Quote Originally Posted by Hunter403 View Post
A home club official. One of the youth coaches, i believe. I applaud him for putting his hand up and he did a pretty good job, but the simple fact is that situation is far from ideal.
If we are short of referees then they need to be shared as equally as possible amongst all clubs in both divisions.
From what Ive been told there wasnt a huge influx of new referees this year and last years big group have few that are ready to step up from JDL to NPL.Theres also been a lot of chatter amongst the group about the failure of clubs to take action against players and coaches who have gone so far as to level death threats against young refs online.My lads know about it and theres no way Ill let them take appointments at the club involved if they ever get put on there.Just FYI Hunter Im pretty sure I know which club you are at and its not yours so lack of numbers should be the only reason you arent getting them.My boys have been out at your club since day 1 and never had an issue (but some night games can always get a bit rowdy!!).Hoping its not too far off a few more 2nd year refs being ready to take on NPL jobs but until then there doesnt seem to be much anyone can do.