Maybe if the refs were any good and had some consistency people wouldn't need to berate them
Maybe if the refs were any good and had some consistency people wouldn't need to berate them
How long have you played at this level? You know I'm no saint when it comes to this.
However they are people and they make mistakes like all of us, they give up there time so we can play Football. Yes they are paid for it but not a lot of people are jumping at the chance to be referees, be thankful they are there.
We know what to expect everyweek and they do there best, that's good enough for me. Of course their is going to be words said in the heat of the moment with disagreement on decisions. So long as it's not personal or constant, unfortunately it gets to levels where it is.
I don't buy into that.
You are talking about amateur level refs in charge of amateur level football.
It's natural to be agrieved by a decision going against you, but that doesn't mean the ref is wrong and no ref is going to get it right 100% of the time.
Abusing officials just thins out their numbers which ultimately leads to lower quality. Abusing the shit out of them is hardly going to get someone to take on your point of view, if anything it just ensures any tight calls go the other way.
Its much easier to lose respect than it is to gain it. I know from my years that people spend years trying to cultivate a decent relationship with referees, only for some toolbag with a brain the size of a pea to ruin it.
I'm all for points deductions for repeat offenders, if the referee makes a few reports send out some officials to sit outside the ground and make decisions. At the end of the day no matter what the result or decision or day of the week it is. The ref is in charge! Surely a conversation with a ref you don't like has more of a chance of changing his mind than 80-90 minutes of verbal abuse?
Cardiff v Uni
3rd 2-6
res 1-2
1st 3-1
another win for the tiggers
Duds V mayfield
1st 3-4
Res 2-0
3rd 4-0
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Burbs vs new lambton
3rds 0-2
Res 3-3
1st 2-2
Suns vs Swansea
1st 0-0
Res 0-1
3rds 4-0
1st ended up 4-3 Mayfield
So with a predicted 10-20mm of rain and another 40-80mm tomorrow... do we just call the weekend off now?