PinnerPaul
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Was AR yesterday for an U19 academy game.
Not fair to identify teams but the senior versions of these teams are in league 2 and the PL respectively.
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Home team insist on wearing black because 'That is our home colour'. Away team none to happy and both ask the referee to wear a bib - which he rightly refuses to do.
We did ask home team if they had any coloured referee shirts on the ground (Match played on astro at senior teams home ground complex).
They replied yes they did but it was only to be used for referees refereeing younger age groups. Referee enquired if we could just borrow them for this game.
'Sorry, then they will need to be washed before Saturday'. As it was Wednesday afternoon, the referee asked why this was a problem. The answer 'The lady who does the washing only works Monday and Wednesday mornings'
Apparently this was 5th game of the season and lo and behold the same problem has come up each time. Referee decided to go ahead with the game as away team had travelled a fair distance. 1st half went OK BUT the colour clash was compounded by the fact that home team did not have numbered shirts, meaning from behind some players looked identical to the referee. At half time away team not happy (They were in control and leading and ended up winning comfortably) and insisted that referee wear a bib.
He refused - well done him - and we played out the 2nd half.
He is going to ring the league and report colour clash and lack of numbers. Whether anything will be done, who knows - but considering the 'seniority' of the club and the facilities on site, I was amazed by both the clash and lack of numbers.
Not fair to identify teams but the senior versions of these teams are in league 2 and the PL respectively.
'
Home team insist on wearing black because 'That is our home colour'. Away team none to happy and both ask the referee to wear a bib - which he rightly refuses to do.
We did ask home team if they had any coloured referee shirts on the ground (Match played on astro at senior teams home ground complex).
They replied yes they did but it was only to be used for referees refereeing younger age groups. Referee enquired if we could just borrow them for this game.
'Sorry, then they will need to be washed before Saturday'. As it was Wednesday afternoon, the referee asked why this was a problem. The answer 'The lady who does the washing only works Monday and Wednesday mornings'
Apparently this was 5th game of the season and lo and behold the same problem has come up each time. Referee decided to go ahead with the game as away team had travelled a fair distance. 1st half went OK BUT the colour clash was compounded by the fact that home team did not have numbered shirts, meaning from behind some players looked identical to the referee. At half time away team not happy (They were in control and leading and ended up winning comfortably) and insisted that referee wear a bib.
He refused - well done him - and we played out the 2nd half.
He is going to ring the league and report colour clash and lack of numbers. Whether anything will be done, who knows - but considering the 'seniority' of the club and the facilities on site, I was amazed by both the clash and lack of numbers.