Joined: Jan 31 2005 Posts: 3497 Location: A mysterious location in Yorkshire!
Political statements has nothing to do with it Stu and I think it’s very short-sighted to suggest that.
I think the problem is that some officials don’t get chance to referee Pennine League fixtures as they have RFL fixtures of a higher standard (National Conference for example) and therefore don’t get marked by Pennine League clubs. To give you an example one of the Hudds referees has refereed National Conference rugby and Pennine League premier and division 1 fixtures all season. This year’s cup final referee has refereed less than for only 50% of the season and his last match was Pennine division 5.
The other problem is the scoring system put in place by the Pennine League. Several referees’ societies are unhappy about the current systems and I’m led to believe a change is being looked into. Clubs fill in a referees assessment form after every game. Some clubs don’t even bother. The majority of clubs don’t take it seriously and rush the job of filling the form in (thus not making it accurate) to avoid fines put in place by the Pennine League.
The Hudds referees society sent a list to the league advising of referees that were available for the finals. For some reason the league appointed an official that was not on this list and when confronted one of the reasons for this appointment was and I quote "the sponsors like him". Hardly fair to the other officials if you ask me.
Now I’m not really bothered who referees the final as any of the Hudds officials are capable and suitable for the role but it’s the manner of which the final has been appointed that has irritated a lot of people within the society.
Sing a song of Yorkshire, from the Humber to the Tees Of cricket, rugby, beer, of pudding and of cheese I know no other county where the land is quite so fine England's lovely county. And I'm proud to call it mine
Where shining purple heather stretches far across the moor And the lapwing's cry above me takes the place of traffic roar And peace comes drifting gently, there's no place I'd rather be Than this land of hills and valleys, from the Pennines to the sea
So when I've done my roaming, and when my step grows slow When heart and mind assure me that the time has come to go Then let me rest in Yorkshire, for its there I want to lie 'Neath sun and wind and heather... and a gleaming Yorkshire sky
Hmmmm I fully understand PB statement about this not being a political protest but i also feel that Big Stu has a valid argument too,
so which is better Stu and his Maggie Thatcher’s stance on the situation or PB's dogged fight & determination for equality resembling the minors strike of 1984?
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Joined: Jan 31 2005 Posts: 3497 Location: A mysterious location in Yorkshire!
DMH or GOD u choose wrote:Who is reffing anyway stu?
The same official that has done it for the past 5 years
Sing a song of Yorkshire, from the Humber to the Tees Of cricket, rugby, beer, of pudding and of cheese I know no other county where the land is quite so fine England's lovely county. And I'm proud to call it mine
Where shining purple heather stretches far across the moor And the lapwing's cry above me takes the place of traffic roar And peace comes drifting gently, there's no place I'd rather be Than this land of hills and valleys, from the Pennines to the sea
So when I've done my roaming, and when my step grows slow When heart and mind assure me that the time has come to go Then let me rest in Yorkshire, for its there I want to lie 'Neath sun and wind and heather... and a gleaming Yorkshire sky
Joined: Mar 29 2006 Posts: 10446 Location: On the naughty step
DMH or GOD u choose wrote:im sure he will do a job on the day but i fully agree its time to blood some new MO's in the "big" games,
yer never know i might need to get me old whistle out again.
I am sorry to ask this but considering this argument is pretty in depth with Local Huddersfield Amateur RL and the two people are both respected members of both this site and Huddersfield RL as a whole I am at a los.
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