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  1. DanRicketts

    Commentators. The pinacle of LOTG knowledge

    I've been ringing 606 a lot about the amazing knowledge of the bbc pundits. They are diabolical. Pat Nevin and Lee Dixon are the worst. I wouldn't mind if they prefaced with "I think that the referee..." rather than just stating something that is taken as a fact and has no basis in law or...
  2. DanRicketts

    French ref

    Bonjour et joyeux Noel! L'Essex c'est la region de la culture Anglaise!
  3. DanRicketts

    Junior/Youth Cup Final!

    I got more well dones from the losing side's supporters than the winning team! I have had one parent worthy of a misconduct report but I think thanks to my age and height (31 and 6'2") and having been a teacher for 8 years dealing with small children and parents I've been pretty fortunate so far.
  4. DanRicketts

    Junior/Youth Cup Final!

    Yes it was my local youth league u7s cup final but there were about 200 people watching and every goal was roared home! Finished 4-3 but would have been a penalty shoot out if not for a mistake by a player in the last 5 seconds! Got lots of thank yous from parents and then presented the trophy...
  5. DanRicketts

    We're a diverse lot....

    31 as well!
  6. DanRicketts

    Open Age Christian Leagues

    Whilst we need to remember the original reason for the thread, it's a reason for a league to exist, some of the players can't take part in Sunday leagues owing to the fact that they are at church when the games would usually be going on. Like I said before, some teams are genuinely church based...
  7. DanRicketts

    Open Age Christian Leagues

    From my experience they bare little difference to a regular OA league. Football makes people behave in a very un-church like manner.
  8. DanRicketts

    Junior/Youth When asked how much time ref , how do you respond?

    Sorry @RegalRef I was talking about coaches on the touchline. If a player asks then I'll usually tell them unless it's a bit of a frantic moment.
  9. DanRicketts

    Junior/Youth When asked how much time ref , how do you respond?

    What bugs me is, they have a phone in their bag/pocket which they can keep track of time with rather than constantly asking me, requiring me to take my eyes off the game. In the same way that they don't always agree with the ref decisions they can disagree with time but why nothave ttheir own...
  10. DanRicketts

    Junior/Youth When asked how much time ref , how do you respond?

    My best was when a u10s coach asked me tell him when 15 mins had gone, I thought this was a bit ridiculous so I replied "6 minutes from now so start your watch" as I ran past. The other coach was rolling on the floor!
  11. DanRicketts

    Player refusing to approach you

    Did the "what's his name then skipper" and that got his whole team shouting "get over to the ref [name] for f's sake".
  12. DanRicketts

    We're a diverse lot....

    31 soon to be ex teacher and father of 1 spirited 3 year old and husband of a football tolerate lady!
  13. DanRicketts

    Interesting game

    Hehe, could be worse, might be a mhrml league cup and you have to come to harlow!
  14. DanRicketts

    Dear Essex rain

    Kids games still on apparently, but pitch just across the road is off! bizarre.
  15. DanRicketts

    Dear Essex rain

    Had one on a 3g in Harlow, nearly died of cold.
  16. DanRicketts

    :( Balls :(

    Hehe, I'm on a 3G today so game on! Going to get flipping soaked!
  17. DanRicketts

    first game - hearing probs

    My fox40 makes my right ear go funny on each blow. Hoping for a tornado to cure the problem!
  18. DanRicketts

    pink balls

    He's bigger and slower moving than a ball though.
  19. DanRicketts

    pink balls

    How daft. Pink on greeny/browny is a terrible mix. White on green is one of the most visible contrasts. They're better off with a black football!
  20. DanRicketts

    pink balls

    Anyone else find the pink balls used on televised fa cup round 1 games really hard to see?
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