Youhave2minutes Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 (edited) What meeting have you witnessed with the referee making a diabolical decision on a rider incident, probably costing the match. Who is the worst referee in your opinion ? Edited August 27 by Youhave2minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted August 27 Author Report Share Posted August 27 Jim Mcgregor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 Such negativity. Why not a thread on the best referee? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted August 27 Author Report Share Posted August 27 59 minutes ago, arnieg said: Such negativity. Why not a thread on the best referee? Set one up then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 4 hours ago, Youhave2minutes said: What meeting have you witnessed with the referee making a diabolical decision on a rider incident, probably costing the match. Who is the worst referee in your opinion ? Many,but Refs decision is final.👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted August 27 Author Report Share Posted August 27 Just now, Fromafar said: Many,but Refs decision is final.👌 Never ought to be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK62 Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 15 minutes ago, Youhave2minutes said: Never ought to be Of course it should….in ANY sport, thats why we have them , right or wrong. You cant have a sport without a ref. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted August 27 Author Report Share Posted August 27 4 minutes ago, KK62 said: Of course it should….in ANY sport, thats why we have them , right or wrong. You cant have a sport without a ref. Didn’t say no ref, just saying some are not fit to referee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK62 Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 2 minutes ago, Youhave2minutes said: Didn’t say no ref, just saying some are not fit to referee Better a poor ref than no ref at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted August 27 Author Report Share Posted August 27 1 minute ago, KK62 said: Better a poor ref than no ref at all. How weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 Reg Trott as an ex rider made some bad calls in my memory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted August 28 Author Report Share Posted August 28 4 hours ago, steve roberts said: Reg Trott as an ex rider made some bad calls in my memory. Thanks Steve for your input. Few members on here could only be critical of the thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 I always felt refs were and are fair, the thing about a refs call is it’s mostly subjective, it’s the way they see it and not everyone will agree but that’s ok, yes they make mistakes but mostly it’s just a subjective call so it will always be wrong in someone’s eyes, I always believed that if you had a 50/50 decision go against you the next time it happens the ref will give it in your favour, unless of course you gave them a piece of your mind then they might just remember that 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 Based on comments made elsewhere there may now be a strong candidate for nomination on this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundthebend Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Christina Turnbull takes the top prize. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 (edited) If riders made as few mistakes as referees do which affect races and match results then they would have something to complain about. No referee/umpire/judge/assistant in any sport sets out to do a bad job nor do players/riders/competitors. In all cases the officials final decision is just that...final and we should be grateful we have them to make those decisions 'cuz without them we have no sport. But, as spectators/fans that should not disallow us from the opportunity to have a moan at/about both players and officials - Its all part and parcel of life which we need to get on with and accept (grudgingly) that mistakes can and do happen. Edited September 13 by 1 valve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickyag Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 3 minutes ago, 1 valve said: If riders made as few mistakes as referees do which affect races and match results then they would have something to complain about. No referee/umpire/judge/assistant in any sport sets out to do a bad job nor do players/riders/competitors. In all cases the officials final decision is just that...final and we should be grateful we have them to make those decisions 'cuz without them we have no sport. But, as spectators/fans that should not disallow us from the opportunity to have a moan at/about both players and officials - Its all part and parcel of life which we need to get on with and accept (grudgingly) that mistakes can and do happen. Watching the meeting with no team allegiance some of the decisions were certainly questionable? As an ex-football referee and match assessor I am amazed that speedway referees are not assessed at meetings by ex-referees. If this was implemented it would help the current referees to enhance their performance and eliminate supporters questioning decisions like last night by supporters throughout the UK. Some riders did not help the referee by their actions last night either but an assessor would observe for the future. Sorry just my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINYS Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Christina Turnbull everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Meldrew Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 On 8/28/2024 at 6:41 AM, steve roberts said: Reg Trott as an ex rider made some bad calls in my memory. I would second that. I attended a meeting at Arena Essex when Reg was the referee and was appalled, as a neutral, at his obviously biased decisions in favour of the home team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 1 hour ago, Vic Meldrew said: I would second that. I attended a meeting at Arena Essex when Reg was the referee and was appalled, as a neutral, at his obviously biased decisions in favour of the home team. My mother, a Belle Vue Aces fan, and I, a Wimbledon Dons fan, went to see our teams meet at Plough Lane with Reg Trott as referee. Every decision he made during the meeting both of us agreed was wrong. Every referee has a bad meeting but Reg seemed to excel in having a bad meeting every time we saw meetings he was in charge of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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