Young lads at this age need to be kept in the game, giving him a year will solve nothing. The chances are that if that happened, he'd leave the game and never play it again. Surely in this day and age alternative solutions should be available as you never know what going on off the pitch.. ponger (Cavan)
why do gaa supporters always seem to play victim?what if he had broke the referees nose say.should he be left off because "he could be lost to the game".
there is absolutely ZERO justification for putting a hand on a referee,end of story.
Replying To DonaldDuck: "My comment is aimed at guys who make comments about protecting Refs when they are very well protected by the rules and what they say, or write into a report stand as gospel even when it is clearly incorrect- I call that a type of abuse. Refs like everybody do make mistakes and are not gods. Indeed they should be respected, however respect is two way. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 1832 - 06/08/2018 10:28:34Refs are not protected enough. Look at how many are treated and you would see that thats nonsense. Nobody is saying refs dont make mistakes.
I DO think however that captains, and ONLY the captains as in rugby, should be allowed to approach the officials and ask for an explanation on a decision. I also think it would be a good idea if refs or their spokespersons were allowed to take questions after games. Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9074 - 07/08/2018 00:59:37In rugby in general players will always be quite close to the referee so talking to captain only works well. that isnt necessarily the case in gaelic or hurling. Where would you have refs/spokesperson taking questions after a game?
A clear definition of what constitutes a legal might be a starting point. There is money to educate referees like do in rugby and pay them properly. As it stands there is too much open to interpretation and referees are selected for bug games because they are buddies with Pat McEnaney. Banana republic stuff. Daith (Kildare) - Posts: 1076 - 07/08/2018 09:40:58when you say you want money to pay refs properly? How much would you want them paid and paying refs without changing the rules to help refs or giving refs better training is just a waste of money.
As an aside. We have 3 officials at all matches, 2 linesmens and 1 referee. How about getting rid of both linesmen and have 2 referees, one responsible for each half of the pitch. The point is they would have to work closely together but either have the right to call.. ponger (Cavan) - Posts: 390 - 07/08/2018 13:06:44What good would that be? You are better off with 2 linesmen with greater powers than they have now than adding a new ref in the middle"
They have all the powers required and you should be able to see that over many games. The officials have power but its the way they use it that is the problem!!
Replying To perfect10: "Young lads at this age need to be kept in the game, giving him a year will solve nothing. The chances are that if that happened, he'd leave the game and never play it again. Surely in this day and age alternative solutions should be available as you never know what going on off the pitch.. ponger (Cavan)
why do gaa supporters always seem to play victim?what if he had broke the referees nose say.should he be left off because "he could be lost to the game".
there is absolutely ZERO justification for putting a hand on a referee,end of story."
Is there a rule to deal with what if? Do you not think there is enough confusion without adding more. The black card has added confusion and give the Ref more power.
Deserves a massive ban.dont agree with all this rubbish about him walking away from GAA.hes from Crossmolina.there isnt much else for doing down there.
They have all the powers required and you should be able to see that over many games. The officials have power but its the way they use it that is the problem!! browncows (Meath) - Posts: 1835 - 07/08/2018 18:01:55Linesmen dont have enough powers or the authority to use them. The way they deal with incidents in games countlessly shows that