Gaelic Football - Rules & Regulations discussion/clarification

[flowerpot]

He didn't even police them consistently in that game but sure he probably got assessed after the game.

[RedHand88]

And in your world it's ok for a ref to act the ballbag and potentially decide a match because players and management are normal humans with normal emotions who may get frustrated and vent out loud or kick a flag, abuse my hole away and wrap yourself in bubble wrap.

It's no wonder they can't get referees anymore when there's people like this.
To have to listen to abuse from ill informed idiots on the sideline/crowd who only have a vague grasp on the intricacies of rules and what is/isn't a card.

Couldn't pay me to do it.

Who's giving or advocating abuse - please post the quote many thanks in advance.

Edit - maybe don't change so many rules and give no one any games to get use to them, there are ex gaa pundits don't know wtf is going on half the time.

You are?? In the post above?

[flowerpot]

That's abuse what age are you we live in Ireland, acting the bollix abuse too?

[Rossfan]

Dear pot,
See a shrink or take a laxative.

[flowerpot]

Some snowflakes on here.

[onefineday]

No can't go back now but hopefully sense prevails at the end of the year and only a few of the new rules are maintained for a 5 year period.

Will we need an asterisk beside the 2025 AI and Tailteann winners?

It'll be like the 80 minute finals in the early 70's, Dublin's 6 in a row before a stand of cardboard cut outs in 2020 or Tyrone's 'we can't field a team' success of '21.

[Armagh18]

No can't go back now but hopefully sense prevails at the end of the year and only a few of the new rules are maintained for a 5 year period.

Will we need an asterisk beside the 2025 AI and Tailteann winners?

It'll be like the 80 minute finals in the early 70's, Dublin's 6 in a row before a stand of cardboard cut outs in 2020 or Tyrone's 'we can't field a team' success of '21.

Mayo weren't that bad in 202 were they?

[Main Street]

In the bad old days could the ref not dish out a yellow card for dissent or any form of abuse thrown his way?

Yes, and still do

In the main the ball is just moved forward a zillion metres with no yellow card. In the past were refs shy to dish out a yellow for dissent therefore the idea of moving the ball forward took root?

Not really, there was a higher bar for the dissent I suppose to get a yellow, now the 50m makes it simple and if they give dissent after the 50m you give a yellow..

I personally explain my reasoning and if they continue to complain I'll move it.

I suppose we could have the forward steps graded as in penalty steps, 10 steps for a stare, 20 steps for a bit of dissent ( a mild hand gesture, the dissenting shrug), 30 steps for "Ah ref!!"    and the max 50 steps (+- yellow card) for "FFS ref would you ever cop on". 

[flowerpot]

Plus your county would have to pay for maximum 10 counselling sessions for the poor ref on the receiving end of the FFS comment.

[Brendan]

Plus your county would have to pay for maximum 10 counselling sessions for the poor ref on the receiving end of the FFS comment.

How many refs are you seeing punish that? Hasn't been many 50 yard punishments I've seen yet but I'd say all of them have been for physical infringements and that's from experienced refs who are used to the abuse and new refs

[flowerpot]

Kicking a flag might need a further few sessions.

[Milltown Row2]

Wouldn't have thought McGeeney would have the time to bitch on the GAA board, but hey ho

[flowerpot]

And in early May the most childest pathetic post of 2025 is awarded to the above post.

[RedHand88]

And in early May the most childest pathetic post of 2025 is awarded to the above post.

Account made a month ago, and a quick scan through your posts shows the majority are snipey, negative remarks like this.

Why bother? What's going on in your real life that this is how you spend your free time?

[BigGreenField]

Is there a designated height the ref has to throw the ball for game start and or hop balls?

Ref in Ulster SFC seemed to throw it very high for restarts!