My earlier message on here was not very eloquent, so let me start again. I have had the pleasure (many years ago) to undertake 4th match official duties at football league grounds up and down the country including Charlton. To get promoted to the football league list of referees is very difficult, competing with many other wannabe referees. They train to the highest level of fitness, they watch videos of differing football styles to establish their best positioning on the day and are indeed very professional. Refereeing is certainly not easy and some decisions are a matter of personal opinion and a matter of angles. They don't bite, swear, kick or dive and generally referee to a very high standard. It is however, inevitable that some referees will be better than others. Turning to Andy D'Urso, we grew up together in refereeing terms (both living in Essex at the time) and he was a most humble and unassuming referee/person;I simply can't relate to some of the comments attributed to his personality on here. Agreed Andy is no longer on the list of Premiership referees but that does not make him, or any other in his position, a bad referee; it simply means that there are a few, very few better referees around. Nobody is top dog in their chosen sport forever.
I'm glad you came on with an insider's knowledge, Pete. What you say makes complete sense to me.
My earlier message on here was not very eloquent, so let me start again. I have had the pleasure (many years ago) to undertake 4th match official duties at football league grounds up and down the country including Charlton. To get promoted to the football league list of referees is very difficult, competing with many other wannabe referees. They train to the highest level of fitness, they watch videos of differing football styles to establish their best positioning on the day and are indeed very professional. Refereeing is certainly not easy and some decisions are a matter of personal opinion and a matter of angles. They don't bite, swear, kick or dive and generally referee to a very high standard. It is however, inevitable that some referees will be better than others. Turning to Andy D'Urso, we grew up together in refereeing terms (both living in Essex at the time) and he was a most humble and unassuming referee/person;I simply can't relate to some of the comments attributed to his personality on here. Agreed Andy is no longer on the list of Premiership referees but that does not make him, or any other in his position, a bad referee; it simply means that there are a few, very few better referees around. Nobody is top dog in their chosen sport forever.
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