Worst referee in the A League
Grumpy old bastard alert
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You forgot "that one eyed, fat, lazy, cheating bastard".
Only cause i want to vote for more than one...
Only cause i want to vote for more than one...
Yellow Whever Whanganui
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I looked on a couple of websites and this is everyone thats done a game this year. In a 11 team league, 15 is quite a fair few. I would have thought less referees = more games and a better chance of getting consistent performance much like the players. More game time = better performance.
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LOL..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_O'Leary
"On December 5th In Christchurch he issued a Red Card to Adelaides's Travis Dodd for violent play, the violent play was an accidental knock to the head of an opponent as he fell over and tried to jump him. The red card stood between a draw and a loss for United and as Phoenix went on to score a late winner, Dodd was sitting in the stands watching on. One day later the MRP rescinded the Red Card on the grounds of an Obvious Error, it is a pity it came a day late for United."
Gotta love wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_O'Leary
"On December 5th In Christchurch he issued a Red Card to Adelaides's Travis Dodd for violent play, the violent play was an accidental knock to the head of an opponent as he fell over and tried to jump him. The red card stood between a draw and a loss for United and as Phoenix went on to score a late winner, Dodd was sitting in the stands watching on. One day later the MRP rescinded the Red Card on the grounds of an Obvious Error, it is a pity it came a day late for United."
Gotta love wikipedia...
Yellow Whever Whanganui
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Parsons by the length of Joel Porters nose.
lol @ the wiki entry. Conveniently ignores the chances for the Phoenix were coming long before Dodd was sent. (Pretty sure Ifills open goal miss was while he was still on the field for example.)
lol @ the wiki entry. Conveniently ignores the chances for the Phoenix were coming long before Dodd was sent. (Pretty sure Ifills open goal miss was while he was still on the field for example.)
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for me it was Chris Beath, I hate how he sneers at people when they get carded, or go off.
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So many choices...I couldnt possibly single one out.
When are the A league going to sort their refereeing out? It really is a put off when i consider whether to watch other matches or not.
When are the A league going to sort their refereeing out? It really is a put off when i consider whether to watch other matches or not.
Allegedly
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O'Leary, Green, Williams & Parsons in that order IMHO
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
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I've probably seen more mistakes by O'Leary than any of the others, and wasn't he also the one who gave the AW's a penalty vs Honduras?
Strebre Delovski, on the other hand, is probably one of the better ones.
Strebre Delovski, on the other hand, is probably one of the better ones.
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Saw Peter Green and Ben Williams officiate a match each in Asian comps this year, and thought they did well.
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The two I think are the worst are leading the poll.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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I dont know why Breeze is copping it, he usually plays quite fair with us really.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
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I looked on a couple of websites and this is everyone thats done a game this year. In a 11 team league, 15 is quite a fair few. I would have thought less referees = more games and a better chance of getting consistent performance much like the players. More game time = better performance.
Are these guys full time pros or do they fit this around a day job?
poll looks about right
'cept that O'Leary was always going to win hands down after Sunday lol
mjp22010-12-07 20:27:35
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I cant believe you're asking me which one is the worst? Are you suggesting any of them are actually better than the rest???
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I've probably seen more mistakes by O'Leary than any of the others, and wasn't he also the one who gave the AW's a penalty vs Honduras?
Strebre Delovski, on the other hand, is probably one of the better ones.
Strebre is by far the best.....but where has he goneStrebre Delovski, on the other hand, is probably one of the better ones.
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Darn I was hoping to vote for Foxy
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
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Darn I was hoping to vote for Foxy
Neil Fox is no better.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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well after sunday, we know who deserves it
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stupid poll.
Referees make mistakes like all players do, yet the players mistakes are not scrutinised with anywhere near the same level of energy as what the refs are. Some refs are better than others, but all refs are out there trying to do the job to the best of their ability, and get far too much sh*t for it
All the talk about the mistake by O'Leary sending off Dodd, yet not much for Ifill missing an open goal - why not? We should start some more polls on here proclaiming that Ifill is the largest c**t in the A League as he made the biggest mistake in the weekend.
Referees have to make very quick decisions based on what they have seen, only for large numbers of them to be picked apart by pundits, managers and fans who have all had the advantage of watching numerous slow motion replays from a variety of angles (how I like to watch my porn, incidentally). It is interesting that since the Premier League removed the TV monitors from the dugouts, managers have been a lot slower to make remarks immediately after the game about refs costing them the match by making the wrong decision. Now the comments are more along the lines of "I will have to have a look again", before making the comments at a press conference the next day.
Having said all of that, any ref that ever gave a free kick against me in Wellington is a cheat - you all know who you are.........
