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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 875529" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>[USER=73144]@Old Hooker[/USER] the Changalang brothers come to mind as having been demoted.</p><p>The talent pool of rugby ref's is not deep - not deep enough, so the best available ref at the highest levels. If the best isn't good enough for you, then tough, there is no-one better to come in and take the job of the ref you want fired.</p><p>There is indeed a formal and correct way to report your feelings in the ref, who is assessed after every single match.</p><p></p><p>As a rule of thumb the ref is paid about as much as an academy player, yet is expected to make fewer mistakes than any of the players, whilst having far more opportunities to make those mistakes. The ref also gets no right of reply.</p><p></p><p>As a rule of thumb, criticism of the ref is out of order when these factors are considered. I don't mind fans having a go I'm the heat of the moment, I do mind fans holding a grudge, and I do mind professionals who have no excuse for not knowing better, and who do have media training having a go at the ref, even in the heat of the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 875529, member: 73592"] [USER=73144]@Old Hooker[/USER] the Changalang brothers come to mind as having been demoted. The talent pool of rugby ref's is not deep - not deep enough, so the best available ref at the highest levels. If the best isn't good enough for you, then tough, there is no-one better to come in and take the job of the ref you want fired. There is indeed a formal and correct way to report your feelings in the ref, who is assessed after every single match. As a rule of thumb the ref is paid about as much as an academy player, yet is expected to make fewer mistakes than any of the players, whilst having far more opportunities to make those mistakes. The ref also gets no right of reply. As a rule of thumb, criticism of the ref is out of order when these factors are considered. I don't mind fans having a go I'm the heat of the moment, I do mind fans holding a grudge, and I do mind professionals who have no excuse for not knowing better, and who do have media training having a go at the ref, even in the heat of the moment. [/QUOTE]
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