Jim O'Neill

[SSS]

Am I alone in thinging his performance plunged new depths of incompetence last night? During the second half there were almost a dozen unreal decisions which assisted Longford in keeping the pressure on..If we had not won, I'd have been seriously pi**ed with him, as it is I'm just relieved.

BTW, as good as it was to win, we were under major pressure for the twenty minutes leading up to our breakaway goal... could have been very different.

[jofyisgod]

I didn't see the game last night, but he is a truly shocking ref-as are most of the refs in the league. We've been saying it for so long now, it's just not funny. Why can't they sort it out? It's like an old boys club, where all the ref assessors are afraid to give bad marks as not to upset their squash-playing buddy. It's farcical.

[thecorner]

thought he was bad but thought that fcuking midget foley was even worse

[Éanna]

thought he was bad but thought that fcuking midget foley was even worse
spot on corner

[Crambler]

Must Agree With Sss,o'neill Is By Far The Worst Ref In El.seen Him Officate At Many Games Around The Country And He Does His Best To Spiol Them.saw Him Issue 9 Yellow Cards At The Rams V Lims Cup Tie,a Very Clean Open Game And A Good Ref Would Have Maybe Issued 1 Or 2.
O 'neill Is Not Alone,he Is Only One Of A Bunch.a Proper System Of Assessment Must Be Put In Place As Under Current System Nothing Will Change.
This Is Something That Effects All Fans/clubs ,so Maybe We Could Fight It On A United Front.

Good To See Other People Admire The Good Foley.

[James]

lads lets keep this one related to Jim O Neil

I've moved the other bits to Off Topics - punctuation thread

- james

[thecorner]

lads lets keep this one related to Jim O Neil



surely we can mention his sidekick foley as well

[James]

surely we can mention his sidekick foley as well

shouldn't that be side-kick foley
:)

yea add him in too the corner, thanks for pointing that one out

[ccfcman]

Foley has a rare but serious arm disorder, its also affected by his colourblindness.

The easiest way to describe it is that when he sees any colour, even those unaffected by colour blindness, his right arm has to shoot up in the air. The only way to solve this is if he's ambidextrix, but unfortunately he's just a f*ckin' idiot!

[Fair_play_boy]

Am I alone in thinging his performance plunged new depths of incompetence last night? . . . we were under major pressure for the twenty minutes leading up to our breakaway goal... could have been very different. About 5 minutes before Flynny's goal, I thought our backs were against the wall and that it was only a matter of time for Longford to get on level terms. Flynny was taken down on the right wing with only the keeper to beat. I was about 5 yards away. That toad from Youghal signalled to O'Neill that Flynny had fouled the Longford defender. I never saw so many people in the Donie Forde stand on their feet shouting. City had been soaking up so much pressure in the previous 10 minutes, we deserved better. When I see guys playing their guts out, like I saw last Monday, it is not on that a sub-standard set of officials could have nobbled them.

[BeerBaron69]

Funniest Jim O Neill moment:

About 4 years ago Dumbo Jim had a poor game and the shed was baying for blood. Moses then decided to hop over the wall and give Jimmy what was coming to him. As Moses waddled across the pitch Jim was rushed off the pitch. Moses waited 10 mins outside the refs room ignoring the advice of Johnny C to leave. Moses told O Neill he was a disgrace before walking away-grossly exagerrating his exploits long into the night.

Every time Jim O Neill refs a City match I remember that day :)

[Éanna]

I don't see anything funny about someone invading the pitch to have a go at the ref and risking a fine for the club.

[Fair_play_boy]

I don't see anything funny about someone invading the pitch to have a go at the ref and risking a fine for the club.OK Eanna I am with you there, but tell me this: if you take off the rose-tinted glasses, and try to look at referees' performances objectively, and still you come up with really low standards of referreeing, where do you go? Remember the refs who came to the cross during the Inter-Toto? They were a pleasure to watch. Are our referrees and lines people paid so badly that all we can afford is lousy officials? And last night's ref at Waterford (McKeon) made Jim O'Neill look good!!!

[Gary]

OK Eanna I am with you there, but tell me this: if you take off the rose-tinted glasses, and try to look at referees' performances objectively, and still you come up with really low standards of referreeing, where do you go? Remember the refs who came to the cross during the Inter-Toto? They were a pleasure to watch. Are our referrees and lines people paid so badly that all we can afford is lousy officials? And last night's ref at Waterford (McKeon) made Jim O'Neill look good!!!



Your point being???

I think what Eanna is trying to say, is that that fool who 'went after' Jimmy O Neill that day could have got CCFC into an awful lot of trouble, for letting a guy onto the pitch.

[Éanna]

OK Eanna I am with you there, but tell me this: if you take off the rose-tinted glasses, and try to look at referees' performances objectively, and still you come up with really low standards of referreeing, where do you go? Remember the refs who came to the cross during the Inter-Toto? They were a pleasure to watch. Are our referrees and lines people paid so badly that all we can afford is lousy officials? And last night's ref at Waterford (McKeon) made Jim O'Neill look good!!!
o'neill is terrible. really really bad. but thats no reason for running on the pitch to have a go at him

[Fair_play_boy]

Your point being??? I was trying to make two points. I confess to posting before editing properly. Must have drank too much last night. (Still celebrating sight of the rat's tail going down the tunnel early.)
First point: I agree with Eanna. Any incursion onto the pitch can cost us dearly, not just in terms of money, but it makes our stewarding look like a joke. It reflects badly on us as fans, and gives the likes of that turd Ronan Seery some credibility when he attempts to smear us.
Second point: For every spanner who runs onto the pitch to give the ref a piece of his mind, there must be 100 in the grounds who would like to. I think we will have incidents like this, or near misses, so long as our players are subjected to the present low standards among referrees and linesmen.

[Éanna]

I was trying to make two points. I confess to posting before editing properly. Must have drank too much last night. (Still celebrating sight of the rat's tail going down the tunnel early.)
First point: I agree with Eanna. Any incursion onto the pitch can cost us dearly, not just in terms of money, but it makes our stewarding look like a joke. It reflects badly on us as fans, and gives the likes of that turd Ronan Seery some credibility when he attempts to smear us.
Second point: For every spanner who runs onto the pitch to give the ref a piece of his mind, there must be 100 in the grounds who would like to. I think we will have incidents like this, or near misses, so long as our players are subjected to the present low standards among referrees and linesmen.
spot on with both points there IMO. Believe me I've felt like doing it myself often enough. But every time some idiot runs on the pitch and has a go at the ref, it probably puts people off the thought of becoming a ref,when they might be very good at it. lets face it, would you even think of becoming a ref with the abuse they get? I know I wouldn't!!!!

[Fair_play_boy]

. . . would you even think of becoming a ref with the abuse they get? I know I wouldn't!!!! Recently I "retired" after reffing for nearly 25 years. Not soccer, but I think my point is valid in any case. Refs know that a lot of so-called abuse is no more than supporters and players trying to wind them up. That is part of any game and you live with it. But a good ref will admit to himself that he makes mistakes in every game. A bad ref, perhaps with an over-sized ego, will not look for honest feedback from peers, so he can not work on those areas where he is weak. The pity is, so few people take up reffing, these walking disasters still get to ref important games. Hmm. This issue has the makings of a new thread under the "general" heading. Off I go . . . :)