Originally posted by Hatts
Once again Baca speaks with the voice of "authority" on a subject I suspect he knows nothing about... but hey... any old rumor is good for spreading if you need to make yourself feel more important...
I shall read more of Baca's postings and see what else I can learn from the master... might come in useful one day
Baca, you really do spout some crap sometimes, which is OK, everyone is entitled to in an open forum... my only worry is that some people might actually start believing the garbage you churn out.
Come on then, lets have it, this first hand information and the source from whence it came as to why the Brit refs were selected for the Pro X-ball?
I am shocked, shocked, I say-that it took you this long to respond with the usual hysterics. I must say I'm truly disappointed that I've had to wait nearly a week for the trickle of righteous outrage to flood the forum.
Did the local constabulary nab you in your raincoat watching the schoolkids again?
Now that, is a totally unfounded rumor. (I hope.)
When I said the English refs were moved to the PSP field for other than their skillz it is 100% accurate and correct. It was done because Dynasty complained about the refs who were there prior to their first match against RL. At the time I was told those responsible made no comment on the competence or lack thereof of the English refs regarding xball. That opinion was mine alone and opinion is what it was.
As noted elsewhere I am normally both opinionated and hard to please (and from reporting elsewhere it seems the English lads did a solid job at 5-man) so it should not come as a surprise I thought their Xball reffing was marginal from what I observed. I have seldom seen Xball reffing I thought was better than marginal as the officiating continues to lack coordination, at all levels, and in Xball most of the time the refs do not have full knowledge of the rules such that they can make consistently correct calls in a timely fashion. Again, my opinion--but I have, on more than one occasion, corrected head refs during Xball matches. (Not that it did any good. And yes, I was right. As usual.)
As to the veracity of my claim you can believe it or not as you wish. I don't feel compelled to prove anything to you--or anyone else.
Wad--as to guys in funny hats and green, bell-dangling whatevers, it was not one guy. It was numerous guys, they were working the PSP field, they spoke with English accents and I have pictures of them--not taken by me. Unless you've started awarding silly hatts (did I misspell that?) as signs of officiating prowess in the MS and didn't tell anyone.
Perhaps some of the refs involved could come on here and describe what they were wearing while officiating--or would that be too ridiculous?
