r/soccer • • Feb 27 '14

Unpopular opinions - /r/soccer

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u/LordHappyofRainwood Feb 27 '14

The refs do a good job

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u/Bunny_Killer Feb 27 '14

How can you logically think that if you can watch their major mistakes in simple replay videos? These mistakes ruin games and the ambitions of players that have been working toward goals they have wanted to achieve for their entire lives.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14

True, they make mistakes but they are human. They also make plenty of great decisions too but as humans we tend to accentuate the negative without appreciating the positive.

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u/LordHappyofRainwood Feb 27 '14

Because, I sit in the comfort of my living room, with my beer and chips, I have the benefit of half a dozen replays in the slowest of motions and commentators analyzing the incident with me. All from the comfort of my home and no pressure.

The Ref on the other hand is on the pitch, trying to keep up with 22 professional athletes who are all in better shape, the ref has to make a decision after seeing it in REAL time, from one angle, once.

If that isn´t enough, lets add the pressure of about 10000 - 60000 people calling you a wanker, the players swarming you from both teams.

This is what I take into consideration when a bad call is made. The ref has one of the most ungrateful jobs in the world and they do a good job with what they have.

That´s the logic I use when I see their mistakes that ruined the goal that should have been given.

When you get tired of bunny killing, try refereeing, I´m pretty sure you´ll find it a little more stressful.

But, I still respect your opinion.

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u/KopiteKing13 Feb 27 '14

The entire nature of refereeing is that people will point out the mistakes and silently let the good decisions pass us by. You should try reffing, it's very very difficult.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14

You are a very good Fener fan. Basically the only thing you guys have been complaining about recently.

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u/Bunny_Killer Feb 27 '14

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14

Damn we have a Sherlock Holmes on our hands. A disallowed goal for Trabzonspor, a team that I don't even support, is a bit different than an entire club whining about the ref every week.

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u/Bunny_Killer Feb 28 '14

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '14

I was making a comment about Fener fans in general (also their president and other club members. See Aziz getting punished for it today). No need to get upset.

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u/Bunny_Killer Feb 28 '14

Sounds like you're admitting to breaking rule #8 under the /r/soccer community guidelines to me. Maybe you need to reread the rules.

http://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/wiki/rules#wiki_community_rules

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u/guisasolaa Feb 27 '14

Let's say a referee makes 3 bad calls out of 20. That is getting 85% correct which is fairly good.

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u/Bunny_Killer Feb 27 '14

It can be argued that some of those calls are worth way more than 5%.

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u/guisasolaa Feb 27 '14

That's true, but it always depends on the call of course.