Jimmyvtec Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 He was useless asap referee. Won't be missed by me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJD Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Retired? What chance he turns up at a Rugby Union game sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I've got to admit I think he's a bit naff.But if he has received some type of verbal abuse by whoever, that's unacceptable behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyXIII Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 3 hours ago, Jimmyvtec said: He was useless asap referee. Won't be missed by me Until the day you turn up to watch a game and there's no ref. Just saying. We can't afford to lose refs - good, bad or indifferent! If they're bad, we need to help them improve, not drive them away. Rethymno Rugby League Appreciation Society Founder (and, so far, only) member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 43 minutes ago, tonyXIII said: Until the day you turn up to watch a game and there's no ref. Just saying. We can't afford to lose refs - good, bad or indifferent! If they're bad, we need to help them improve, not drive them away. Isn't it strange that when I watch a game as a neutral the referee always has a better game than when I watch a game with a vested interest? I used to listen and shake my head at some of the comments I heard on the touchline at amatuer games. Does anyone really think that a young ref drives a hundred miles to officiate at a game with the intention of having a stinker? He calls a game as he sees it and then is either shunned or abused in the clubhouse only to drive back home with the abuse still ringing in his ears. He must replay in his head over and over the calls that he made, and yes he might realise he made a mistake in some of his calls. But, he was probably right in most. They are a bit of a special breed referees. I wish I had had the inner strength, courage and ability that even the "worst" of them have to show week in week out. Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickhornet Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 The only time i can remember having Joe was at Whitebank when we beat Oldham for the first time at this venue. As he went up to SL he must have had something about him.Good Luck Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 10 hours ago, Bearman said: Isn't it strange that when I watch a game as a neutral the referee always has a better game than when I watch a game with a vested interest? I used to listen and shake my head at some of the comments I heard on the touchline at amatuer games. Does anyone really think that a young ref drives a hundred miles to officiate at a game with the intention of having a stinker? He calls a game as he sees it and then is either shunned or abused in the clubhouse only to drive back home with the abuse still ringing in his ears. He must replay in his head over and over the calls that he made, and yes he might realise he made a mistake in some of his calls. But, he was probably right in most. They are a bit of a special breed referees. I wish I had had the inner strength, courage and ability that even the "worst" of them have to show week in week out. To adapt an Irish phrase, 'The best referees are on the ditch.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wollo Wollo Wayoo Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 12 hours ago, tonyXIII said: We can't afford to lose refs - good, bad or indifferent! If they're bad, we need to help them improve, not drive them away. Would be bad news if we lost the Likes of Chris Campbell and Jack Smith. Lets hope more like these two step up. Wannabe Traffic Wardens like Cobb, Child and HIcks are square pegs in round holes. This world was never meant for one as beautiful as me. Wakefield Trinity RLFC 2012 - 2014 "The wasted years" 2013, 2014 & 2015 Official Magic Weekend "Whipping Boys" 2017 - The year the dream disappeared under Grix's left foot. 2018 - The FinniChezz Bromance 2019 - The Return of the Prodigal Son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said: Would be bad news if we lost the Likes of Chris Campbell and Jack Smith. Lets hope more like these two step up. Wannabe Traffic Wardens like Cobb, Child and HIcks are square pegs in round holes. What a lot of people dont realise as perhaps you may not WWW, is that all three of those referees you mention, came through to the top under the stewardship and coaching of the same era of coaches and trainers in the Referee's Department. I assume when you describe them as "wannabe traffic wardens", you are conscious of their on pitch behaviours and attitudes. These are both by products of the way the previous heads of the Match Officials coached and directed them to referee. Funny enough, all three are regularly slated in these forums but all three are salt of the earth, love the sport and have the sole intention to referee the game to the best of their abilities to ensure a fair contest of two competition points. I strongly believe, their shortcomings as referees at the highest level come down to the coaching they receive. With that, I direct my frustrations in other directions than at the individuals themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiEgg Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 More good press coming out of the RFL is in not now time for a full independent review on how the game is run ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 On 18/01/2017 at 5:46 PM, TaxiEgg said: More good press coming out of the RFL is in not now time for a full independent review on how the game is run ? Paid for by who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 On 18/01/2017 at 5:46 PM, TaxiEgg said: More good press coming out of the RFL is in not now time for a full independent review on how the game is run ? Why bother with a review or "trial" when we know that some have already decided what the outcome should be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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