Yobocop 1,083 Posted January 23, 2022 11 hours ago, Ian said: To be fair, you can't really claim to be progressive and then say everyone who doesn't agree with you must be an old man. Bit of an irony there really. I suggest you read my post again and come back to me if you have any further questions 👍🏾 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Hockey's Beard 520 Posted January 23, 2022 3 hours ago, The Real Buh said: A sumo wrestler is meant to be fat mate, Jesus, have a think will you? You have missed my point : Sumo Wrestlers are fat and fit. Jesus, have a think will you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Disco Dales Jockstrap 1,891 Posted January 23, 2022 I self-identify as a female, sumo-wrestling football referee of a certain age and I find this whole thread disgusting. OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,365 Posted January 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Trevor Hockey's Beard said: You have missed my point : Sumo Wrestlers are fat and fit. Jesus, have a think will you. They are conditioned to their sport, genius. you think being a pasty-chasing donut-huffer is an appropriate, conditioned body type to officiate some of the fittest and fastest human beings on earth? have a little thinky 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,398 Posted January 23, 2022 @The Real Buh Do you find it hard being perfect.... ☺ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulfotto 590 Posted January 23, 2022 Accordingly to Collina autobiography to be a professional referee you have to be able to run 3km in 12 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,365 Posted January 23, 2022 Just now, Ulfotto said: Accordingly to Collina autobiography to be a professional referee you have to be able to run 3km in 12 minutes. Having referees like Collins seems like a long time ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,423 Posted January 23, 2022 Referees must complete 40 x 75m run / 25m walk intervals. This equates to 4,000m or 10 laps of a 400m athletics track (see below diagram). The pace is dictated by reference times that are set in accordance with the referee's grade level. Referees must start from a standing position.5 Jan 2021 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jambomo 215 Posted January 23, 2022 11 hours ago, dylanisabaddog said: Grant Holt was not overweight. The point the OP is trying to make is that if a referee is overweight it is more difficult for them to be in the right place to make a correct decision. That's not 'fat shaming', it's a statement of fact. I think if they have trouble keeping up with play and making decisions properly, it won’t take very many games for this to be noticed and then probably it’d be addressed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,804 Posted January 23, 2022 8 hours ago, Ulfotto said: Accordingly to Collina autobiography to be a professional referee you have to be able to run 3km in 12 minutes. If it's a 12-minute run, there's a fairly good chance it's the old Cooper Test simply as a 12-min run was such a key part of it, and it just might have been for professional football. I think the testing moved on from Collina's early professional days, simply as refereeing isn't really done at a steady state, medium-intensity sort of pace at the highest levels of the game. You'll find they'll want to test a referee's recovery from sprints far more, as that sort of movement is more representative of what a referee needs. The post by @FenwayFrank looks more like a modern test for referees at higher levels, I would expect. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJB1492 2 Posted January 24, 2022 22 hours ago, The Real Buh said: Gender and race are not a choice and therefore not acceptable to criticise someone for. being fat is a choice, put the greggs slice down fatty, you make air travel a nightmare. Being a C*NT is a choice, and appears be one you're making. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBaldOne66 670 Posted January 24, 2022 21 hours ago, The Real Buh said: Having referees like Collins seems like a long time ago Which big games did Collins referee then? Maybe the East Anglian Under 12s cup final? Was he fat too? 🤣🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,365 Posted January 24, 2022 8 hours ago, KJB1492 said: Being a C*NT is a choice, and appears be one you're making. Put the pie down, you’re embarrassing yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,398 Posted January 24, 2022 1 hour ago, The Real Buh said: Put the pie down, you’re embarrassing yourself. Walk away from the keyboard you're letting yourself down, even by your particularly low standards, Bore! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,825 Posted January 24, 2022 What about fat players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,825 Posted January 24, 2022 Decent player in his prime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nexus_Canary 1,013 Posted January 24, 2022 Fat Ronaldo 😄😄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basel_NCFC 7 Posted January 25, 2022 Did a few pounds impact Jan Molby? Maybe this guy controls the game from centre circle also? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted January 26, 2022 On 25/01/2022 at 08:05, Basel_NCFC said: Did a few pounds impact Jan Molby? People who watched Norwich in 1995 would say yes, definitely. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites