Someone said that the scores thread is for scores and not for criticizing referees. So, why don't we have a thread for criticizing refs?
So here's my complaint. When I got my badge, I learned that JOB 1 is protecting the safety of the players. Well, as a ref you can't really protect the players--you cannot prevent bad tackles. The only power you have is the card. But if the ref doesn't have the balls to throw the card on a studs up sliding tackle, then he isn't protecting the players, is he?
And then when he threatens me with a card for quietly, not loudly and publicly, pointing out what JOB 1 is, he just compounds the error. So he's got great courage to card a coach for pointing out his inadequacy, but not to protect the players on the pitch.
IMHO.