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
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Another thing that may be overlooked is the fact that referees are put under a lot of players on the field too. There are players who try to put off the referee as part of their general modus operandi. Agree or not, but that can have an affect on some refs in that they do lose their composure, might over compensate and the like. Here's a generalisation for you... but in NZ football [anyway] too much leeway is given in allowing officials to be victims of abuse/pressure from players and coaching staff.
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Another thing that may be overlooked is the fact that referees are put under a lot of players on the field too.
Not sure where you watch football........
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
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stupid poll.
Referees make mistakes like all players do, yet the players mistakes are not scrutinised with anywhere near the same level of energy as what the refs are. Some refs are better than others, but all refs are out there trying to do the job to the best of their ability, and get far too much sh*t for it
All the talk about the mistake by O'Leary sending off Dodd, yet not much for Ifill missing an open goal - why not? We should start some more polls on here proclaiming that Ifill is the largest c**t in the A League as he made the biggest mistake in the weekend.
Referees have to make very quick decisions based on what they have seen, only for large numbers of them to be picked apart by pundits, managers and fans who have all had the advantage of watching numerous slow motion replays from a variety of angles (how I like to watch my porn, incidentally). It is interesting that since the Premier League removed the TV monitors from the dugouts, managers have been a lot slower to make remarks immediately after the game about refs costing them the match by making the wrong decision. Now the comments are more along the lines of "I will have to have a look again", before making the comments at a press conference the next day.
Having said all of that, any ref that ever gave a free kick against me in Wellington is a cheat - you all know who you are.........
Beautiful, Frankie. Just beautiful. 
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
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Another thing that may be overlooked is the fact that referees are put under a lot of players on the field too.
Not sure where you watch football........
sorry... under pressure. Now there's an idea, might improve the crowd figures [or not....]Napier Phoenix2010-12-08 09:53:20
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Frankie posts against the grain of a thread: news at 11.
I like tautologies because I like them.
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Another thing that may be overlooked is the fact that referees are put under a lot of players on the field too.
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Not sure where you watch football........
�sorry... under pressure. Now there's an idea, might improve the crowd figures [or not....]
very good recoveryYellow Fever - Misery loves company
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Frankie posts against the grain of a thread: news at 11.
it is why I am not even going to open the Siggy threads
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
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Frankie posts against the grain of a thread: news at 11.
it is why I am not even going to open the Siggy threads
New's Siggy boner must be throbbing like an alcoholic's headache.
Lucky there isn't a Hearfield is brilliant thread - be hard to devil's advocate that.
I like tautologies because I like them.
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When I was a Capital Football Ref I had some pressure put on me by players and managers (worst one was a Seatoun Div 2 manager about 4 years ago) but I never carded anyone for it.
I found if I tell the player/manager "enough said" ,remain calm and if it happens again give a warning that the next time might be a card most people get the hint and tone it down.
I never wanted players to stop appealing just to keep the language to a moderate level.
I still appeal to the ref when I play but again its how you do it that matters.
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well, we'll never know how sh*t peter o' leary was until we know what Ricki said. and as for Dodd's red card, from the ref's perspective, I have to say it would have looked like a foul, even though from the perspective of the tv it clearly wasn't.
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refereeing is so 
easy I don't why more people don't join up......
easy I don't why more people don't join up......
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As a ref, I've got nothing wrong with appealing as long as its just that, an appeal like a cricket appeal, nothing more. In saying on occaision where player have appealed repeatadly for throw-ins etc that were blatantly the other way, i have given a warning. Its usually calmed down from then.
However, even though i'd like to think I'm reasonable, the moment it goes beyond the decision to personal, its card time, simple as that, usually yellow but on the odd occaision it becomes highly abusive and I've had no choice but to dismiss.
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refereeing is so easy I don't why more people don't join up......
easy I don't why more people don't join up......
I think it's usually along the lines of "No way I could be a referee, I couldn't handle all the abuse" isn't it........?
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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O'Leary used to be a chilled character. he was a psycho on Sunday
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Just another stupid question :----
Did Hester retire as a ref after the World Cup ???
If not why is he not used in the A league ???
Lets face it only ref from Aust/NZ to ref at WC. Why is he not being utilised ????
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He's not on the A League panel of referees for this season. Don't know why.
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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hester left the panel for personal reasons this year
refereeing this season has really gone to the dogs, some calls are VERY dodgy and they just generally seem to lose control over the game quickly, and this seems to make them make huge mistakes (ie gerard parsons hand ball, peter o'leary red card, theoklitos handball) its not good enough
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O'Leary used to be a chilled character. he was a psycho on Sunday
Im sure giving him a serve after the game helps with the composure..
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