I didn't see any of the Toros - Malice game, but I find it hard to believe that any of the refs cheated.As far as Yorgo's comments go, I have to say that these come from the same guy that took out a player at speed, got nowhere near the ball and then said that what he had done was a fair move.
I know that in one game I reffed (I think it may have been a Malice game), there was a shot which wasn't called a goal. The shooter thought it was a goal, but the goal ref, who was closer, and had an unobstructed view said it wasn't. In that situation, the line ref has to trust the judgement of the goal ref.
Mark, I was offered the slot on Discordia, but I turned it down because I had already agreed to ref. So I think you really have no right to criticise any of the reffing.
And I have to say, if you didn't like the goal-reffing, well, tough. We didn't have enough people to goal ref, because all the best London players were in the tourney - next time, let's have less London teams, and more properly briefed goal refs?Yeah, right.
Bill
the reffing was pretty much top-notch all over the weekend, apart from these 2 "goals", and I can tell you London's reputation will be tarnished by that. Munich were not happy, and I understand them.
But I guess this is the common lot of all ball sports, and there is no real way to avoid situations were there is an element of doubt. Criticism will always arise from all sides, there is no point in trying to suppress it.
re: my move on Stefan, in the moment it felt fair, just a bit physical, but I took my 30 secs out of the court, reluctantly but obediently.
My only worry is that in the long term, the free spirit of polo, which is what drew most of us to the sport, will be lost on an array of rules and regulations. Kev said it was the first time in his 6 years of playing that he saw proper reffing and penalties.
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Bill
the reffing was pretty much top-notch all over the weekend, apart from these 2 "goals", and I can tell you London's reputation will be tarnished by that. Munich were not happy, and I understand them.
But I guess this is the common lot of all ball sports, and there is no real way to avoid situations were there is an element of doubt. Criticism will always arise from all sides, there is no point in trying to suppress it.
re: my move on Stefan, in the moment it felt fair, just a bit physical, but I took my 30 secs out of the court, reluctantly but obediently.
My only worry is that in the long term, the free spirit of polo, which is what drew most of us to the sport, will be lost on an array of rules and regulations. Kev said it was the first time in his 6 years of playing that he saw proper reffing and penalties.