Essex County Cup Final

[HarryD]

Proud to announce that I'm senior line in the U12 county cup final. Congratulations to @DaveMac who got a middle in the U13 cup final. Congrats to everyone in other counties who got one as well.

 

[HantsRef]

Congratulations to the pair of you! I am rather looking forward to mine, I must say!

 

[Alex71]

Congratulations @HarryD and @DaveMac !

I couldn't make it there last night

I saw Essex tweeted a pic and a 3 sec video ... Good to see the room packed with so many top quality refs !

Looked like everyone was allocated a table to sit at - did you sit with your cup final teams ..?

 

[DaveMac]

Yeah there were ten tables of 8. So each table had two sets of final teams. My assistants seems like a couple of really enthusiastic Young lads, and the fourth official a decent chap a bit older than me. So really good guys. It was a bit odd having them asking what I want them to wear as in short or long sleeves or all black socks etc! I didn't realise I had to do so much!

 

[Alex71]

@HarryD
@DaveMac

Did you see this - http://www.essexfa.com/news/2015/feb/cup-final-officials-celebration-evening - get posted on-line ..?

 

[CallumRushton13]

You got rain jackets?! How much money do you have darn sarf?!

 

[HarryD]

I did! Very proud moment I expect that money came from the 80 yellows Ive given out this season

 

[DaveMac]

I did indeed see @Alex71 and even more impressive you can see the back of my head in that picture and I don't look bald! Double winner.

@CallumRushton13 free bar and food laid on as well!

 

[Charlie Jones]

Massive well done guys! Dave I'll see if I can get over on the 22nd to cheer you on!

 

[DaveMac]

@Charlie Jones just join in with the booing, that's what everyone else will be doing!

 

[HarryD]

The referees a...hold on what?

 

[Charlie Jones]

Lol it will be

'The referee's a w****r ... It's ok, I'm a ref so I'm allowed' lol

 

[Alex71]

@Charlie Jones - let @DaveMac actually start the game before you start the heckling and boo-ing !!

 

[HarryD]

Wait until he gives a throw in on the opposite side of the pitch to you and go ballistic saying that's a terrible decision and then that chant.. I've actually had that chanted about me before!! Its quite funny

 

[DaveMac]

Nah just wait for me to blow for kick off and immediately start screaming that's the worst start to a match you've ever seen and start chanting!

 

[Alex71]

"Ref, Ref - they've got 12 players on the pitch ..." is always a great thing to shout 10 seconds into the game !!

 

[DaveMac]

@Alex71 you jest, I had one manager about twenty minutes in shout "wait a second ref we've only got 10 out there." I counted, was the full eleven. He'd only forgotten to count his keeper!

Also my first every game about ten minutes in the away team realised he'd only got ten players. Since then I've always religiously counted before the start of a match and hadn't bothered that day. Most annoying thing is I count them over and over and my first gsme is the only time a side has put the wrong number out!

 

[Charlie Jones]

Nah just wait for me to blow for kick off and immediately start screaming that's the worst start to a match you've ever seen and start chanting!

Haha! 'You call that a kick off ref?!That's the worst kick off I've seen!' Lol

 

[DaveMac]

Better yet, you could just be that one bloke at every game who shouts "REF REF REF" over and over through out the match for no real reason!

 

[Alex71]

... are you hear them voices in your head again @DaveMac !?!?