RateTheRef

Quote from: Whistleblower on Fri 29 Nov 2019 19:15

I managed to take in this match and I have to concur with m'learned friend nemesis and ex-ref. This was a performance of staggering incompetence; the word inept doesn't even come close to doing it justice. It reminded me of Topsy in his pomp; no, actually, I think this was worse than most of the stuff Topsy served up. Young looked like he was officiating at about seven or eight levels above what he could comfortably manage.

I have never seen ( or heard much ) of him before and unless his drastically improves I don't want to do so again. I really do hope neither he nor the Match Observer were satisfied with his performance because if they are, then the game of football is doomed.

All that said, knowing how the system appears to ( not ) work, Young will probably get promotion at the end of this season  !

He certainly won't be disadvantaged by being Bedfordshire FA's Chief Executive Officer !

If there was any justice in the world, at this time of the year former postie, Andy Woolmer would be back to pounding the streets of Northampton delivering presents and cards. Not that I have any confidence in him delivering them correctly. Virtually all the presents would be taken to the big red and white house near the top of the road with nothing for the little blue house at the bottom of the road. Cards will be delivered randomly and inconsistently and any red ones will be left back in the sorting office.

Staggeringly poor performance and for the second Saturday running the feelgood factor currently in evidence at Portman Road was only marred by a short, bald man in black who I thought was struggling with the concept of even-handed refereeing. Presumably there's an unwritten rule regarding how teams at the bottom of the league are to be treated.