Crofty wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 5:36 pm
1989Tiger wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 5:30 pm
Traveller wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 5:28 pm
The criticism of match officials is low stuff. Tigers are classier than that.
More so coming from a Head Coach who is not very good at what he is paid to do (check results this season). Have some humility and just focus on your own performance and development as a coach.
Or let Murphy say what he wants to say, but give Refs a public right of reply. The Ref might respond by saying, "Tigers are really poorly coached. I can't believe how bad they have been all season. Murphy seems out of his depth."
I’d be fine with referees saying this if that’s what they thought. They need to be interviewed after the match first though which I very much doubt they’d agree to. It seems like anybody in rugby can be criticised but refs can’t.
Why is that?
Because there's a significant portion of the rugby fraternity that clings to the belief that respect means never to criticise even if warranted...
Absolutely, no one players, coaches, or match officials should be beyond criticism as long as it is done properly.
It might not surprise anyone to know that I had a number of run ins with officials over the years, and I would say 95% of those were down to the attitude of the ref when a question was asked or a decision debated. The usual response was don’t you know who I am, or I shall report you to my society, rather than having a discussion.
I remember one incident in a club game, where a local referee, initials GG , was so poor at refereeing the scrum that multiple fights occurred, and all he could do was stand 20 meters away blowing his whistle. As it was a friendly he ended the game early and when questioned why, he got on his high horse and reported the whole thing to his society, rather than entering a reasonable discussion.
This ref despite numerous poor performances over the season, others words not mine, he was given the county cup final.