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There are some referees that need to call it a day and hang up their boots and whistle. They are not able to keep up with play, and end up refereeing from the one spot. How they can make the call is beyond me. Meathroyal (Meath) - Posts: 6 - 25/09/2018 08:16:17 2143647 Link 0 |
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Joey Curley has reffed 2 games all year, 1 in March and the other in April so I don't think he should be in the conversation for the best ref in the county. To be the best ref you would need to be actually active in the role. If and when he starts taking games again he can possibly be considered for the list, until then he needs to be discounted. jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 773 - 25/09/2018 10:26:50 2143664 Link 0 |
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Some of his performances in the past live long in the memory.
Analyst (Meath) - Posts: 1467 - 25/09/2018 11:53:18 2143686 Link 15 |
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We're are the good refs for these finals... junior and inter final appointments not great at all Potholes (Meath) - Posts: 9 - 25/09/2018 12:14:54 2143701 Link 0 |
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After seeing who the two referees are for the Junior and Intermediate finals, it just confirms to me what I already know, its jobs for the boys who are loyal to the county board! How those two were picked as two of the best to do the job is beyond me! Andrew Smith should be referee for the Junior Final, Patrick Coyle for the Intermediate and David Gough for the Senior. I have picked those three on ability as a referee and their professionalism, not on how loyal they were throughout the year, age or if they deserve a crack at it because they haven't done it before. BigJoe14 (Meath) - Posts: 932 - 25/09/2018 14:20:32 2143735 Link 1 |
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If your logic was applied there would be even less referees as it would be a closed shop. Whilst i see where you are coming from there has to be a degree of reward for those in the middle.
Analyst (Meath) - Posts: 1467 - 25/09/2018 18:46:58 2143798 Link 16 |
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On the money Analyst! The likes of Martin Dawson is a very nice lad and I'm sure has helped out the CB on numerous occasions throughout the year, but unfortunately I find him a referee that gets easily intimidated by players on the pitch and fans off it. I think he still has a way to go before he is getting adult championship finals and as you said, if there was a degree of reward for being a referee, more people would get into doing it. Especially lads that possibly finish playing the game and if they were offered similar reward to what managers all over the county get, it would be a no-brainer!
bowza123 (Meath) - Posts: 42 - 26/09/2018 11:59:08 2143909 Link 0 |
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look, the best of luck to all the referees this weekend, it is no easy job to be fair, i just would like to see them use their linesmen and umpires more if required and most of all get the big calls right, players,managers etc etc will make mistakes this weekend and so will referees BUT get the big calls correct if it means a second opinion from the other officials, thats all most management and players want . thelutch (Meath) - Posts: 1047 - 26/09/2018 12:53:59 2143919 Link 0 |
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Interview with David Gough in the Meath Chronicle yesterday and he is non to pleased. He received a call from the county board offering him the Intermediate Final, but he turned it down seeing as he has refereed it on four occasions already, and he felt there is nothing to gain by him doing another one and that he would rather see a younger referee get the job. Instead the county board have given the job to Paul Mooney. Seeing as they were giving him the intermediate final clearly they are not going to give him the senior final this year again, a final he has only done once, a replay between Dunshaughlin and Summerhill, in the ten years he has been a referee. Seeing as he is in the top two referees in Ireland this is a laughable statistic. He is also unhappy on not getting the Senior All Ireland Final and after this latest snup from the county board for the Senior Final he is considering stepping down from refereeing altogether. Backs up the claims that you get the refereeing gigs in Meath based on who you know and how popular you are with the CCC or county board in general. BigJoe14 (Meath) - Posts: 932 - 27/09/2018 10:16:15 2144068 Link 2 |
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And as I mentioned earlier the CB didn't even give him that replay, Leinster council insisted on him getting it as they wanted to appoint him to the intercounty panel. Hopefully he keeps the head and stays refereeing but from what I hear he is likely to pack it in. BoynesideBlue (Meath) - Posts: 130 - 27/09/2018 11:08:03 2144074 Link 2 |
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Yes I heard that as well forgot to mention it previously. The man is the best referee in Ireland and has refereed All Ireland Semi Finals, Ulster Championship matches and Munster Finals and the fact that his own county haven't given him a Senior Championship final in the ten years he has been refereeing is behind a joke. The county board talk about treating referees with respect and how they don't have enough referees and that they need more young referees etc, yet they treat there own with such disregard.
BigJoe14 (Meath) - Posts: 932 - 27/09/2018 13:00:16 2144104 Link 2 |
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TBH Id say Coldrick could care less if he got the Senior Final or not , Im not a big fan of his or Goughs as I feel they are too friendly with the Dubs , first name terms, easy frees etc Id say give it to one of the other refs McGivney, McNeilis , Give some of the Junior finals to the new Refs like that smith lad from Dunshaughlin summerhillof69 (Meath) - Posts: 226 - 27/09/2018 23:14:47 2144179 Link 0 |
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Who is likely to get the Senior Final now.?
Skilatchy (Meath) - Posts: 4 - 28/09/2018 16:40:38 2144254 Link 0 |
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That's ridiculous. I'd imagine they are on first name terms with nearly all the top flight players not just the Dubs. Coldrick might not care less as he has done one, it's clearly a good thing to see Gough having the desire to do one, it means he holds the local scene as important as anything else BoynesideBlue (Meath) - Posts: 130 - 28/09/2018 19:10:05 2144274 Link 0 |