Originally Posted by Éanna
The fact of the matter is this.We have a small league here and there has always been repitition when it comes to referees ie. the fact that there are only 6 premier games a weekend and a specific number of premier division refs,means your going to see the same guys a number of times during the season.familiarity breeds contempt...even Collina isnt liked by a lot of clubs in Italy....because they see him so often!!
We have some very good referees in this country who dont get the credit they deserve and they become easy targets for supporters,managers,players and journalists when their team lose.
And even when Alan Kelly and Ian Stokes are promoted by FIFA(not the FAI) where they have the opportunity to learn from top ranked european referees and pass that knowledge onto other officials in this country, its frowned upon and ridiculed by some morons that regularly post on this site.These same morons(people who post here) wouldnt know their arse from their elbow when it comes to knowing how to referee a football match.
I suggest taking off the rose tinted glasses from time to time!!
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