rate the ref Rate The Ref: Kevin Clancy (Vs. Dabs 02 Dec 2015)

[TheDarkBlues]

Rate the Ref, we have good ref's, bad ref's and we have Bob Valentine. After each game you guys can give your thoughts and rate the ref according to how well you thought they handled the game and how professional they were.

This weeks ref is: Kevin Clancy.

[Prince Buster]

Thought overall he was OK, McPake incident wasn't a free kick, took the whole ball, so a bit baffled by that decision - horrible injury BTW - however they were throwing themselves down in the box at every opportunity and he didn't fall for it so well done for that.

[Spiritof62]

Personally I thought it was a great tackle, took the ball square on, it would have been perfectly acceptable in the 60s and 70s.

Rankin was after all uninjured.

[Cobra]

Not saying it was a red but I've seen red cards given for that kind of challenge. Whether you get the ball doesn't matter if the ref considers it reckless.

[chomp my root]

Not saying it was a red but I've seen red cards given for that kind of challenge. Whether you get the ball doesn't matter if the ref considers it reckless.

Refs don't get the benefit of the 20 camera angles/freeze frame and have to make the decision in a second, they call it and then have to live with the decision. They're never going to get it right all the time.

[mondee93]

Not saying it was a red but I've seen red cards given for that kind of challenge. Whether you get the ball doesn't matter if the ref considers it reckless.

i know what your saying cobra but in my mind no way was mcpake challenge a foul , refs these days dont let things like that go tho, tackling is becoming a thing of the past im afraid

[sneddee]

had a bad day just like the linesman phucking clueless.

[Deerhound]

Not saying it was a red but I've seen red cards given for that kind of challenge. Whether you get the ball doesn't matter if the ref considers it reckless.

I definitely see where you're coming from, but surely given that he won the ball and McPake is the one that's now in hospital you could argue that if anyone was reckless it was Rankin for the follow-through?

[barkblue]

Some baffling decisions, but in the end, very little he did had a huge impact on the game, other than a deserved red and not seeing Demel assault Low, but he was, to be fair up with play and had no chance of spotting it. The Derry-side linesman on the other hand...

[Cobra]

The most important thing from our point of view is that the ref didn't give a penalty for the dive or McGinn dragging their player to the floor by the neck near the end. It would have been hard to win the game if either of those was given.

[skullduggery]

Not saying it was a red but I've seen red cards given for that kind of challenge. Whether you get the ball doesn't matter if the ref considers it reckless.

What is reckless about winning the ball ( fairly) in a more commited manner than your opponent? The Ref gave a free kick, yet decided it was a fair tackle. Says all you need to know about the standard of referees in Scotland IMO.

[Cobra]

What is reckless about winning the ball ( fairly) in a more commited manner than your opponent? The Ref gave a free kick, yet decided it was a fair tackle. Says all you need to know about the standard of referees in Scotland IMO.

Referees nowadays are told to give a free-kick for a careless challenge, a yellow card for a reckless challenge and a straight red for excessive force. Whether you play the ball doesn't matter.

I think most refs would give a yellow for McPake's tackle. Some might give a red. I'm not saying I agree with the rules. I'm just saying that's how the officials are told to respond to meaty challenges nowadays.

Personally, I think he's played the ball and it should be fine but the reality is that challenge is no longer considered acceptable.