The standard of ref's these days......

[luke45]

really has reached a new low hasn't it, i have seen bad ref's down the ref's years, but at times you just wouldn't think that, they were even qualified!

There is no particular situation that has brought this on, just many times, when watching games seeing ref's blow up for rubbish nothing challenges.

I know we need rules, and discipline but football is a man's sport, it is a physical sport, and woiuldn't games be so much better if, ref's occasionally aloud the game to run, and not be pety about putting the ball to the precise centimetre.

It really at times kills the game, stoke vs watford a couple of games ago, was dire to watch to be honest, and the ref blowing up for everything and anything, just slowed the game down, and aloud them to waste time, see the clock run down, and take a point, which was a good result for them.

I know ref's have a tough job granted, but people forget the money these ref's are being paid for doing this and some decisions given at times are unreal.

Sides who have a reputation for " throwing they weight about" and being "bullies" really do seem to get less and less off ref's home or way, stoke being a fine example.

I'm not complaining about Mr. Halsey at the brit yesterday, i thought for the first time in a while we had a fairly good ref to be honest, but in the past history has shown that championship sides get prem "rejects" for there games, ref's who have had a mare the week before.

Ref's have it in there head that they can make a bad decision and nothing will happen to them, and the sad reality is, there not far wrong!

anyways rant over!

Anyone care to share there thoughts on ref's these days?

Goarn You Mighty Potters!

[craig67]

Luke I agree with alot of your comments.Refs seem to think they can have a crap game and then just move on,with little fear of any kind of recourse.Football is supposed to be a physical game,50/50 challenges and the suchlike.Unfortunately quite a few refs seem to think that if you come anywhere an opposition player then its a foul!
But as you state,Halsey had a good game.I'd give him an 8.