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       Re: Martin Atkinson/Sian Massey - Barnsley v Chelsea
   DIR By: Ashington46
       Date: February 12, 2021, 4:08 pm
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       I am really looking forward to Darren Cann travelling at 22.5
       mph down the line tomorrow to keep up with Traore --it should be
       a sight to see, particularly as not many players are able to
       keep up with him.
       There is positioning, whether playing or officiating, and then
       there is also the realm of possibility ---or in some cases
       ---impossibility.
       I have watched matches tonight in England and Germany where ARs
       were unable to keep up with a few players who broke quickly but
       still managed to give correct decisions.
       #Post#: 26803--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Martin Atkinson/Sian Massey - Barnsley v Chelsea
   DIR By: TVOS
       Date: February 12, 2021, 4:21 pm
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       --- Quote from: Beryl link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=2160.msg26789#msg26789
       date=1613163711]
       > [quote author=Beryl link=topic=2160.msg26785#msg26785
       date=1613161882]
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=2160.msg26783#msg26783
       date=1613159595]
       > Reece James is a supreme athlete and is rapid.  Yes, Sian was
       out of position but I'd defy many assistant referees keeping up
       with him at full speed.  She's just switched off for a second,
       and at that level you have no chance of catching up.  Certainly
       not a disgrace, it happens.
       >
       > At my peak I was very fast and generally had no problem of
       matching players for speed.  I realised I wasn't actually that
       fast when I was on the line for a Luton game and Andre Gray was
       playing, I'd never come across anyone even close to being that
       fast and I had zero chance of keeping up with him.  There has to
       be realisation that 30 or 40 something year old assistants have
       no chance of matching the pace of young footballers.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       “ sorry the player is too fast for me”.     Well thats ok then,
       issue solved.
       If nothing else, a bit of thinking on the feet would have sold
       the decision, ref def looks across at the goal and his AR is
       nowhere..."
       She could have, having realised she was caught, gone like the
       clappers to salvage something,
       In all my years I have never heard of, sorry he is too
       fast.....as acceptable.
       Its pro sport with pro officials, you simply must be able to
       keep up.
       As match official it is your duty to be able to keep up with
       play, its not optional.
       [/quote]
       "sorry the player is too fast for me"   I may be missing
       something but you put that in quotation marks and I don't see
       that quotation anywhere in the thread. It is therefore putting
       words into somebody's mouth and completely unacceptable.
       Moderators please note.
       [/quote]
       Let me remove the quotation,
       Can we change it too, making allowance for error at the highest
       level because a player is too fast , is certainly something new.
       If am permitted an opinion, which might differ from others, its
       that it is not acceptable to dismiss an error based on the speed
       of a player.
       That goal was, 70 mins.....hypothetically an Ar unable to keep
       up at that point, has even less chance in the extra time period
       if required.
       The issue last night was not ability, but, positioning.
       Positioning is in our control.  Staying in line with the second
       last defender is not optional during open play.
       [/quote]
       Yes, you've said already.
       She's still human no matter how many times you mention it.
       #Post#: 26805--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Martin Atkinson/Sian Massey - Barnsley v Chelsea
   DIR By: rustyref
       Date: February 12, 2021, 6:13 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Put this in context, the FIFA fitness test sprint for the
       highest level is 40m in 6 seconds.  That's 15 seconds for 100
       metres.
       Someone like Reece James, Traore, etc, at full speed will cover
       that 40m in 4.5 seconds at most, potentially even faster.  It
       just isn't realistic to expect ARs to keep up, especially when
       the attacker doesn't have the ball.
       #Post#: 26807--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Martin Atkinson/Sian Massey - Barnsley v Chelsea
   DIR By: Acme Thunderer
       Date: February 13, 2021, 3:27 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Oh for VAR!  ;D
       #Post#: 26809--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Martin Atkinson/Sian Massey - Barnsley v Chelsea
   DIR By: Claretman
       Date: February 13, 2021, 5:16 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: Beryl link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=2160.msg26789#msg26789
       date=1613163711]
       > [quote author=Beryl link=topic=2160.msg26785#msg26785
       date=1613161882]
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=2160.msg26783#msg26783
       date=1613159595]
       > Reece James is a supreme athlete and is rapid.  Yes, Sian was
       out of position but I'd defy many assistant referees keeping up
       with him at full speed.  She's just switched off for a second,
       and at that level you have no chance of catching up.  Certainly
       not a disgrace, it happens.
       >
       > At my peak I was very fast and generally had no problem of
       matching players for speed.  I realised I wasn't actually that
       fast when I was on the line for a Luton game and Andre Gray was
       playing, I'd never come across anyone even close to being that
       fast and I had zero chance of keeping up with him.  There has to
       be realisation that 30 or 40 something year old assistants have
       no chance of matching the pace of young footballers.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       “ sorry the player is too fast for me”.     Well thats ok then,
       issue solved.
