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Author Topic: The Emirates FA Cup – Semi Finals at Wembley Stadium (Sat 17th & Sun 18th APR 2021)  (Read 2773 times)

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I think it says more tbh of the poor management of referees in this country. Too many being kept on now beyond an age when some should have retired but we now have the added complication of employment law. Referees in England in my opinion have been kept on too long and we are now suffering from a system that has so many levels it's ridiculous and then there's no gaps for any new ones to progress. I said this to people years ago when the likes of Hackett, Cortney Milford etc. were still reffing. I believe this is why we're behind Germany, Spain etc. with the number of elite refs because when they've overcome all the levels they're almost already too old for FIFA.

Incidentally Craig had a semi 3 years after making the PL and Chris is 4 years in. So I'm not sure it says anything about either ref but a lot about the poor management of refs in England over  the last 40 years. I also think most here would believe that for Covid Craig would have had last seasons FA Cup Final and I also somewhere have in the back of my mind that a referee had to have done their domestic highest games including Cup Final before becoming elite. Though I could have made that up

Having watched Mr Grinfeld from Israel Mr Hategan from Romania and Mr Marciniak from Poland I fail to see how any of those are better than Craig Pawson.



I think Pawson would have got the FA Cup Final last year if there were no Covid

How far the appointment to an FA Cup Final gives a good indication as to pecking order is a moot point. Obviously geography, Club allegiance and injury is always a factor but it will be very interesting to see who gets picked for the Final in the next few years and in what order. I would hazard the guess that the next three will be Kavanagh, Tierney , Attwell and then England and Coote will feature somewhere. Of course the appointing authorities are always capable of " doing a Moss " and throwing it to Mason or Scott but I think that is most unlikely, even for such capricious operators as the FA.