Quote Originally Posted by Local Rules View Post
While I agree the referee should have said to Macquarie Refs Association about possibility of people taking view he was not impartial due to relations with other team it is up to the referees association to not put these young people in this position. I notice you didn't say whether the penalties were justified. Seems like making excuse for a defeat.
While playing 23s for an NBN club, I was put on to ref an U/15s (the old NPL Youth-esque comp that was trialled a few years back) game involving my club.
I contacted the relevant people and discussed my concerns:
a) The pressure it may put on my relationship with my club.
b) The way the opposition/spectators would perceive my decisions if they knew of my allegiance.
c) and that i just didn't feel comfortable.
I was told that it shouldn't be a problem, and that people wouldn't judge my decisions. I ended up saying that i didn't feel comfortable refereeing my club.
In the end, the compromise (due to appointments) was that i would do the line, and centre the previous game.