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   Hi, as a  Warriors supporters for over 25 years I am looking forward again to a spell in the championship.
I was wondering what   should we expect from the standard of refereeing. Premiership games have their moments, I don't even know if the TMO exisits in the Championship. Thoughts  please.

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ROLLO Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Academy player Joined: 17 Apr 2025 Location: Worcester Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote ROLLO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Referees Posted: 6 hours 35 minutes ago at 17:40
	Hi, as a Warriors supporters for over 25 years I am looking forward again to a spell in the championship. I was wondering what should we expect from the standard of refereeing. Premiership games have their moments, I don't even know if the TMO exisits in the Championship. Thoughts please.

Camquin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 12056	Post Options Post Reply Quote Camquin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 6 hours 15 minutes ago at 18:00
	No TMO, at least not last year. Most grounds only have one camera. Very few have big screens, though I believe they may be required next season. It is mainly young chaps being fast tracked up to the Premiership. Most are OK. But there is considerable variability.
	Sweeney Delenda Est

islander Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Location: jersey Status: Offline Points: 7930	Post Options Post Reply Quote islander Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 5 hours 5 minutes ago at 19:10
	Every current ref in the Prem spent time in the 'Champ proving ground' (sorry, I lapsed into corporate jargon there) before moving up to the top tier. Quite a large proportion of Champ supporters have pretty -ve views on refs, including some who'll swear that a particular ref has 'got it in for' their club, which is a pity, as I think the standard is decent, and expectations that they shouldn't make mistakes are unrealistic...

cheshire exile Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Status: Offline Points: 2632	Post Options Post Reply Quote cheshire exile Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 46 minutes ago at 19:29
	The biggest issue for me is that ref’s assistants often seem reluctant to get involved, which puts more onus on the man in the middle. Given the interminable time some TMO reviews seem to take, I think we’re better off without them.

fatbear Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 13 Sep 2013 Location: Thame Status: Online Points: 3067	Post Options Post Reply Quote fatbear Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 26 minutes ago at 19:49
	I would say the standard of referees matches the players. Some very good, and some not so good. In most sports you tend to get the level of officials to match the standard of the play, and the players nearly always make more mistakes than the referee ! Some are excellent communicators, whilst the odd ones have strange signals that leave the viewer bemused as to what the decision was ! Over the course of 22 matches this season, all sides would have had some poor decisions go against them ( and forget the ones that went in the favour ! ) Just like the Premiership, feeds into scrums are crooked and the interpretation of what is a forward pass can be generous. As cheshire exile implies, some touch judges seem to be there only for lineouts. Thankfully there is no TMO. That would also mean there would be less referees available lower down the leagues.

TeflonTed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List First XV squad Joined: 13 Apr 2025 Location: Worcs Status: Offline Points: 45	Post Options Post Reply Quote TeflonTed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 18 minutes ago at 19:57
	Even with the multi-camera multi-repeat playbacks there’s still controversy over some decisions in the prem aren’t there. Did I not see Christophe Ridley as Sir in a Champ game recently on YouTube? Are there anymore female Sirs coming through?
	TeflonTed, 2 miles from Sixways

Camquin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 12056	Post Options Post Reply Quote Camquin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 53 minutes ago at 21:22
	My impression is in Nat 1 they give the young refs older ARs to look after them. But in the Championship, all three are younger and slated to move up.
	Sweeney Delenda Est

The Blues Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List World Cup Winner Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Status: Offline Points: 5204	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Blues Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 1 hour 9 minutes ago at 23:06
	You do get Premiership referees appear, especially international weekends and European cups. I think the standard at Goldington Road has been pretty good. Yes things get missed or they blow up too early sometimes but no one gets it all perfect. It is harder to ref the championship as there is no back up. No TMO, and the assistants can be reluctant to let the main man know back foot offsides and forward passes.