Michael Curley, Chairman Coiste na Réiteoirí

[Dinny Breen]

How does he still have this role? Since he became the top refereeing dog standards have declined at an awful rate.  All common sense is completed coached out referees and are exempt from accountability. Too many big decisions are wrong and this summer seems to be drifting from one controversy to another.

Has the professional approach of inter-county teams and the increasingly high standard of football by-passed the strictly amateur referees. Are they fit enough, lack of fitness will affect concentration levels which will affect decision making. Is it time to introduce two referees ion the field of play?

The only thing we can be sure of is that Michael Curley will tell us all is fine with our referees.

[Onlooker]

I certainly agree that there is something radically wrong Coiste na Reiteoiri and the Chairman has to take a long hard look at himself and his Committee.  They are contributing nothing to improving refereeing standards and their support for incompetent referees has reached joke status.

[Applesisapples]

See my thread on referees

[magpie seanie]

The main thing missing from refereeing is common sense but they'll tell you that's not in the rule book.