03-04-2019, 18:23
I'm sure you are right about the standard of refereeing Dancing, but try being the man at the centre of a game-changing decision with two teams of young men and an entire crowd baying either approval, or disapproval.
The first lesson of sport should be to accept decisions that go against you with good grace.
All we should expect of a referee is his or her complete neutrality and a willingness to treat those playing the game with the respect any of us would like returned. The better that fair an honest person in black's understanding of the game and interpretation of the rules then the better they'll be at refereeing.
My opinion is the game is creating the refereeing standards you are seeing, not vice versa. If you give someone a job almost no-one does well, don't be surprised when he starts struggling too.
If a ref' sees and penalises every incident then the immediate accusation will be that the game has been ruined because the ref' wanted to be the centre of attention.
All clubs could agree to write it into every player's contract that certain on-field behaviour would be a disciplinary / sackable offence. So long as no-one catches you snorting a line, shooting-up or pissed and unconscious in the dressing-room you're a model prisoner / player.
The game is creating the referees, players and behaviour it wants and the reason is money.
The first lesson of sport should be to accept decisions that go against you with good grace.
All we should expect of a referee is his or her complete neutrality and a willingness to treat those playing the game with the respect any of us would like returned. The better that fair an honest person in black's understanding of the game and interpretation of the rules then the better they'll be at refereeing.
My opinion is the game is creating the refereeing standards you are seeing, not vice versa. If you give someone a job almost no-one does well, don't be surprised when he starts struggling too.
If a ref' sees and penalises every incident then the immediate accusation will be that the game has been ruined because the ref' wanted to be the centre of attention.
All clubs could agree to write it into every player's contract that certain on-field behaviour would be a disciplinary / sackable offence. So long as no-one catches you snorting a line, shooting-up or pissed and unconscious in the dressing-room you're a model prisoner / player.
The game is creating the referees, players and behaviour it wants and the reason is money.