In light of all the controversial decisions that have led to Referees being assaulted after games, I have to ask the question would it be appropriate that Referees to be substituted after making an error?
We have seen some decisions made by Referees that beggar belief and would it not be in order and for the good governance of the GAA that a referee be called aside after such incindent.

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4029 - 20/11/2011 20:18:51    1072664

..................and the same with every player. And the winner is the one with the last player on the pitch.

witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 20/11/2011 20:27:15    1072670

i see dick turpin was at his best today in armagh, he made two awful calls against latton for sideline balls. which annoyed a latton player who clapped dick when he was leaving the field. he is the worst referee i've seen at intercouty level and is very biased.

shaggylegend (Monaghan) - Posts: 1948 - 20/11/2011 20:36:06    1072675

Another stupid thread . Poeple come up with mad ideas like this to cover up the thuggery coming in to the gaa .

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 20/11/2011 20:39:09    1072678

Dellboy

Hardly set up to cover up thuggery in all fairness.
It is a totally stupid idea and would undermine all refs. But I doubt that gobs***e would be setting up a thread to distract from fans at a game in Connacht.

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6347 - 20/11/2011 20:45:02    1072685

Referees have made some wowfull decisions at times there for they should also be punished for there errors.In saying that though were a referee makes a genuine mistake i.e player touching ball on the ground and he not seeing it because not near play should he be subbed for that.

DUB1 (Dublin) - Posts: 5583 - 20/11/2011 20:51:45    1072692

Jinxie why dont clubs tackle this abuse , attacking refs instead of making poor lame excuses . Now refs can be helped a bit more by the higher in command in croke park instead changing the rules every 2 years , there human and make mistakes like everyone in life .Another sad day for the gaa for posters giving excuses for thugs .

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 20/11/2011 20:52:44    1072693

Look if any other person other than the referee made a fundemental error in a game that caused a Goal to disallowed or given in a game that may contribute to one team winning by that margin would it not be appropriate that person be substituted.
I do not agree with any assults on referees or team officials and that should have been made clear at the outset but in my opening remarks I dealt with poor Referees which contribute to poor decision.

I take it that to send on a replacement referee would bring scorn on the people that appointed the poor referee and the people that made the pre-appointment phone calls.

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4029 - 20/11/2011 20:58:12    1072698

I literally cried with laughter at this post.

TheRoad (Galway) - Posts: 1339 - 20/11/2011 21:20:07    1072722

The Road Galway,

You were probally at home looking at Chelsea V Liverpool today

tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 4029 - 20/11/2011 21:22:28    1072726

Dellboypolecat

I agree. But the clubs unfortunately wont take the initiative.
The lead has to come from croke park. But like last July, they will go into hiding for a few days to let others sort it out.
That's the biggest problem. Not enough coming from the top down.

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6347 - 20/11/2011 21:24:36    1072729

Nope,I watch the Gaa beo every sunday without fail. Its just the idea of seeing the look on a refs face as he is being forced to leave the pitch because of a mistake he made.It would just be so unbelieveably humiliating for him.

TheRoad (Galway) - Posts: 1339 - 20/11/2011 21:26:54    1072734

the ref at the Wigan Blackburn would have been burned at the stake after yesterdays booboo corner kick that was never taken if Wigan go down at the expense of Blackburn then theres a good chance he could end up on a bonfire yet.

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 20/11/2011 21:27:26    1072735

@Dellboypolecat
Running onto the field to try and assault a referee is shameful. But if you really think Liam Devenney's performance was acceptable then you ought to go to Specsavers. And blaming the GAA changing 'the rules every 2 years' is a cop-out. Three incidents out of many in that game today come to mind -

1.The Corofin goal he disallowed in the 1st half despite the umpire on the right hand side of that goal raising the white flag - why bother having an umpire if you are going to overrule them?
2. In the 57th minute, he got in the way of a pass in a Corofin attack, which resulted in the ball going to a Brigid's player. Notwithstanding the fact that Brigids went down the field and missed, surely the ball should have been thrown up?
3. In the first half, Corofin were penalised for taking too long over a free - no problem with that. Near the end of the game, a Brigid's player took almost a minute to take a free. No such sanction applied.

It isn't a question of the rules being changed too frequently. What is the problem is a referee who does not apply rules consistently.

Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 896 - 20/11/2011 21:31:11    1072741

Ailteoir Did you ever have a bad day or make a mistake? he is human and had a bad day now he will get less games for it , glad you not like the others that think it is ok to attack him

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 20/11/2011 21:39:02    1072748

Reading Ailteoir posts hear today it's clear he needs to move on & wish the Connacht champions all the best for the best of the All Ireland series.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3602 - 20/11/2011 21:50:39    1072759

@Dellboypolecat - time will tell whether or not Devenney will get fewer games. Somehow I doubt it.

Ailteoir (Galway) - Posts: 896 - 20/11/2011 21:53:14    1072763

If a referee in any other sport consistently makes mistakes he is regraded what else can you do? Unfortunately in the GAA after a serious controversy involving some ref who is not up to the job, or makes a hash of a high profile game we still usually see the same muppet causing havoc elsewhere without any sanction. I witnessed a full mellee involving both teams at a match last year, entirely down to very poor officiating. The match abandoned and the same ref turns up to ref the previously abandoned match.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4953 - 20/11/2011 21:58:54    1072773

please don't reply to this poster. he is constantly starting threads full of stupidity on the Cavan forum.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5520 - 21/11/2011 09:25:56    1072791

Do officials receive a fee for senior club/county games and if so what sort of money would they get? If they do get paid then they are entitled to be criticised though of course not abused or threatened in any way. Some very, very poor decisions are contributing to these incidents and bad refs should be taken off the list. Croke Park need to acknowledge that there some officials who are just not up to it and others can take against certain teams for whatever reason.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 21/11/2011 09:47:44    1072800