       If nothing else, a bit of thinking on the feet would have sold
       the decision, ref def looks across at the goal and his AR is
       nowhere..."
       She could have, having realised she was caught, gone like the
       clappers to salvage something,
       In all my years I have never heard of, sorry he is too
       fast.....as acceptable.
       Its pro sport with pro officials, you simply must be able to
       keep up.
       As match official it is your duty to be able to keep up with
       play, its not optional.
       [/quote]
       "sorry the player is too fast for me"   I may be missing
       something but you put that in quotation marks and I don't see
       that quotation anywhere in the thread. It is therefore putting
       words into somebody's mouth and completely unacceptable.
       Moderators please note.
       [/quote]
       Let me remove the quotation,
       Can we change it too, making allowance for error at the highest
       level because a player is too fast , is certainly something new.
       If am permitted an opinion, which might differ from others, its
       that it is not acceptable to dismiss an error based on the speed
       of a player.
       That goal was, 70 mins.....hypothetically an Ar unable to keep
       up at that point, has even less chance in the extra time period
       if required.
       The issue last night was not ability, but, positioning.
       Positioning is in our control.  Staying in line with the second
       last defender is not optional during open play.
       [/quote]
       I am sure if you scrutinise every ar for every minute of every
       game you will find them out of position on occasions,
       No human being can ever be in position all the time, its
       impossible. Just as var on offside cannot be 100 percent correct
       as there arent cameras lying side by side but at different
       intervals down the side of the pitch, you could say the
       technology is out of position too.
       As said previously said like all ar’s they will review their
       actions during the game and learn from any errors or reviews of
       their actions.
       #Post#: 26813--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Martin Atkinson/Sian Massey - Barnsley v Chelsea
   DIR By: Beryl
       Date: February 13, 2021, 5:47 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: Claretman link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Beryl link=topic=2160.msg26795#msg26795
       date=1613165679]
       > [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=2160.msg26789#msg26789
       date=1613163711]
       > [quote author=Beryl link=topic=2160.msg26785#msg26785
       date=1613161882]
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=2160.msg26783#msg26783
       date=1613159595]
       > Reece James is a supreme athlete and is rapid.  Yes, Sian was
       out of position but I'd defy many assistant referees keeping up
       with him at full speed.  She's just switched off for a second,
       and at that level you have no chance of catching up.  Certainly
       not a disgrace, it happens.
       >
       > At my peak I was very fast and generally had no problem of
       matching players for speed.  I realised I wasn't actually that
       fast when I was on the line for a Luton game and Andre Gray was
       playing, I'd never come across anyone even close to being that
       fast and I had zero chance of keeping up with him.  There has to
       be realisation that 30 or 40 something year old assistants have
       no chance of matching the pace of young footballers.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       “ sorry the player is too fast for me”.     Well thats ok then,
       issue solved.
       If nothing else, a bit of thinking on the feet would have sold
       the decision, ref def looks across at the goal and his AR is
       nowhere..."
       She could have, having realised she was caught, gone like the
       clappers to salvage something,
       In all my years I have never heard of, sorry he is too
       fast.....as acceptable.
       Its pro sport with pro officials, you simply must be able to
       keep up.
       As match official it is your duty to be able to keep up with
       play, its not optional.
       [/quote]
       "sorry the player is too fast for me"   I may be missing
       something but you put that in quotation marks and I don't see
       that quotation anywhere in the thread. It is therefore putting
       words into somebody's mouth and completely unacceptable.
       Moderators please note.
       [/quote]
       Let me remove the quotation,
       Can we change it too, making allowance for error at the highest
       level because a player is too fast , is certainly something new.
       If am permitted an opinion, which might differ from others, its
       that it is not acceptable to dismiss an error based on the speed
       of a player.
       That goal was, 70 mins.....hypothetically an Ar unable to keep
       up at that point, has even less chance in the extra time period
       if required.
       The issue last night was not ability, but, positioning.
       Positioning is in our control.  Staying in line with the second
       last defender is not optional during open play.
       [/quote]
       I am sure if you scrutinise every ar for every minute of every
       game you will find them out of position on occasions,
       No human being can ever be in position all the time, its
       impossible. Just as var on offside cannot be 100 percent correct
       as there arent cameras lying side by side but at different
       intervals down the side of the pitch, you could say the
       technology is out of position too.
       As said previously said like all ar’s they will review their
       actions during the game and learn from any errors or reviews of
       their actions.
       [/quote]
       I understand I might well be the only person who thinks 6 yards
       out of position, a distance which can be covered within under 2
       seconds, is not ok.
