Abuse of Referees

fair enough…. Very true.

This was a kids match! Wait for the mental health/ addiction card being played.

Some referees don't help themselves with blatant obvious wrong calls. Camogie game last week Cork v Kilkenny. Cork should have got two penalties and none were called. Whatever about the first penalty which could be 50/50, the 2nd challenge was definitely a penalty. Unbelievable. I know if it was the men's game and a top team had that challenge done to them it would definitely be a penalty

Worse decision I ever saw was Meath v Louth in 2010, I never seen a desperate call as bad as that. He can have no complaints why supporters came onto the field to have a go at him especially when it was never a goal. I wouldn't blame them at all even though if it was wrong. He was giving the goal without consulting the umpires properly.

echoing down the middle but thats just so wrong

A ref has split second to make decisions. they wont get them all right its impossible to. they may be unsighted or whatever. always loads of over the top criticism for a ref who dont get enough training/support or backing from any sources and its always their fault not anyone elses.

Talking about 2010 and saying no complaints shows how clueless you are and just exactly why there is serious issues with refereeing in the GAA.

Referees should be armed with guns and knives to repel any such assailants.

1 county and 1 club...

What an error , and that was his last one. 😫

Happened a soccer ref i know in a League of Ireland match too.

His first mistake was not restarting his watch after a player that was injured got up, and the game restarted.

His second mistake was, once he realised his mistake, he just guessed what was left !!!!!!??

He had to be locked in the dressing room , and wasnt 'given a game' for a month because of it .......

This is one of the most unpleasant posts I’ve ever read. Jimmy Cooney was an absolute gent. And here we have a random poster belittling an all Ireland senior IC and an all Ireland senior club medal haul.

Don't forget the "pillar of the local community" card

Yep... Rule 101.

And write down the time the match started ie 3.00 , so if anything happened you could guestimate that the half should be over by 3.45 , and add on you few minutes for injuries etc...

Once it also included what I think was a logistics girl, probably being noted as 'stats' even though she only takes the scorers down, likely there just to have a female on the management team as per the rules but doesn't have a notion about the game at all.

Is that because she is a woman?

Sure that's what you implied!

You said it...

Dont get all pi$$y cos you are pulled up for it........

"likely there just to have a female on the management team as per the rules but doesn't have a notion about the game at all."

If they are doing Stats they would need to know the game.... Do club teams need 'logistics' personnel ??

"If I mentioned the logistics person was a guy would ye be reacting like this?"

You said that it was a token woman (as per the rules) , and then that she prob hadnt a notion about the game - Double whammy!

Us grow up ??

You are the one making wild (stupid) assumptions about token women on the line, and their knowledge of the game .......

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CAn you read?

I said they would need to understand the game to do stats.... Keeping score is not doing stats......

Whether they are on the management team or not (why would that matter?) no one should be abusing refs from the sidelines.

As for your last little snide remark .....

I'll miss your engagement ....

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There is no doubt its hard get referees but some people that are referring dont have the ability and are not capable which ends up in chaos and they end up giving the vast majority of referees a bad name . These same bad referees dont seem to realise how bad they are and some of them are only doing it for money & dont care of the impact they have on teams, players etc .

There should be a cull of the bottom 10% of referrees in each county and increase the fee to the remaining referees and continue to actively seek new referees .

In Limerick its the same 3 or 4 referees that are involved in conterversal episodes etc , the other 40 seem to get on fine, why should 3 or 4 drag the whole thing down . it seems some here are happy to have any tom dick or harry reffing even if they arent capable.

Some people suddenly becomes 10% and then they are only doing it for the money (€40 for all that time and the hassle doesn't sound much to me).

They are always looking for new refs, with youth programs to get them started early.

But the constant abuse, the demand for perfection from an amateur, the constant blaming of all ills on the ref without looking at their own issues.

Mistakes happen. He'll, look at VAR and even at the Rugby. And guess what? Players miss kicks, mentors pick the wrong players.

Of course if a ref has a bad game, or is clearly not able for the level, then action should be taken.

But contrary to popular belief there are very few terrible decisions. There are plenty of decisions that can be viewed in a different way, and strangely enough that different way tends to be in favour of your particular team, but actual incorrect application of the laws are few. But in a game with maybe 100+ decisions getting one incorrect is a pretty decent outcome

Well then if the ref has issues with certain areas of the game they get training and assistance from the county board/referees association etc. Its nonsense to say theyre only doing it for money when its a very nominal fee for what work the officials do put in in terms of matches, travel, training.

How often do referees in every county meet up to discuss rules of the game, how to manage certain areas of the game etc.

In rugby the refs meet monthly/fortnightly(varies per province). also do online training yearly as well in certain aspects of the game.

If you have a problem now with the so called bottom 10% of officials and they were to be culled. you would in 2/3 years time be calling for a culling of the 10% at bottom then and we would go on until we had nobody left refereeing.

Anyone know what Kicoo's beef was with Faloon? Were there issues from a previous match or what?

Absolutely appalling

If a referee says this, then fair enough.

If anyone else says, I say - try reffing yourself sometime.

Also, this notion that they are doing it for the money. Two hours out of your Sunday for 40 euros. Its hardly lucrative.

I wasn't suggesting that actually. It's just that's it's such a strange situation, I was wondering what the back story is.

I don't think clubs should be allowed to object to a ref unless it's an absolutely exceptional case

What is a good reason to pull a stunt like this?