Mr. Perfect Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 CFL on TSN @CFLonTSN1m #CFL has appointed former Head Referee Glen Johnson (@G_D_Johnson) as its new Vice President of Officiating #TSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Perfect Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Good for him. Johnson was usually one of the better officials in the league in my opinion. Of course that bar isn't set very high given the crap that's spewed out by Murray Clarke and Andre Proulx on a weekly basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 That's a shame because the league is losing their best head referee. Mr. Perfect and SPuDS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Blue Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 I don't care who it is as long as they make the reffing better. It has been crap in this league for far too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ediger Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 I don't care who it is as long as they make the reffing better. It has been crap in this league for far too long. Agreed. Sucks to lose the best ref, but if he can bring greater consitancy to CFL officiating, it's worth it. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBURGESS Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Putting a good Ref in charge of officiating? That's so radical that it could work. Good choice IMHO. I never did understand why Higgins was given that job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Putting a good Ref in charge of officiating? That's so radical that it could work. Good choice IMHO. I never did understand why Higgins was given that job. yea me either and under his watch, i didnt see any significant improvements.. i do like the idea of johnson as the vp but i do hate seeing him leave the field of play as he is a very good cfl ref.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Higgins was given the job because there was felt a need to educate officials by someone wh had intimate knowledge and perspective of the game. It was felt that the officials didn't know the game and were officiating from a text book perspective and rather from a true understanding of the game. It was also thought that the perspective of officials completely policing there own would result in them eing protective of their own. I guess time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 That's a shame because the league is losing their best head referee. There's also Al Bradbury. He's a young official & seems to be doing an alright job. DR. CFL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Perfect Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 That's a shame because the league is losing their best head referee. There's also Al Bradbury. He's a young official & seems to be doing an alright job. I like his work too for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Andre Proulx isn't very good. How many years has dat guy worked for the CFL? Tabernac! Mr. Perfect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Perfect Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I honestly feel if he wasn't bilingual he'd be a side judge or some other referee. Certainly not a head ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I have no beefs with Andre Proulx. I honestly think people's negative view of him has a lot to do with his heavy accent. Not fluently English, so he must be dumb... Mr Dee, blitzmore and Jacquie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I have no beefs with Andre Proulx. I honestly think people's negative view of him has a lot to do with his heavy accent. Not fluently English, so he must be dumb... I would say he has gotten better in the last couple of years, but before that there always seemed to be questionable call against the Bombers when we played Montreal. When a game doesn't involve Montreal, I have no problems with him as a ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOBomberFan Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Personally, I'd take anyone over Murray Clarke.Remember a couple years ago when Brink took a blatant shot to the head with Murray Clarke staring directly at him... and no call? Not just a missed call, it was more like Clarke just let it happen. It was so bad that when the TSN panel broke the play down they froze the frame at the moment of impact and zoomed in on Clarke staring intently as it happened. I had enough reasons to not like him up to that point, but that non-call sealed the deal. blitzmore and Mr. Perfect 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I have no beefs with Andre Proulx. I honestly think people's negative view of him has a lot to do with his heavy accent. Not fluently English, so he must be dumb... I would say he has gotten better in the last couple of years, but before that there always seemed to be questionable call against the Bombers when we played Montreal. When a game doesn't involve Montreal, I have no problems with him as a ref. Perception, or reality? Most of the botched Montreal-Winnipeg games have been officiated by Murray Clarke. Atomic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I think we're all in agreement. Murray Clarke is the ******* worst. blitzmore and Noeller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
road griller Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 They all suck, being the shiniest peanut in the turd is nothing to write home about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I have no beefs with Andre Proulx. I honestly think people's negative view of him has a lot to do with his heavy accent. Not fluently English, so he must be dumb... I would say he has gotten better in the last couple of years, but before that there always seemed to be questionable call against the Bombers when we played Montreal. When a game doesn't involve Montreal, I have no problems with him as a ref. Perception, or reality? Most of the botched Montreal-Winnipeg games have been officiated by Murray Clarke. I'm not a fan of Murray Clarke either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Kim Murphy is a slouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Having a former official police the officials is like having a rat police a cheese tray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Having a former official police the officials is like having a rat police a cheese tray. I don't view his job as "policing" the officials. His job is to give guidance and direction. Johnson was a good ref, hopefully he can take the years of seeing what worked, what didn't, and knowing where deficiencies in the system lie to improve them. On the other hand, you can take someone who knows absolutely nothing about the job with no experience and put them in charge. Yes, I'm looking at you Mr. Buchko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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