So how have the refs been so far?
Eh, I think they are doing fine. I haven’t seen or heard of anything overly egregious yet. Except maybe giving that second yellow that should have been simulation for Suarez.
So how have the refs been so far?
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Eh, I think they are doing fine. I haven’t seen or heard of anything overly egregious yet. Except maybe giving that second yellow that should have been simulation for Suarez.
So how have the refs been so far?
Based on the comments I'm seeing, I wonder if MLS is just going to ride it out with these temp refs and if they end up being good enough over the long run, straight up replace the other refs...
FYI PRO is not the union. It's confusing, and until this labor impasse I mistakenly thought PRO was a combined union/professional association/contracting agent that worked on behalf of the refs. The union is actually the PSRA - Professional Soccer Referees Association. PRO is a sort of pass through employer who I believe is the direct employer of the referees, but as a practical matter MLS seemes to call the shots on the labor negotiations for the MLS officials. Also PRO employs and supplies officials for other leagues and entites besides MLS.Yeah the fact that things are going fine with these refs puts PRO in a pretty weak negotiating position, will be interesting to see how it plays out from here.
FYI PRO is not the union. It's confusing, and until this labor impasse I mistakenly thought PRO was a combined union/professional association/contracting agent that worked on behalf of the refs. The union is actually the PSRA - Professional Soccer Referees Association. PRO is a sort of pass through employer who I believe is the direct employer of the referees, but as a practical matter MLS seemes to call the shots on the labor negotiations for the MLS officials. Also PRO employs and supplies officials for other leagues and entites besides MLS.
So PRO's negotiation position - which is adverse to the union - is strengthened by the performance of the replacements.
Yeah, this is what I meant when I said MLS. I meant PRO. If this continued, the PSRA is gonna have a really bad time negotiating with PRO. PRO just comes and says "well, these new guys are doing a better job than you, why should we take you back?" boom - all those refs are now out of jobs.FYI PRO is not the union. It's confusing, and until this labor impasse I mistakenly thought PRO was a combined union/professional association/contracting agent that worked on behalf of the refs. The union is actually the PSRA - Professional Soccer Referees Association. PRO is a sort of pass through employer who I believe is the direct employer of the referees, but as a practical matter MLS seemes to call the shots on the labor negotiations for the MLS officials. Also PRO employs and supplies officials for other leagues and entites besides MLS.
So PRO's negotiation position - which is adverse to the union - is strengthened by the performance of the replacements.
...All this assumes, of course, that the replacement refs don't crash and burn in the next few weeks.