Refs looking for Pay Rise

**dines08** · 04/09/2009, 8:54 AM

Already this season at a Premier match a referee standing on the sideline watching the game was given abuse because the ref actually reffing the game made a few bad calls. The abuse the refs have to put up with is unreal and no money is worth it.

**celticlads** · 04/09/2009, 9:01 AM

Originally Posted by Jock MIB

i am in wrong league then

where do i send my cv

CV to NORTHTIPP where any average ref would be a huge improvement on what we have.Trust me i've been to some games in both south tipp and limerick ye have good refs there or else ours are worst than i thought

**The Ref** · 04/09/2009, 9:47 AM

I've just been reading through this.

The referees fee is made up of two things

A match fee - �24
An Urban Allowance of �18 or if the round trips is greater than 25 miles, 72c per mile.

In Dublin the trip always starts from the GPO.

The match fee is for time traveling to and from the match, refereeing the match, etc

The allowance is for out of pocket expences, petrol, insurance, car tax etc. Similar to what I get if I'm call in work and have to leave the office.

It normally takes me between 3.5 - 4.5 hours between leaving the house and getting home. So that works out at �5.33 to �6.85 per hour for the match fee.

**kingofkillteely** · 04/09/2009, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by pimpong

mcann,broe,quaid by a mile

Not to mention Mr Offside JockMIB

**Jock MIB** · 04/09/2009, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by celticlads

CV to NORTHTIPP where any average ref would be a huge improvement on what we have.Trust me i've been to some games in both south tipp and limerick ye have good refs there or else ours are worst than i thought

Very tempting as i work in Nenagh but i would miss the Limerick Banter too much

**the 12 th man** · 04/09/2009, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by hacker

they did this in clare league..they brought in an accessor and I think the standard has improved..i think its hard for a ref to accept criticism on the pitch as it shows a weakness in front of other players..which in fairness wether its right or wrong nobody likes to show weaknesses..its easier for a ref to sit down afterwards with the accessor and trash out little things that might be wrong.just like a manager does with players..its a thankless job!!! ball at one end of pitch gets kicked down the other side and your meant to be able to call offside.and then you get abuse if you dont and abuse if you do...while i thing they get paid well..its easy be critical when your not doing it..if the do get a raise it should be capped for say the next 3 years or something like that..you will always have refs in it for the money but the majority are ex players who love the game..

Great post hacker,it's not for the money for the vast majority of refs I've met,there'd be a que of people waiting to do the refs courses it that was the case.We need younger,fitter men to get involved in the game also,but the level of abuse is a serious deterrent to younger guys as they might know some of the players of their own age group.

**referee** · 04/09/2009, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by kingofkillteely

Not to mention Mr Offside JockMIB

McCann is JOCK MIB

**referee** · 04/09/2009, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by First

As in most jobs you should be rewarded by performance.

Referees jobs are tough but like all jobs should rewarded by performances. If a ref is doing well then reward him with a pay rise. This will make the standard of reffing better. Abviously everyone would like a pay rise so this will encourage all to better themselves. For this to happen a referees asseser would have to be appointed.

**Rob67** · 04/09/2009, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by the dazzler

k,o driscoll,m,kiely m weldon,t meagher f,o neill j curran you telling me they deserve a rise they dont even break a swet reffing a game

Ya these are the ones i would have said aswell. One of them turned up to a match i was at on sunday and he wasn't even down to ref it. He had to speed off to the game he should have been at. And they want more money????

**Limeref** · 04/09/2009, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by referee

Referees jobs are tough but like all jobs should rewarded by performances. If a ref is doing well then reward him with a pay rise. This will make the standard of reffing better. Abviously everyone would like a pay rise so this will encourage all to better themselves. For this to happen a referees asseser would have to be appointed.

There are 2 FAI assessors, Paddy Collins and Tony Ryan.

Referees are rewarded for performances, they do Premier and 1A matches.

Some referees never get to referee this level

**Mister Ed** · 04/09/2009, 1:22 PM

without referees there would be no football going on so lets be thankful we have them available good or bad ones, its the taking part that counts and enjoyment it brings

the guy in the middle just tries to call it fairly give them a break, if anything they deserve awards for the abuse they put up with, i read somewhere someone posted some clubs cant afford to pay fees, are you suggesting smaller fees for "smaller clubs" and bigger fees for clubs who CHARGE to watch games wich is a disgrace altogether

**Jock MIB** · 04/09/2009, 1:23 PM

Originally Posted by referee

McCann is JOCK MIB

who told ya that.... d amn these usernames

**referee** · 04/09/2009, 6:39 PM

Everyboby knows.

**no17 fan** · 05/09/2009, 2:08 PM

Originally Posted by Limeref

There are 2 FAI assessors, Paddy Collins and Tony Ryan.

Referees are rewarded for performances, they do Premier and 1A matches.

Some referees never get to referee this level

2 assesors for over 30 games going on at junior level and god knows how many schoolboy and youth games,seems pointless.

grade 1 refs qualify by time spent in the society as much as standard so to be fair saying they never get to this level is inaccurate.

more assesors are needed and a grading system that doesn't just reward refs but over time can be used to pull refs from junior matches,some of these guys are obviously not capable of dealing with commited players and agitated sidelines.

**northsiderkid** · 07/09/2009, 11:37 AM

What happened with the strike anyway? We had to travel to Shannon yesterday even though we were told by the opposition that the pitch was off on Saturday when did that rule change that the home team cant call the match off? the players could have had a lie on or a night out on Saturday its crazy. I think this is to make sure a referee gets some money every week is this right?

**purplemonkeydis** · 09/09/2009, 2:13 PM

the pay is ridicoulous for such an awful job but its all thats really available

**the 12 th man** · 09/09/2009, 2:27 PM

Originally Posted by purplemonkeydis

the pay is ridicoulous for such an awful job but its all thats really available

Is that the best you can do?,curse the darkness without ever thinking of putting on a light.

**whistleblower** · 12/09/2009, 7:25 PM

Nice to know free speeach is alive and well! I said what I think, live with it!

Originally Posted by Jock MIB

So whistleblower you need not have worried about disagreeing with increased fees it as it wasn't even on the agenda but we are grateful for the P.R.O work you decided to do on here...

to fairkop i wouldn't call my worst enemy leeches you show so much disrespect to referee's by calling us that and should be ashamed of yourself... and to all others who have said similar, theamount of crap and abuse you give is unreal grow up for god sake

thats my two pence said