The Quality Refereeing Thread

[Letters]

Collina

Saw him at Highbury once, he was fantastic. I don't understand why refs are so poor. I remember discussing with a friend about referees going professional. He thought it wouldn't make them any better, I thought that of course it would, if they're full time they're obviously going to be better than amateurs. But...he was right. I don't understand why but they're just as inept as they ever were, maybe moreso.
Or maybe it's just because errors are highlighted more by endless coverage and replays?

[LDG]

They're also on the take.

[GP]

Or maybe it's just because errors are highlighted more by endless coverage and replays?

Then the question is, why don't they use video replays?

For your answer, see LDGs post above.

[fakeyank]

Then the question is, why don't they use video replays?

Because Fifa

[Letters]

Then the question is, why don't they use video replays?

For your answer, see LDGs post above.

I don't think I've heard an actual referee giving an opinion on that. I've heard plenty of idiots at FIFA and the FA saying they won't do it with no good reason why. Goalline technology is a start but that's the easy one - it either is over the line or it isn't. Anything else is open to interpretation, even the offside thing which used to be clear cut and is now so complicated with "active" and "inactive" and "phases of play" that who knows who is offside any more. Technology should definitely be used more.

[adzzzbatch]

When David Dein came in to where I work in the summer he pretty much said he sees a time in the future when a game of football will be 30 minutes each way and we will have a proper stopping clock like they do in Ice Hockey with time keepers and the ref being able to review decisions and able to go back and award/punish in breaks of play.

[Heisenberg]

If we introduce technology into football, then it'll just be a matter of time before the machines rise up and kill us all.

[fakeyank]

When David Dein came in to where I work in the summer he pretty much said he sees a time in the future when a game of football will be 30 minutes each way and we will have a proper stopping clock like they do in Ice Hockey with time keepers and the ref being able to review decisions and able to go back and award/punish in breaks of play.

Why reduce the time to 30 minutes? I like all the other suggestions..

[adzzzbatch]

Why reduce the time to 30 minutes? I like all the other suggestions..

I wouldn't reduce the time either personally, but I think there are those that would complain a match would "go on to long".

One day I will sit and watch a game, a random one, with a stop watch and time how long a ball is out of play, dead ball situations, injuries etc. to see how much of the 90s is actually spent with no play.

[Letters]

I wouldn't reduce the time either personally, but I think there are those that would complain a match would "go on to long".

We're not American. We won't have to stop every 2 minutes for an ad break or timeout or the cheerleaders.
If technology does come in I can't see it being used that frequently, I don't think it would add that much to the game time.