot  expect  consistency  like  that  any  more  than  we  can  expect  a  player,  to  perform  exactly  the  same  as  other  players  in  any  given  situation.  in  midfield  say,  some  will  pass  square,  some  run  with  the  ball,  others  feed  the  winger  or  even  play  back  to  the  keeper  --  the  wonders  of  Football  !!

AB I know you're right I guess I was feeling a bit sore at my team losing an important match partly due to a very poor performance by the officials. It seems to have happened too often this season at the matches I've been to, although everyone says these things even themselves out. Perhaps if we get video technology the men in black, or whatever dayglow colour they appear in, will get more of the important decisions correct. It would appear that the Championship is to get goal line technology next season so that's a start. Mind you I'm hoping we won't be in the Championship by then🤞UTT

Rog.

I  wish  you  all  I  wish  myself  W R T Footy  Rog  !

Certainly  High  Speed  connection  'tween  Officials  would  do  the  game  no  harm  at  all  !!

I'd  like  to  see  purpose  built  multiple screen  video  panels,  if  need  be,  in  'vans  outside  the  ground.  With  just  cameras  to  be  fitted  inside  there  would  be  little  cost  there  and  almost  instant  replays  available  for  the  5th  Official  who  could  be  a  Ref  In  Training,  or  even  A  Ref  In  Retirement  !!

If  it  ever  happens  it  must,  must,  must  be  faster  than  the  systems  operating  in  Rugby  League,  Tennis  &  Cricket  since  they  are,  by  their  very  nature,  Stop - Start  Sports.

{ Well  a  man  can  dream  can't  he   }

What  I  really  want  to  see  is  a  degree  of  consistency  about  what  constitutes  a  Foul !  Shirt  pulling,  deliberate  obstruction,  pushing,  holding  are  punished  90%  of  the  time  in  Open  Play,  but  less  than  5%  in  the  penalty  area.  Further  the  one  thing  that  I  hate  to  see  above  all  others  -->  a  Scissor  or  Overhead  kick  in  a  crowded  area  particularly  !

Just  Imagine  somebody  like  Ibrahimovic (   spelling ??)  catching  a  defender,  or  even  one  of  his  own  side, in  the  face.  The  damage  done  would  be  truly  horrendous  and  at  a  time  when  other  sports  are,  quite  correctly,  getting  worried  about  brain  damage.

Brian

Brian. I couldn't  agree more with regard to Rugby League and cricket. I'm sure they delay the decision to build up tension. I suppose it's not too bad with cricket except for 20/20 where they're up against the clock.

However with FA's track record I won't be holding my breath waiting for video referees.

Rog

Why  Not  ?? 

Think  of  the  jobs  that  the  "Elderly  White  Males"  could  apply  for  if/when  more  of  the  Executive  Posts  are  set  aside  for  the  "Fair  Sex" 

Brian