19-02-2024, 11:56
Surely we are at a stage where you get judged on what you do, it doesn't matter what colour race or gender you are as an individual.
As a ref, 90% of the time you are going to be shite, that's because everything about reffing is shocking at the moment, it's just bad decision after bad decisions and the fa/pgmol or whatever it's called just defend to the hilt. The training is obviously not working or maybe not even there. Or it's being provided by people who weren't very good themselves.
Tbf name me 5 good refs any nationality, I reckon you struggle. Var has made it harder for them not easier, social media doesn't help, nor does that stupid ref watch on sky sports news.
You look at cricket, if you follow it, you'll have a fairly decent idea of the good umpires and in world cricket there are quite a few and yes they do make mistakes still
As a ref, 90% of the time you are going to be shite, that's because everything about reffing is shocking at the moment, it's just bad decision after bad decisions and the fa/pgmol or whatever it's called just defend to the hilt. The training is obviously not working or maybe not even there. Or it's being provided by people who weren't very good themselves.
Tbf name me 5 good refs any nationality, I reckon you struggle. Var has made it harder for them not easier, social media doesn't help, nor does that stupid ref watch on sky sports news.
You look at cricket, if you follow it, you'll have a fairly decent idea of the good umpires and in world cricket there are quite a few and yes they do make mistakes still
Another day, another door, another high, another low