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Brazabon tonight 8.50 Kempton

Got word in the 8.20 @ Sligo for Shore Wood. 

Watch the game again....Cluxton has one hand on the ball between his legs. He gets barged by his own player yet the Ref cant get the whistle to his mouth quick enough. In my opinion if the keeper has the ball in one hand then your entitled to tackle him exactly like any other player.
The best Refs I have come accross would be fellas that have played the game at decent Club level & know how to handle certain situations.
A Ref who will talk to players & explain his decisions will get far more respect than some guy running round the field blowing everything & taking the "Im the Ref & always right" approach. Dare question their decision & they will fire about Yellow cards like confetti.

Its funny, some say the referees talk too much during the game to players and others want them to talk more to the players and coaches!!

Sitting in the house watching the game from different camera angles will always give you a different view of a 'foul' 'non foul' whatever the case may be. As a referee you can't see everything, a player may block your vision (but it's the referees fault for not positioning right ) A referee who has played the game will have his own take on the rules some too fussy, others like the game to be physical.

They will never suit both sets of supporters and worst of all they will never keep the Assessor happy. Bloody joke if you ask me about the Assessors, again probably never played game at a high enough standard to understand the game (Thats my All Ireland Final appearance gone )

When i talked about talking to players - what i mean to say is i talk to them not down to them or at them, i let the players know what i look out for (rolling ball pickups etc.) and what im gonna let go.

Take the last football game i refereed - pissin wet night with grass that was slightly too long.
I told the captains before the game
- no sliding into tackles as it can be tempting to do so in the wet
- given the weather/conditions the player playing the ball will be given the advantage
- When a frees given i personally like to see the ball moved on so move out of the way unless im booking somebody and let the man play the ball.
I feel that if you talk to players before games the playyers appreciate it and 'respect' you more for it.
The problem in armagh and beyond is that too many referees talk down to players from their cloud of hot air and self importance

Also at club games the job of referee is made hard by eejits calling lines or doing umpires who are that biased it would disgust you.
A referee coould be doing an excellent job in a game and then some p***k calls the wrong decision - who does the crowd get onto more - the referee!

Overall AC,  how would you rate the refereeing in Armagh?  Would you agree that there are certain referees who are total ego trips? 

Murphy got off!

Lolly for Dolly £15 E/W @ 14's this morning!   

She is looking shocking well today lads!

Cant put up pic but someone might?

There is a Rooney spoof also - Kai Wayne. Some laugh!

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Some great deals on the above site.  Bought a set of Burners a couple of weeks ago and they are top class!  Everything fitted before you buy if you choose.

It could be worse, you have been spared Ollie Hearty being inflicted on the national stage.

There is worse coming!  Look at the Tyrone Monaghan Minor fixture on Saturday in the Irish News today and it is alot worse!

[Better get used to overly fussy referring.]

These are the types of referees that are being schooled these days unfortunately. Gone are the days of referees using their common sense or not revisiting incidents when asked by the CCCC, just ask Pat Fox. Better get used to overly fussy referring.

Big difference in over fussy and letting your ego get in the way!

Would anyone have the stats of the games he has refereed this year?

Reason I'm asking.  I have noted the last four games,  where he has sent off at least one player (yesterday sent off three and had to be escorted from the pitch) Most egotisitcal referee that is about I would say and it always has to be about him

Wee Rory going rightly!  -2 after 3

Is 3 ball betting over the two days or one?

One

If two have level score you lose? Did Donald, McIlroy, Kim & Sabbatini. £130 for £7 if goes according to plan.

Some places are paying out in full for ties in 3 balls.

Did you hear Andy Gray and Richard Keys are now stationed in Belmullet?

Armagh game live on TG4 on Sunday!