I have a feeling that Riley wants to test Tierney for a possible promotion on June. It's not a secret that UEFA is interested in domestic performances apart from the International ones. I know that Tierney had no appointment in Europe this season but that doesn't mean anything.
edy, I recall that the reason Alan Wiley never made F.I.F.A. 15 years or so ago was due to age. I seem to recall there was an age limit of 39. Does that still apply?
Pawson will be 42 in March I believe and Tierney was 40 on Christmas Day. As has been mentioned, Kavanagh is several years younger - 36 I think.
Once appointed to the International List, is there an age (official or otherwise) when a referee would not be promoted to the Elite Group?
Taylor was 38/39 and Oliver 32/33 if I'm not mistaken and both had been F.I.F.A. for some 4 or 5 years before reaching Elite.
With that in mind, is Kavanagh perhaps the only realistic prospect of the present group to make Elite?
Tierney is still 2nd Group. So obviously a promotion to 1st is the next step.
UEFA tends to promote referees under 40 to the Elite Group. The only exception was Del Cerro Grande who was promoted at 42.
As for Kavanagh, I agree. He is the only realistic chance for the Elite Group. But my question is: after him, who?
The other factor is that we only have one Fifa spot left.... and with England and Jones the most likely candidates... it’s a coin toss and we could end up with the likes of Tierney or Pawson “blocking” a decent official getting a white badge before they can get to challenge elite.
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