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Re: L MASON - West Brom v Brighton
DIR By: Hendo
Date: March 2, 2021, 1:14 pm
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> [quote author=BAFRA #217 link=topic=2215.msg27890#msg27890
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> David Squires with yet another superb comic strip today:
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David Squires is brilliant!
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> [quote author=Hendo link=topic=2215.msg27857#msg27857
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> [quote author=SimP link=topic=2215.msg27832#msg27832
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> I feel for Lee Mason, but he's made a big mistake.
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> It's one thing for any player to ask the question on taking a
quick free-kick, but it's another for a ref to allow a free kick
to be taken & blow his whistle. The whistle is his authority,
isn't it? Can't understand that he blew his whistle without
checking, but there again, it's not in the laws that the ref has
to wait for the defending team that committed the foul to be
ready for a free kick. Surely, he's experienced enough to know
that.
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> Maybe, it was purely a concentration issue, but he managed the
aftermath poorly. He was like a rabbit in the headlights with
changing his mind.
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> I thought Nuno's comments were unfair, but on occasions, Mason
doesn't have strong "body language" in my view & maybe, this is
what Nuno meant. He does seem to have a problem with "selling"
his decisions to the players & keeping them on-side. Under
pressure, he seems to lack confidence & get flustered & at the
top level, this is below par.
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> Despite the pressures they face, they have to accept pressure
& tough calls.
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> I think he's a decent ref who's solid rather than stellar & I
hope that he's not hung out to dry by management. It would be
good for him that he does more PL games so he can retire with
dignity at the end of the season rather than be "hounded out".
He is 49.
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> Maybe, this is a problem with refs staying on beyond 48 as
opposed to "being retired" at 48 like Durkin, Winter et al. Is
this the refs making these decisions or PGMOL management? I
think it holds back young talent as the experienced refs will
always be favoured over the youngsters.
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> Brighton need to look at themselves before they can criticise
other people for their own failings.
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You hit the nail on the head when you talk about Mason getting a
few games more and then retiring with dignity. The problem, as
has been said many times on here, is that the PGMOL contracts
are such that those in charge cannot sack anyone otherwise it
would be deemed unfair dismissal. Whoever drew up the original
contracts really messed up.
Mason might do the decent thing, realise he is past his best and
step down....but I bet he won’t. PL refs are on good money and,
with no real powers to get rid of them, they could continue ad
Infinitum if they wished.
Put it this way, if you realised you were not performing well
but could still pull in a decent wage in a game you loved and
nobody could really stop you what would you do? No brainer.
Roger East went on until mid 50s, again far too long in my
opinion. Sadly, unless he has a great crisis of conscience, I
can see Mason sticking around for a few more years yet, knowing
that his bosses cannot do much about it. Sad but that’s the
reality we are faced with I fear.
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Grandad Walton started the firing pistol for all this IIRC.
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Indeed!
CONGRATULATIONS LEE - 100 POSTS!
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Re: L MASON - West Brom v Brighton
DIR By: guest42
Date: March 2, 2021, 5:04 pm
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> [quote author=BAFRA #217 link=topic=2215.msg27890#msg27890
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> David Squires with yet another superb comic strip today:
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HTML https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2021/mar/02/david-squires-on-whistlegate-and-referees-under-pressure
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David Squires is brilliant!
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The panels on Darren Drysdale were excellent
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