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The answer to your question is an unequivocal yes. Football desperately needs people like this referee. There's a huge referee shortage in grassroots. The most important thing at dog and duck level is not that the referee is fully up to date with the laws. Its not that he complies with the CFA social media policy and its not that his personality is outside of what other referees would prefer it to be.
It's that he's there to referee a game of park football so that 30 or so people can enjoy a game of football and get some exercise on a weekend, including for himself. Those factors are far more important than anything else I've read on this thread imo.
ok try this, couple, mum dad, have night at theatre next Sat. They have child
they cant find a sitter.
however, there is one sitter avail from an agency, qualified, registered, but his/her reputation aint great.
Do we utilise the sitter, as afterall its them or no night out ( which has been paid for, holiday from work taken)
or go, no, This person is not to the exoected standard for the task in hand, there willl be no night out.
everyone can of course have their own views. When you wear that badge, you are representing refereeing, Its not a joke.
football does not need referees who are incoherent with the laws of the sport they are taking money to officiate at,
If you wish to pay a shabby gas fitter to do your cooker innstsll on the basis he is qualified and better than nobody doing it, thats entirely your call.
if someone like ( obv not a direct dig at the ref in question) the ref in the clip wishes to officiate unbadged and without payment, thats diff
when they wear the badge and take a fee for their services, its not too much to expect they conform as much as possible to a minimum standard.
or else as someone else says,what you have in reality is merely a neutral, not a match official