Referees

[Guitd]

after watching our game v UCD tonight for the second game in a week we wer denied a clear cut peno at a crutial time in both games ; they are a law to themselves Hanny should be suspended for life after tonights performance .The FAI expect clubs to be pro in the way the carry out their business but some of these guys are a complete joke ;;; they are turning people away from games with frustration

[gufct]

How Pat Kelly keeps his job I dont know .I thought Mark Gough was bad but my god hanney Topped it all tonight . How he was allowed back in the Premier after shafting Sligo in Cork is an absolute disgrace.

The ultimate insult is were all expecting to see Hitler Appoint Gough for next Fridays game.

[Tir Oilean]

I heard tonight that Gough is reffing us v De Town on Fri

[Guitd]

the refs are simply not up to the standard that is required not fit enough for our league anymore bring in some refs from north or wales pay them well at least the wont be biais tonight a Dub refs us against a Dub team wtf is Kelly at appointing clowns like these

[eamo1]

I know its my fellow Galway Utd fans posting but id love to get suggestions for what can be done from others.Could fans petition for a no confidence in Kelly?A major email campaign might help?
I said it tonight too,after seeing that im seriously thinking again of packing in the eircom league.And im not a fairweather fan,ive been season ticket holder for 9 seasons now but its just so frustrating to see that most weeks.If im thinking of packin it in then casuals will surely be do it too.Its bad.I mean whats point of paying money in to see a game and the outcome affected by some "wild card"??For players too it must be highly frustrating to train all week hard and then put in the effort on the pitch but get denied a win or a draw due to a ref.ITS HAPPENING WAY TO FREQUENTLY NOW.Im very close to packing it in.

[Réiteoir]

ANOTHER thread with people whinging about referees?

Never saw this coming tbh

[sligoman]

ANOTHER thread with people whinging about referees?

Never saw this coming tbh

Another post by you complaining about people complaining about referees?

Never saw that coming either.

[deecay]

Another post by you complaining about people complaining about referees?

Never saw that coming either.

Was gona complain about this thread myself,every game every week ref's are terrible

[Réiteoir]

Another post by you complaining about people complaining about referees?

Never saw that coming either.

Didn't expect anything better from some "contributors" on here - what with this cropping up every couple of weeks and then a Mod/Admin making the comment that one of their players was a bit unlucky not to break the legs of an opponent tonight and that "Healy should have finished the job on him, put him out of his misery"

No wonder this place is laughed at by the more right thinking fans around the League.- well yer welcome to it lads - i've better things to be doing

[sligoman]

well yer welcome to it lads - i've better things to be doing

There's a 'Log Out' button just up to your right there.

[don ramo]

sadly notin will be done, should really make it a rule here that ref talk is banned,

i would write a letter, if i thought anyone who could do something would, but sadly the only person who can do something is, well, pat kelly, he the head of the refs and they arent associated with the FAI, the FAI have no power over them, they can do as they please,

only way of getting rid of these morons is for the FAI to hire a new association or develop there own

[rambler14]

sadly the only person who can do something is, well, pat kelly, he the head of the refs and they arent associated with the FAI, the FAI have no power over them, they can do as they please,

Yes they are. Pat Kelly's official title is "Pat Kelly, head of the FAI’s Referee Department"

[oldyouth]

Sorry, but if you don't keep pressure on the refereeing situation, it will never get fixed.

Last night, Youths V Shels was a cracking game of football which could have gone either way. Then the ref and 1 of the linos started letting blatent fouls go unpunished. Eventually, frustration steps in and we are down to 10 men and couldn't hold out. Effectively, bad refereeing contributed significantly to the result. I have seen decisions in the past go in our favour but I cannot accept the theory that 'they all balance out over the season' when mistakes are on such a high scale

I am not saying their actions are deliberate, I'm saying they are not good enough

[pineapple stu]

Sorry, but if you don't keep pressure on the refereeing situation, it will never get fixed.

What's that supposed to mean?

If people really want refereeing to improve, get off your arses and take a refereeing course.

[oldyouth]

What's that supposed to mean?

If people really want refereeing to improve, get off your arses and take a refereeing course.

It means that the standard of referreeing here needs to be 'fixed' not improved slighlty. Too many games are decided by bad decisions and there needs to be some form of action. FAI observers and match officials seem to be too cosy and more demotion, suspension or similar needs to be taken.

As for asking an overweight, unfit, auld fella like my self to take up a course to replace the current referees, well that's just going like for like

[jebus]

Referees are poor, but what do you expect in a semi-pro, niche market league? Seriously?

The only issue I've had with a ref this season is the guy who was in charge of the Limerick-Cork FAI Cup game. Not because he gave Cork a penalty for a blatant dive from Mooney, more because afterwards when the Limerick fans were given him abuse about the decision he started laughing and put his hand to his ear to urge us on more. A large part of me was hoping a few of out fans would hop on to the pitch and give him so more alright

[CharlesThompson]

It's true that the standard of refereeing is substandard in this league. Just a few blatant examples from last nights match:

Killian Brennan was yellow carded for pulling Darren Murphy's jersey (I though it was his hand he was pulling but I stand corrected. Anyway...), Joe Gamble then pulls Killian Brennans jersey and was let off. Same ref. Same game. Half an hour later. Wtf?

Colin Healys 'challenge' on Joxer Kelly deserved nothing less than a red card. Simple decision, no arguments. Off.

Both challenges where O'Donnell clearly won the ball by tackling in from the side. He ended up getting a yellow card for the pure frustration with the inadequacy of the referees decisions.

Then the Cork supporters complain of being 'ridden rock solid'. Funny.

[Comic Book Guy]

Was that Stokes who reffed the City/Bohs game last night, if so he is back in the saddle quickly after the debacle of Ramblers/Bray a couple of weks ago.

[Juanace]

Blame the ref all you like lads..he isn't the reason your second bottom.

By the way as a UCD fan at the game I have never been subjected to more abuse from your supporters. Upon Galway equalising a galway fan waved his fist in my face calling me a Dublin ***** numerous times, while my mate was jostled from behind by a group of supporters.

The anti dublin stuff was unreal and eye opening.

Hope you go down

[Guitd]

Blame the ref all you like lads..he isn't the reason your second bottom.

By the way as a UCD fan at the game I have never been subjected to more abuse from your supporters. Upon Galway equalising a galway fan waved his fist in my face calling me a Dublin ***** numerous times, while my mate was jostled from behind by a group of supporters.

The anti dublin stuff was unreal and eye opening.

Hope you go down

yer about as useful to this league as tits on a bull !!
state funded with grounds etc..... and no fans..