Refereeing question

[FrankMunro-371]

There has been a more high profile case this week, arguably France's best player so far in the 6 nations Picamole has been dropped for the next game by France because he sarcastically clapped the referee after he was sin binned in the Wales game.

Indeed, and it shows yet again the difference between the sports. In rugby, not just the authorities but the clubs and countries, will not accept any attempt at undermining the referee. Could you ever imagine several rugby players surrounding the referee just because he gave a decision against them.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

If you were a referee, and a player owned up to something you thought some-one else had done, would you accept the players word, or would you reject this and still take action against the player you thought was responsible?

 

[visage]

I think the ref has to stand by his decision - players arent exactly unbiased observers, so to start paying attention to their claims would be a dangerous step.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

I think the ref has to stand by his decision - players arent exactly unbiased observers, so to start paying attention to their claims would be a dangerous step.

Agreed, and this was the problem yesterday at Stamford Bridge. I wonder if the referee thought it was Gibbs, or whether his assistant told him it was Gibbs. Either way, they had to stand by that decision.

 

[Wombat del combate]

If you were a referee, and a player owned up to something you thought some-one else had done, would you accept the players word, or would you reject this and still take action against the player you thought was responsible?

Aaron Hunt admitted to diving in the penalty area recently and the referee reversed his decision as a consequence.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Aaron Hunt admitted to diving in the penalty area recently and the referee reversed his decision as a consequence.

Yes I remember that. An amazing thing to do. Though the situation was different to yesterday, but the principal is the same.

 

[ROVERT47]

As David Schneider said on twitter,

Ref, 'you're off Gibbs'

Ox, 'Ref it was me'

Ref, 'get on with the game Walcott'.

Brilliant!

 

[Wombat del combate]

I had MOTD2 on in the background and I'm sure Peter Schmeichel called Marriner out as a bad referee.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We had to ask the Premier League to bar Marriner from reffing any more of our games after he totally did us over a couple of times. Henry's red card at Arsenal being one of them IIRC.

 

[YoungWolf]

Sent Ward off quite harshly too against Liverpool

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Think Wardy had to go that day, he handled it badly though. Blatantly wasn't going to show a second yellow until Reina acted the cunt about it.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Red card for El Ahmadi?

 

[YoungWolf]

Gerrard should have been off before that though if I remember right. Was never going to happen though. We played OK that day as well

 

[FrankMunro-371]

At last, praise for referees.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26713568

 

[Langers]

At last, praise for referees.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26713568

Martinez really can be an utter creep. :icon_lol:

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Martinez really can be an utter creep. :icon_lol:

I like him.....

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Sam Allardyce wants young referees off the parks and into academies.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26916308

Academies will be fine for learning the laws of the game, the administration side and the code of conduct, but the only way a referee learns to referee is by refereeing games. Taking young referees off the pitches will not help to develop the next generation of referees. There is a tremendous amount being done to help referees at all levels, but one thing we always encourage referees to do is to referee games. That is where the experience is gained, irrespective of the level of the game.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Absolutely.

I know under-nines is hardly the champions league, but we have had a mixture of older, very experienced referees (who are usually involved in the admin of Micro's league as well as they are all local) and younger referees doing those first few games to get on the ladder. They all need support from the players and parents in doing this. Far more important than sitting in a referees academy. As on so many points, Allardyce is talking out of his arse on this one.

 

[lemonjelly]

clattenburgs performance being ridiculed again:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27253555

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I thought he did fine. Salvio's yellow for handball was possibly harsh but otherwise he got the rest spot on. Didn't bow to Juve playing for free kicks all night.