Sludden rides again!!

mylestheslasher · May 05, 2011, 07:04:12 AM

Sludden ref'd Cavan and limerick in the league this year and single handedly destroyed the game. He is a terrible referee.

saffron sam2 · May 05, 2011, 08:07:33 AM

Quote from: Archie Mitchell on May 04, 2011, 09:13:18 AM
Coming to a game near you ...

Also, no more white coats for the umpires.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/sludden-keeps-elite-status-2636781.html

Sludden keeps elite status

Wednesday May 04 2011

The only mild surprise among the list is the omission of Fermanagh's Martin Higgins, who has featured on championship panels in recent years.

- Colm Key

That has put a slight smile on my face anyway, as does the retirement of Gearoid O Conmha which is way overdue and should never have been down to his age.

For a brief moment only though, knowing that Sluddo, Doyle and the Duffys are still there.

Applesisapples · May 12, 2011, 12:53:09 PM

Glad to see the back of Kinneavy. Whilst I have a lot of sympathy for Sludden's postion re the Meath goal last year, given the view he had and the fact that he can not ask umpires to make a decision as the rules currently stand, himself and Joe McQuillan have to be the most pedantic and inconsistent refs about. Paudie Hughes can be finicky but by and large is a good ref. I wouldn't be overly concerned about the rest.

borderfox · May 12, 2011, 02:14:13 PM

Sludden reffing again?? God forbid he gets any Armagh game. The man isnt fit to ref an U-10 match.

get up there · May 12, 2011, 09:10:02 PM

oh no

i seen him give frees against mcmanus for monaghan when all he was doing was taking on this marker, sludden will destroy the game

Knock Yer Mucker In · June 17, 2011, 12:56:15 PM

I see Sludden has made another balls up last weekend, feeding the ref the info that got Murphy red carded, but it has now been over turned.

He reffed our league game V Coalisland 2weeks ago and his umpires, yes the same umpires he had in Croke Park last summer flagged a 21 yrd free executed about 10 yds to the right of the post wide, when infact it sailed over the bar for a point. Even the Coalisland players couldn't believe the incompetance

, we have just come to accept it in his performances.

tyroneStatto · June 17, 2011, 01:21:33 PM

sludden refereed the coalisland v stewartstown minor championship game last nite. even though we were beat i though he did a very good job. maybe it was because he didnt have those umpires with him!

JHume · June 17, 2011, 05:36:25 PM

Quote from: Knock Yer Mucker In on June 17, 2011, 12:56:15 PM
I see Sludden has made another balls up last weekend, feeding the ref the info that got Murphy red carded, but it has now been over turned.

I was in the stand at Breffni, so I couldn't see the interaction between linesman and referee. But Mr Sludden was very close to it.

Did anyone see if he communicated with Duffy in giving the red card?

Jinxy · June 17, 2011, 05:39:54 PM

He's not the worst in fairness.

Sandy Hill · June 17, 2011, 07:27:27 PM

Quote from: Applesisapples on May 12, 2011, 12:53:09 PM
Glad to see the back of Kinneavy. Whilst I have a lot of sympathy for Sludden's postion re the Meath goal last year, given the view he had and the fact that he can not ask umpires to make a decision as the rules currently stand, himself and Joe McQuillan have to be the most pedantic and inconsistent refs about. Paudie Hughes can be finicky but by and large is a good ref. I wouldn't be overly concerned about the rest.

You mean Paudie Hughes from Crossmaglen?

ross4life · June 21, 2011, 05:45:28 PM

I see he'll be the ref for the Antrim v Westmeath game this weekend.

Milltown Row2 · June 21, 2011, 06:20:33 PM

I hope he works for Antrim. We'd need some luck!

jodyb · June 21, 2011, 11:57:49 PM

Quote from: Jinxy on June 17, 2011, 05:39:54 PM
He's not the worst in fairness.
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