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U16 Cup game, high standard of football ( a national cup that had moved from local to county to regional stages)
First half, free kick on half way line to blues, orange skipper stands in front of ball to stop it being taken quickly - we’ve all been there, happens too often. I have to be pro-active (I.e tell him,) to move, which he does. I take up position ready for free kick, only for orange right back to start moaning about how long blues are taking to take the kick. This annoys me!
Call orange captain & right back over, and explain that I’m not having one of them holding up the play and another one moaning about the hold up in play. Public warning.
Fast forward to 2nd half. Orange now 2-0 up with 10 mins to go, clearly the better side.
Blue goal kick, as keeper prepares to take kick, orange striker (who’se been as good as gold all game) asks to do his laces. I agree ( would have done so for Blues), we pause, he does his laces, keeper takes kick.
As ball is in the air, orange skipper (him again) is stood next to me and starts whinging and complaining to me about how long the keeper has taken to take the kick.
This annoys me even more!
Next stoppage in play, yellow card for Orange skipper.
After the game, Orange coach is delighted I’ve booked him. “They’re good footballers, but some of them are getting above their station.”
Anyway, rant over. Blues got one back, so an “exciting” last 5 mins, but Orange ended up 2-1 winners. Just wanted to get it off my chest.
First half, free kick on half way line to blues, orange skipper stands in front of ball to stop it being taken quickly - we’ve all been there, happens too often. I have to be pro-active (I.e tell him,) to move, which he does. I take up position ready for free kick, only for orange right back to start moaning about how long blues are taking to take the kick. This annoys me!
Call orange captain & right back over, and explain that I’m not having one of them holding up the play and another one moaning about the hold up in play. Public warning.
Fast forward to 2nd half. Orange now 2-0 up with 10 mins to go, clearly the better side.
Blue goal kick, as keeper prepares to take kick, orange striker (who’se been as good as gold all game) asks to do his laces. I agree ( would have done so for Blues), we pause, he does his laces, keeper takes kick.
As ball is in the air, orange skipper (him again) is stood next to me and starts whinging and complaining to me about how long the keeper has taken to take the kick.
This annoys me even more!
Next stoppage in play, yellow card for Orange skipper.
After the game, Orange coach is delighted I’ve booked him. “They’re good footballers, but some of them are getting above their station.”
Anyway, rant over. Blues got one back, so an “exciting” last 5 mins, but Orange ended up 2-1 winners. Just wanted to get it off my chest.