Armagh Club football & hurling

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i'lldecide

Pints i swear to God that man is a complete tube. Again in the space of 2 weeks he gives us nothing, 1 of our players asked after the game had he something against the clans and he gave him a red card then another guy said something to him and he red carded him as well. Things got pretty heated at the end when he thought he would come into our changing rooms to lecture us on discapline after red carding 2 players and having been beaten in the championship, what was he thinking. Needless to say he was escorted out.

So did your player go up to him and say "excuse me Mr Quigley, I was just wondering, would you have anything against the Clans?" - and he give him a red card?  That would be harsh. 
What did the second player say?

Both you and and winsam have talked about him going into the changing room to lecture but it doesn't sound like he'd a chance to open his mouth so I'm not sure how you know what he was going to do or say.

you're not going to believe this  This is a cracker...after he was sent from our changing rooms into the store where he was changing he asked me could he speak to the two young lads that he had sent off, so i sent them in thinking he was gonna say "look lads i sent you off and there is nothing i can do about that but i will go easy on you in my report" or "in the heat of the moment lads you were out of control but the next time blah blah blah" but no he started to lecture them about how he was beat up when he was 19 and the blood was pouring from him lying on the street, WTF is this man on

That's strange again illdecide and I've a feeling you're not telling the whole truth.  Did he just bring up this story out of no where or did he use a personal experience to try and connect with the lads?  It doesn't sound like someone who was going to "crawl back to silverbridge with a smile on his face knowing it was a job well done".  Trying to speak to lads twice or three times? seems strange for a man that's apparently happy to get one over the Clans. 

Yous are complaining here about him dishing out red cards when he was verbally abused, yous were complaining last year about him sending off players who were fighting, very few are harder on referees than me but if you verbally abuse and fight you have to expect the consquences.  Clans wouldnt have a spectacular discipline record anyway, how man sending offs had you in the last year?

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Have the usual Cullyhanna posters no comment to make about the alleged thuggery by their fellow club members at the wekend ?

I think it took them about 10 months to break their silence over the last issue, give them time.

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i won't have a word said about Paudie Hughes, if anyone does Wicked Gene will get ye!   Paudie, as has been posted, is a consistent, literal referee and if players respected the like of him more things would be better.  In many ways he reminds me of Jimmy McKee, expect he is not an annoying little B*llix who always booked me

Now Roisin Quigley is another story altogether.  It is a good things for failed footballers to make a go at refereeing, but try to learn the rules first and leave your issues in the gear bag please.  I know myself and refs never really, except maybe Big Sam, Rory Robinson and Brendan Gorman, the odd time, but I tried to respect them and never got sent off for abusing them.  I seriously think that the GAA should have a regular sit down between refs and club managers to ensure everyone knows what way things should be played and maybe then there could be mutual respect built up.

[pintsofguinness]

Roisin Quigley?

Is that what you've been reduced to BC?  We've illdecide acting like a silly teenager on another thread and now you're going to start acting like one on this one.


I think Quigley is one of the better referees in armagh.

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Pints when I wa spalying I frankly didn't think much of him.  As a player he was poor as  ref he is inadequate.  My opinion.

come on now though, stop being such a frigging dramatist about acting like a teenager.  You really need to lighten up a bit, the whole Victor Meldrew is a bit played out at this stage.

[pintsofguinness]

Disappointing BC.

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I think Quigley is one of the better referees in armagh.

you must be having a laugh. any time you see his name beside your fixture its "that bollix qiugley is refereeing, yous all know what he's like" etc etc.

i do think paudi hughes and jimmy mckee arent bad. but paudi once gave a free against me before telling the other player not to be diving?? when i asked how could i have fouled the player when he dived i was booked. couldnt understand it but thats the way things are i suppose.

[Armagh Exile]

I think Quigley is one of the better referees in armagh.

[pintsofguinness]

I think Hughes, McKee, Robinson and Quigley are about the best, in fact, they're the only decent ones.

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but paudi once gave a free against me before telling the other player not to be diving?? when i asked how could i have fouled the player when he dived i was booked. couldnt understand it but thats the way things are i suppose.

Simple. You tackled him, he dived, you kicked up the balls and said "Get up you diving cnut."
Outcome: Free in for the kick in the balls and a warning to the other boy for diving.

wasnt quite as bad as tha hardstation!

at the end of the day everyone and every club will have gripes with certain referees at one stage or another. but quigley has a bad rapport with nearly every club. and he doesnt get a bad reputation for doing a good job..

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Fair enough pints   Anyway outside of Quigley I would agree with you in regards the other refs.  Sure enough Jimmy McKee can be a little hitler sometimes but he knows the rules as does Paudie.  Rory has always been fair, so long as his glasses didn't fog up!

I have to say i think Gorman is fair enough too.  As for the rest they are much of a muchness, expect for Oliver Hearty, he is the Special One  

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Ah Ollie Hearty, yon's a cheating **** if ever there was a cheating ****.

[Yes I Would]

Ollie used to be fond of being centre of attention when he first came onto the scene, havent seen much of him lately,think he maybe took up  role on County Board which maybe means less games.
Mc Kee is prob the pick in the county at the moment. The majority are a bunch of decent guys who give up their time and try and do a decent job for very little thanks, and then there is Quigley!!!
As a bridge man Pints surely you cant have seen this man in action too many times?? Sure he shouldnt be reffing yous in competitive games. He really is a vindictive git!!

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As a bridge man Pints surely you cant have seen this man in action too many times?? Sure he shouldnt be reffing yous in competitive games. He really is a vindictive git!!

I've seen him plenty of times and he's among the best.

[Yes I Would]

Try watching him with your yellow and blue glasses off sometime and you mite see what everyone else does, or better still play in a game he is refereeing!!