Comments on: Are too many high profile games being ruined by referees?

By: Les Bullock

Les Bullock — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:53:05 +0000

What a ridiculous question. Referees don’t ruin high profile (or any other)matches. Only players who cheat ruin football matches. But it is good that you defend referees for their very small percentage of mistakes. Anyone who plays football has to accept these rare mistakes, because as the law states in the first paragraph of the first page “Referees will be the arbiter of all matters of fact”
When I refereed (admittedly only in local football;) the laws of the game stated that a player WILL be sent off if he uses foul or abusive language. It does not even say that the foul or abusive language has to be directed at the referee.Premier league referees should just apply the laws of the game and it will soon stop, when two or three are sent off each game and are then banned for a number of games.
As for diving, this is nothing more and nothing less than cheating. Video replays should be used and retrospective action should be taken after the game although the result can’t be altered. If the Corzolas, Bales, Ridgewells and Suarezs recieved a three game ban Wenger, Ferguson and the rest would soon stop their players from diving.

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:28:59 +0000

And the refs in the employ of Old Red Nose.

By: John

John — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:43:07 +0000

There are genuine mistakes made by all Refs, however some Refs make continues mistakes throughout a match which blatently favours the other team. I can remember a certain Ref, I will not mention his name,who refereed a certain Spurs game who was so obviously a cheat or totally incompetent that he should have been made to answer to the powers that be, but as usual it was swept under the carpet. His pathetic descision making cost Spurs a third place finish. Until this is sorted out there will never be any respect for he Refs or the system.

By: melcyid

melcyid — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:29:56 +0000

being a gooner you would say that, praps you should have a word with carzola on the finer points of diving without being touched,

By: SP

SP — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:58:10 +0000

No, he is actually just stating a fact. Anyone who hasn’t got blinkers on can see that in the last two incidents he has actually been caught. So, the question is: is being fouled and then falling theatrically the same as diving? Because I always took diving to be throwing yourself over when there has been no contact and no foul (i.e. the penalty Carzola was awarded). So Bale is being penalised for diving when he shouldn’t be because he is moving at pace and the referee has looked at the the theatrics rather than the foul. If the referees had got it right, they would have awarded Spurs a free-kick and then had a quiet word with Bale about the theatrics. Instead, Bale (and Spurs) are being penalised, in the final analysis, because Bale has been fouled, and the fouling team, in the final analysis, have been rewarded (being given a free-kick, an opposition player being carded) for committing a foul.
And that, as the author says, is a reflection of the pressure the refs are under and the very difficult job they have. They are clearly aware that if they award Bale a free-kick (in this instance) and the replays show that he hasn’t been touched, they will be torn apart by the media judges for being ‘duped’. If the FA had any wotsits they wuold anull the last two yellows as Bale was clearly fouled and therefore couldn’t have dived.

By: daddyblue

daddyblue — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:55:18 +0000

He did not try to trick the referee it was a foul and Evans should have been sent off.

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:28:55 +0000

Only cos it stops en getting more daft tatoos!
“Im a man Betty” n all that!

By: my mum

my mum — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:21:38 +0000

Being ruined my midday kickoffs

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:07:27 +0000

And finally – “THE BIG ONE” – a GAME???
littered with cheats!
Not many real heroes left in football anymore!

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:56:41 +0000

Money Incentives or silly wages?
Lack of control or respect?
Lack of discipline or “Out of Control”?
TV Critics and camera replays!
All of the above apply to make a referees job almost impossible.
Perhaps its time to remove the ref and give players Shields,Swords and Tridents – it is much more civalised than football anyway!