Quote ="Eastbourne Warrior"The only difference between now and 20 or 30 years ago is the amount of TV cameras. Decisions are scrutinised and errors highlighted more than they ever have been. Certain sky commentators don't help either. Refs always have and always will make mistakes. I agree they should be held accountable to a certain extent but the word 'incompetent' is harsh.'"
Perhaps overstating it a tad, but ignoring persistent offside, forward passes (what [uare[/u the linesmen for if not to be second & third pairs of eyes), flopping etc.. Not to mention the "on report" rule which is too often used as a cop-out when they don't want to make a decision.
I don't want the whistle being blown every five minutes a la Ashley Klein, but we also get the other extreme where the man in middle won't stop the play unless there are body parts in each corner of the park.
We all have a rant about this, that or the other decision every week so this is just my two-penn'orth. But we also know each week what sort of game we're going to have because of whichever official is either on the pitch or in the Winnebago in the car park. Wane's comment about Thaler is spot on because he's got previous (he just should have gone about it differently). Umpteen coaches have complained about him over the years, but nothing is done other than to punish those who have the temerity to poke their heads above the parapet.
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