ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 3

[magicjuan]

If this happens then the FA have basically let down all referees at all levels in the country again. The Mitrovic ban wasn’t harsh enough.

This is slightly off subject, but Premier League referees apparently earn ‘up to’ £70k a year. In La Liga apparently it’s believed to be around 4x that amount. Who in their right mind would aspire to be a Premier League referee when you see the amount of abuse they routinely get? You’d have to be insane.

Maybe if referees salaries were increased to be a little more in line with players then we might get a better standard of personnel and officiating levels.

The FA need to make a point here. If you touch the referee it should be an immediate yellow card. Give the referee some proper power and respect like in rugby union.

That's the same argument used for MPs, and it's still bollox

 

[Dancing Pat]

Big lad, the linesman

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But not half as big as the ogre in the stands!

 

[NathDogg]

I'm really conflicted about yesterday's game. Do I need to start calling smack rat "big baby" instead?

Plenty of options now mate - Roy and also Simon Jordan have opened a world of possibilities:

Smack baby

Big baby smack rat

Little Rat

Smack rat baby

Little runt baby

Smack runt

 

[klingklang]

Thought it was Harpo Marx for a moment !

 

[Baines' left foot]

That's the same argument used for MPs, and it's still bollox

I dunno. When your Spanish equals are allegedly earning 400% more money I’d say it’s an issue.

 

[Yarrgh]

Plenty of options now mate - Roy and also Simon Jordan have opened a world of possibilities:

Smack baby

Big baby smack rat

Little Rat

Smack rat baby

Little runt baby

Smack runt

I only know one thing ... it's hard to find Vic and Bob sing he's a baby from Shooting Stars.

 

[arch stanton]

I dunno. When your Spanish equals are allegedly earning 400% more money I’d say it’s an issue.

would they suddenly start being better because they are paid more? The only thing paying them more may abate is it may reduce the risk of corruption.

 

[DualityNSNO]

I dunno. When your Spanish equals are allegedly earning 400% more money I’d say it’s an issue.

I'd say raise their salaries slightly and spend everything else on training them to be better at their job.

Imagine being ridiculed because you're horrible at your job and you just saying "ah it's cuz I get paid less than the same job in a different country" lol

 

[Baines' left foot]

would they suddenly start being better because they are paid more? The only thing paying them more may abate is it may reduce the risk of corruption.

My point is by offering better money you attract better quality people to begin with.

I’d argue it’s partly why The Met is full of knuckleheads as you wouldn’t even be able to rent your own flat for the salary offered.

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

 

[roydo]

My point is by offering better money you attract better quality people to begin with.

I’d argue it’s partly why The Met is full of knuckleheads as you wouldn’t even be able to rent your own flat for the salary offered.

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

You do realise that refs dont start reffing to get rich? PL refs get circa £100,000. The issue is that the PL and the refs thing try too hard. Its like brexit. VAR works fine in Europe, but we need to make it less complicated.

Kopites are gobshites to stay roughly on topic.

 

[arch stanton]

My point is by offering better money you attract better quality people to begin with.

I’d argue it’s partly why The Met is full of knuckleheads as you wouldn’t even be able to rent your own flat for the salary offered.

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

valid point, on both counts, but 70k isnt a bad screw.

 

[Baines' left foot]

You do realise that refs dont start reffing to get rich? PL refs get circa £100,000. The issue is that the PL and the refs thing try too hard. Its like brexit. VAR works fine in Europe, but we need to make it less complicated.

Kopites are gobshites to stay roughly on topic.

I think I’ve been a bit unclear here.

I’m not for one moment suggesting that referees being paid what they are is the main problem for their lack of competence.

 

[DualityNSNO]

My point is by offering better money you attract better quality people to begin with.

I’d argue it’s partly why The Met is full of knuckleheads as you wouldn’t even be able to rent your own flat for the salary offered.

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

70-100k is quite far away from peanuts to be honest. Average salary is, what, 30something a year? And for actual jobs mostly, not for being a ref once a week lol

 

[Baines' left foot]

Nunez is just a skinnier Andy Carroll.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

I only know one thing ... it's hard to find Vic and Bob sing he's a baby from Shooting Stars.

It is but this’ll do