       #Post#: 26816--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Martin Atkinson/Sian Massey - Barnsley v Chelsea
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: February 13, 2021, 6:35 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
       >
       >
       > "In all my years"  I deduce two possibilities from this.
       Either you have officiated at the same level as Ms Massey-Ellis
       or indeed rustyref and therefore have first hand experience of
       the speed and intensity of such a level; I go on to wonder
       whether you have ever been caught out by a turn of speed. Or you
       are giving a counsel of perfection without first hand knowledge
       of the pressures of officiating at such a level. Perhaps you
       would care to enlighten us.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Just to let you know whistleblower, Claret man didn't mean to
       disagree. He did ask me to remove the disagree mark for him but
       as we can't do that, I'm telling you instead!
       #Post#: 26817--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Martin Atkinson/Sian Massey - Barnsley v Chelsea
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: February 13, 2021, 6:36 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
       >
       > Oh for VAR!  ;D
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Steady on love, there's no need for that!  :o
       #Post#: 26818--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Martin Atkinson/Sian Massey - Barnsley v Chelsea
   DIR By: TVOS
       Date: February 13, 2021, 7:07 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: Beryl link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Claretman link=topic=2160.msg26809#msg26809
       date=1613214964]
       > [quote author=Beryl link=topic=2160.msg26795#msg26795
       date=1613165679]
       > [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=2160.msg26789#msg26789
       date=1613163711]
       > [quote author=Beryl link=topic=2160.msg26785#msg26785
       date=1613161882]
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=2160.msg26783#msg26783
       date=1613159595]
       > Reece James is a supreme athlete and is rapid.  Yes, Sian was
       out of position but I'd defy many assistant referees keeping up
       with him at full speed.  She's just switched off for a second,
       and at that level you have no chance of catching up.  Certainly
       not a disgrace, it happens.
       >
       > At my peak I was very fast and generally had no problem of
       matching players for speed.  I realised I wasn't actually that
       fast when I was on the line for a Luton game and Andre Gray was
       playing, I'd never come across anyone even close to being that
       fast and I had zero chance of keeping up with him.  There has to
       be realisation that 30 or 40 something year old assistants have
       no chance of matching the pace of young footballers.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       “ sorry the player is too fast for me”.     Well thats ok then,
       issue solved.
       If nothing else, a bit of thinking on the feet would have sold
       the decision, ref def looks across at the goal and his AR is
       nowhere..."
       She could have, having realised she was caught, gone like the
       clappers to salvage something,
       In all my years I have never heard of, sorry he is too
       fast.....as acceptable.
       Its pro sport with pro officials, you simply must be able to
       keep up.
       As match official it is your duty to be able to keep up with
       play, its not optional.
       [/quote]
       "sorry the player is too fast for me"   I may be missing
       something but you put that in quotation marks and I don't see
       that quotation anywhere in the thread. It is therefore putting
       words into somebody's mouth and completely unacceptable.
       Moderators please note.
       [/quote]
       Let me remove the quotation,
       Can we change it too, making allowance for error at the highest
       level because a player is too fast , is certainly something new.
       If am permitted an opinion, which might differ from others, its
       that it is not acceptable to dismiss an error based on the speed
       of a player.
       That goal was, 70 mins.....hypothetically an Ar unable to keep
       up at that point, has even less chance in the extra time period
       if required.
       The issue last night was not ability, but, positioning.
       Positioning is in our control.  Staying in line with the second
       last defender is not optional during open play.
       [/quote]
       I am sure if you scrutinise every ar for every minute of every
       game you will find them out of position on occasions,
       No human being can ever be in position all the time, its
       impossible. Just as var on offside cannot be 100 percent correct
       as there arent cameras lying side by side but at different
       intervals down the side of the pitch, you could say the
       technology is out of position too.
       As said previously said like all ar’s they will review their
       actions during the game and learn from any errors or reviews of
       their actions.
       [/quote]
       I understand I might well be the only person who thinks 6 yards
       out of position, a distance which can be covered within under 2
       seconds, is not ok.
       [/quote]
       I'm not sure anyone has said it's not OK, but a few have said
       Sian is human and sometimes errs like humans do. [That's the
       third time I've had to say it]
       She'll know it's an error and she'll be disappointed, so why you
       keep trying to hang her out to dry over it is anyone's guess.
       #Post#: 26819--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Martin Atkinson/Sian Massey - Barnsley v Chelsea
   DIR By: Hadrian
       Date: February 13, 2021, 7:15 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       It's a bit of a shame Usain Bolt wasn't on the line for this
       game instead, although on balance I'd probably rather have
       someone as highly qualified and capable as Sian.
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