Comrade 86 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Thought she did a good job tonight. It's easy to criticise from the sidelines, but it's not so simple to make these snap calls on the pitch. Nice to see both teams being a bit more respectful too, though that really should be the case irrespective of gender. I've always maintained that it's an easy fix. Simply apply the same rules and standards as they do in rugby and the backchat would end overnight. Swear just the once at an official and that's your game over, no excuses, no debate. Sadly the governing bodies don't have the interests of game officials on their list of priorities. Zag zig, Crewton, Sufferingfool and 13 others 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 I'm assuming 'fit' means 'fit for purpose'?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 She did well. A bit soft to stop play for the Cheltenham defender with a mild leg issue first-half, but overall handled it well even if it wasn't the testiest of games. The fact that I never once called her a #*¢¿×¥ *! #¶© is a sure sign she did alright. Ellafella, 48 hours, Zag zig and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside Ram Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 8 hours ago, Boycie said: The sexist pigs would say she’ll have big decisions later on, ironing or washing the pots. I think that’s a disgusting attitude myself, and will be keeping an eye out for any derogatory comments. What about every 4th week? She'll be unapproachable, wildly unpredictable and be lashing out carding any man that crosses her path ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Pictures? Asking for a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufferingfool Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 This should not be an issue. The ability to referee is not about gender it is about ability and the referee did a good job last night. There will always be contentious decisions because there are 20,000 + biased referees in the stands which adds to the enjoyment and emotion of the game. Hopefully the gender of the referee will be immaterial in the years to come. Brammie Steve, Premier ram, Ilkestonian and 8 others 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Datdo-Dishes Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 I agree that gender shouldn't be an issue and we should judge on the ability of the referee. Anyway, considering the ref last night, marks out of 2... 48 hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 I should add that she's smaller than Thommo, so to control a L1 fixture without the relative advantage of physical stature is quite impressive. I've also felt that the female linos we've had have been better than many of the male ones, so I think we'll be seeing entirely female officiating teams in due course. 48 hours, SaffyRam, The Scarlet Pimpernel and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Crewton said: She did well. A bit soft to stop play for the Cheltenham defender with a mild leg issue first-half, but overall handled it well even if it wasn't the testiest of games. The fact that I never once called her a #*¢¿×¥ *! #¶© is a sure sign she did alright. #*¢¿×¥ *! #¶©...as an avid viewer of WW2 I am able to break codes...this code was easy...you little tinker ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 3 hours ago, TimRam said: Pictures? Asking for a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On the weight of how bad the officials are in this league, she was good. DavesaRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 My Mum would have made a good Ref bless her, She'd have given hell to all those that disagreed with her, But kissed them on their cheeks and wiped away their tears after the game had finished, And would have cakes in her car for them to take home ? On a serious note, For someone who was brought up in a very male dominated game all those years ago, It's a good read that Rebecca Welch has met with a good few plaudits...long may it continue ?? 48 hours, Ellafella and Crewton 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesaRam Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 11 hours ago, jimtastic56 said: I did notice , on a couple of occasions, that half a dozen of our players crowded round the ref after decisions . Don’t know what that was all about. That would be after giving Cheltenham the advantage while one of their players was down but stopping a Derby attack for the same injury. Maybe other “uprising” was the fact that she did actually make more contentious decisions than this thread would suggest. The opposition weren’t much good at football, but knew how to clog our key players. They had already clattered NML and Jason Knight in the opening few minutes before scything down White earned a yellow card. And the foul on Dobbin was so aggressive it could easily have been red. However, the protests our players did make were way less demonstrative than those on Saturday, so good on yer, lads! uttoxram75 and Ellafella 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valakari Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Everyone sat near me all commented, firstly that the ref was a woman, and later how decent she was..i added, certainly a big improvement on the standard of referees we normally get this season! She did get the 2 decisions wrong..a second yellow for handball, and the stopping the game when it wasn't a head injury..but apart from that, i thought she was very good. DavesaRam and Ellafella 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 11 hours ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Thought she did a good job tonight. It's easy to criticise from the sidelines, but it's not so simple to make these snap calls on the pitch. Nice to see both teams being a bit more respectful too, though that really should be the case irrespective of gender. I've always maintained that it's an easy fix. Simply apply the same rules and standards as they do in rugby and the backchat would end overnight. Swear just the once at an official and that's your game over, no excuses, no debate. Sadly the governing bodies don't have the interests of game officials on their list of priorities. 100% agree. Ellafella, Comrade 86 and Brammie Steve 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 4 hours ago, TimRam said: Pictures? Asking for a friend. She did a good job. Hope we see more referees of her ilk. SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Srg said: ...weight... Don't go there, boyfriend! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag zig Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Last nights referee was was one of the best we’ve seen all season. Consistent in the main, not afraid to book players and other than stopping play for a none head injury, got most things right; other decisions being less contentious. Hope Rebecca Welsh overseas our games again. Kathcairns and DavesaRam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier ram Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 16 hours ago, IronRam 140.6 said: Lady refs are the way forward. So much toxicity with men. Not once have they acted like idiots this evening, ganging up or haranguing the official. I approve. Amazingly. Groundbreaking stuff. can she ref all our games , very impressed SaffyRam and EtoileSportiveDeDerby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 15 hours ago, nottingram said: Handball would have been a second yellow, too. Possibly felt she couldn’t send him off after allowing the advantage. Not really sure what the rules are on that - maybe you can’t send him off as by playing on you’re effectively allowing him to influence the game when he shouldn’t be on the pitch? That was the one I felt she may have got wrong but in her defence from her angle it would have harder to decide whether the handabll was intentional or just him falling. Referees also are more cautious with second yellows. That is more to do with the spirit rather than the laws of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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