Cornish Steve Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Congratulations to Amy Fearn for becoming the first woman to referee an FA Cup match (albeit between two non-league teams). I couldn't help but notice that one of the assistant referees in that game was black. This begs the question: Why, in the 21st century, are almost all referees white males? It's like the world of commercial aviation: almost all pilots are white males. In some jobs, it seems, it takes an awfully long time to overcome stereotypical hiring. Maybe we need some affirmative action to allow women and minorities to break into these fields. Plus, we need to keep holding feet to the fire - such as in the case of Andy Gray, whose comments against a female assistant referee were disgraceful. efc1111 and Sibdane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Maybe none apply for the job, maybe none have been good enough. Uriah Rene (spelling is almost certainly incorrect) was a good ref but you shouldn't hire people just to fill a quota; you hire them because they're good at the position Initial thoughts on the thread title were that there'd be complaints about refereeing cockups, Mariner the most recent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 always thought rennie was an awful ref...to be fair though relatively speaking he probably was good... as for the white/black refs..don't all prem refs have to be english? and over 3/4 of english people are white(i think)..if that's the case then it's no surprise...in africa i bet it's the complete opposite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 always thought rennie was an awful ref...to be fair though relatively speaking he probably was good... as for the white/black refs..don't all prem refs have to be english? and over 3/4 of english people are white(i think)..if that's the case then it's no surprise...in africa i bet it's the complete opposite So, by your reckoning, one in four refs in the English leagues should be non-white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 well....i said over...that could be 1 in 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...it's not an exact science...my point being the percentage of black people wanting to be refs will be lower due to the lower percentage of black people..add to that some of them not wanting to be refs or not being good enough to be refs...why do we need affirmative action because a certain 'minority' isn't employed enough? that to me is backing up positive discrimination pete0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 well....i said over...that could be 1 in 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...it's not an exact science...my point being the percentage of black people wanting to be refs will be lower due to the lower percentage of black people..add to that some of them not wanting to be refs or not being good enough to be refs...why do we need affirmative action because a certain 'minority' isn't employed enough? that to me is backing up positive discrimination My point is that, today, the number of non-white referees is (I'm guessing) about 1 in a 1,000. I'm aware of one black referee and no ethnically Asian referees. As for women, there's just one - who celebrated her first FA Cup game on Saturday. This is a terribly poor record and something we should actively try to change. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Sian Massey is the best lino in the league. Never seems to make a mistake that lass. Been good to see her make a mockery of the sexist pigs who put her down. Edited November 13, 2013 by Nikica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Sian Massey is the best lino in the league. Never seems to make a mistake that lass. Been good to see her make a mockery of the sexist pigs who put her down. Sian Massey 1 - 0 Andy Gray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Yep, that's infamous now and she has shown excellent spirit to rise above that. Pathetic stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25151564 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Sian Massey is the best lino in the league. Never seems to make a mistake that lass. Been good to see her make a mockery of the sexist pigs who put her down. Agreed. Got some big calls right in games for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25151564 Always knew that refs were 'bent'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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