Q&A with referee Alan Kelly on Foot.ie
Q&A Session with Alan Kelly - National League & FIFA Referee
Alan Kelly has said that he will answer your questions about refereeing in the eircom League.
PM me your questions and I will fwd them to him. I will publish his answers here on May 16th.
(No questions about any individual incidents.)
Everyone is always slagging and criticising referees on this site about this and that. Heres a chance to get a few answers.
Closing date for questions is May 12th - 11pm.
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This one is more about refs behaviour than them refing a game.
1. Hypothetical situation.
If a ref, has words with a player like "So you think you are the big man, .... i'll show you who is the big man alright" and more words to that effect throughout a game and the members of the crowd actually hear it / witness it.
Is there anything can be done about this ..... if that were to happen in an eL game, is there anything that interested parties (players, club, fans, just about everyone really) can do about this ...... my question really is, ... Is the a procedure to deal with such an event if it actually happened. It there anything interested parties can do to eradicate this kind of behaviour.
2. Are the FAI doing anything to recruit more refs from the more regional areas, i.e. not Dublin. I know the majority of refs that come forward are from Dublin but that answer isn't a solution to the problem. Can something be done to make up the shortfall? Can regional areas be targeted more specifically to help resolve the problem?
3. Are Refs / Linesmen / Fourth Officials ever given the opportunity to comment on their peers work? Is there any sort of forum for them to criticize / praise work for their peers
4. Are Refs given the opportunity to discuss their work and analyse their faults / strengths of their game with the assistance of video of their games?
5. How do you think the process for appealing of a decision by players / managers / staff etc. works in the eircom League ? Do you think that it is successful ?
It being the only opportunity (that I know of anyway) for the officials to discuss and conclude on the decisions that are made with players / managers, do you think this process is being used to it optimum?
Q &A s with referee Alan Kelly on foot.ie
National League United broke the ice with referees a few years back when Declan Hanney addressed one of the forums. He went into detail about the interpretations EL referees are expected to use regarding offside .
It was a breath of fresh air for both parties. And the Referees Society have been keen to engage in this type of dialogue ever since.
Well done getting Alan to participate. The younger officials are more willing to engage in this type of discussion than some of their predecessors .
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Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie
the Referees Society have been keen to engage in this type of dialogue ever since.
Fair play .... they cant be expected to do it all themselves anyway. To be honest ... i think it would be really helpful if players and managers were to get involved in this type of discussion as well. If we see all the jersey pulling and grabbing and obstruction that goes on then i'd say players (who actually want to play football anyway) have alot to say about it too.
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[QUOTE=max power]have you ever seen a baby pigeon ???QUOTE]
Now that you mention it ......... no !!
Is there something we should know ??
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Another question !!
Are the Referees threatening to strike over the incident at Droghedas United park ?
What are your own opinions on this matter ?