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The referee

To be honest, with a few minor tweaks to the selection process, I feel women referees could be good for the game and help generate interest in the game.

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Not all fouls are yellow cards. If you play advantage then you don't always go back and give a yellow card. The laws are subjective and sometimes what you see in the stands can be missed at pitch level and players also cheat.

For the younger members complaining, I've also suggested this to my teenage son who's an idiot when it comes to the laws. Do the referee course and become a referee if they are all doing it wrong, you go and do it right. You'll get a decent job and if you're so good you'll wont need to worry your little snowflake face about abuse. And you'll be reffing the next world cup final.
 
I’m in my seventies now and have supported PNE for 60+ years now. I started to select games in which to attend and in the end more or less stopped attending, mostly due to the standard of referees. I found myself constantly shouting at referees and coming off disillusioned that the result should have been much different, but for the actions of the referee. The standards now are really very poor. I have seen PNE several times this season thanks to tv coverage and I haven’t been anywhere near as agitated with referees. Maybe, when watching them live, we get caught up in the atmosphere. Anyway, I would be ready for trying my luck again, but the thing that is stopping me at the moment is our inept Manager. When We eventually bring in a Manager with some ability, I‘m ready to give it another go, but if refs haven’t improved, it’ll probably be short lived.
 
llanroc said:
I’m in my seventies now and have supported PNE for 60+ years now. I started to select games in which to attend and in the end more or less stopped attending, mostly due to the standard of referees. I found myself constantly shouting at referees and coming off disillusioned that the result should have been much different, but for the actions of the referee. The standards now are really very poor. I have seen PNE several times this season thanks to tv coverage and I haven’t been anywhere near as agitated with referees. Maybe, when watching them live, we get caught up in the atmosphere. Anyway, I would be ready for trying my luck again, but the thing that is stopping me at the moment is our inept Manager. When We eventually bring in a Manager with some ability, I‘m ready to give it another go, but if refs haven’t improved, it’ll probably be short lived.
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That’s a new one on me Ilanroc.

Staying away because the referees are crap!
 
nigelscamelcoat said:
You cant have seen that many games.
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Oh believe me I have. I’m not suggesting she gave the most wrong decisions I’ve ever seen. I don’t know. I’m not sad enough to count them.

It’s her complete lack of control of the game. Constantly having her back to play. Atrocious positional sense meaning she was often in the way of passing routes. The way she has no control over players contesting decisions and just chucked yellow cards around. And the best one……. Giving us a free kick after playing a long advantage that resulted in us having a decent shot.

Yep. Worst ever.
 
DSPP said:
Oh believe me I have. I’m not suggesting she gave the most wrong decisions I’ve ever seen. I don’t know. I’m not sad enough to count them.

It’s her complete lack of control of the game. Constantly having her back to play. Atrocious positional sense meaning she was often in the way of passing routes. The way she has no control over players contesting decisions and just chucked yellow cards around. And the best one……. Giving us a free kick after playing a long advantage that resulted in us having a decent shot.

Yep. Worst ever.
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Definitely not the worst ever.
 
DSPP said:
Oh believe me I have. I’m not suggesting she gave the most wrong decisions I’ve ever seen. I don’t know. I’m not sad enough to count them.

It’s her complete lack of control of the game. Constantly having her back to play. Atrocious positional sense meaning she was often in the way of passing routes. The way she has no control over players contesting decisions and just chucked yellow cards around. And the best one……. Giving us a free kick after playing a long advantage that resulted in us having a decent shot.

Yep. Worst ever.
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Did you boo her?
 
DSPP said:
Comfortably.
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Fucking grow up man. She's not even been the worst this season. The worst ever? Worse than the fanny who sent off Billy Jones for time wasting in a derby? Come on now.

This wouldn't have even had a thread had she not been who she is.

If you've got a son, for fuck's sake teach him sexism has absolutely no place in the 21st century.
 
Durutti said:
Fucking grow up man. She's not even been the worst this season. The worst ever? Worse than the fanny who sent off Billy Jones for time wasting in a derby? Come on now.

This wouldn't have even had a thread had she not been who she is.

If you've got a son, for fuck's sake teach him sexism has absolutely no place in the 21st century.
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You’re just disagreeing with a decision there. I can’t remember the game but chances are I’d agree with you. However that’s one decision. Her performance was littered with them. Including her positional sense, lack of control and lack of awareness of the rules.

What’s her being female got to do with anything son? Sexism absolutely has no place in society. But that does not mean she’s immune from criticism when she puts in a performance like that
 
Durutti said:
Fucking grow up man. She's not even been the worst this season. The worst ever? Worse than the fanny who sent off Billy Jones for time wasting in a derby? Come on now.

This wouldn't have even had a thread had she not been who she is.

If you've got a son, for fuck's sake teach him sexism has absolutely no place in the 21st century.
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Barry Knight and Trevor Kettle can be added to the infamy list. I can recall occasions when referees didn’t quite achieve that same level of incompetence but were worse than Friday.
Not saying it was a particularly good refereeing performance Friday but worst ever is completely ott.
 
Durutti said:
Fucking grow up man. She's not even been the worst this season. The worst ever? Worse than the fanny who sent off Billy Jones for time wasting in a derby? Come on now.

This wouldn't have even had a thread had she not been who she is.

If you've got a son, for fuck's sake teach him sexism has absolutely no place in the 21st century.
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Agree with the sexism comments but I'd counter that an say there's no place for ignorant up your own arse referees either.
An as ignorance goes, she was right up there.
I actually think Browne gave up trying to remonstrate with her towards the end of the second half. He's allowed to, to a degree but she clearly didn't wanna listen to anybody after making a series of crap decisions.
Prancing off with her nose stuck in the air was her answer to it an it really pissed me off to be honest
 
Naughton's moustache said:
Agree with the sexism comments but I'd counter that an say there's no place for ignorant up your own arse referees either.
An as ignorance goes, she was right up there.
I actually think Browne gave up trying to remonstrate with her towards the end of the second half. He's allowed to, to a degree but she clearly didn't wanna listen to anybody after making a series of crap decisions.
Prancing off with her nose stuck in the air was her answer to it an it really pissed me off to be honest
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Nothing sexist about criticising a woman’s performance. Nor racist had the ref been black etc. To suggest otherwise is the go-to argument of the weak and feeble
 
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