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       Re: EFL Championship Controversies......
   DIR By: RCG
       Date: November 25, 2021, 11:24 am
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       Whilst Hughsy you have made many valid points the issue is 2
       fold:
       SG2 refs are full time, on a contract. This makes
       removal/demotion very difficult.
       This links to 2nd point which is if you promote others do you
       not just end up with less games per referee?
       Hard to remove a ref if you have given them targets to achieve
       then reduce the number of games they get.
       I would love an insight into what "full time" or "professional"
       means at SG2 level as it would seem it certainly has not raised
       standards.
       #Post#: 40268--------------------------------------------------
       Re: EFL Championship Controversies......
   DIR By: Affy_Moose
       Date: November 26, 2021, 4:51 am
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       --- Quote from: RCG link ---
       >
       > Whilst Hughsy you have made many valid points the issue is 2
       fold:
       > SG2 refs are full time, on a contract. This makes
       removal/demotion very difficult.
       > This links to 2nd point which is if you promote others do you
       not just end up with less games per referee?
       > Hard to remove a ref if you have given them targets to achieve
       then reduce the number of games they get.
       > I would love an insight into what "full time" or
       "professional" means at SG2 level as it would seem it certainly
       has not raised standards.
       >
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       Only minor quibble I'd have on the last point is, if you watch
       back on old videos over the last 10, 20, 30 years, the standard
       of officiating at all senior levels in England, Scotland, and
       probably elsewhere has improved dramatically.
       I did some work on the Premier League referees since 1992, and
       finding photos of officials in the early 1990s, the standards of
       fitness and presentation alone are staggeringly different to
       now.
       My suggestion would be that whilst performances have improved,
       exposure of officials and decisions, and the tendency to
       criticise (particularly online, but occasionally here) decisions
       by laypeople who don't fully understand Law or application, have
       increased beyond any sensible level of nuance.
       #Post#: 40275--------------------------------------------------
       Re: EFL Championship Controversies......
   DIR By: RCG
       Date: November 26, 2021, 8:52 am
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       My argument is I dont think SG2 refs are any better than those
       on the NL. Yes, fitness has improved, body shape etc but that
       was changing anyway. I dont think SG2 are noticeably better
       since they went full time
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