richard ramjane
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as player/manager for a vets team, i wasnt expecting to have a game this saturday just gone... however 45 minutes before KO i get a call from our ref saying he was ill and couldnt make it.
the ref sec phones to also inform me that he has also been contacted and that he was sorry that it was unlikely to find a replacement at such short notice.
as i was already nearly at the ground i couldnt go back to get my kit , but had decided that if the oppo were ok with it then i'd do the game.
there was a ref on the adjacent pitch, and she very kindly offered me her spare kit which i accepted.... but shes a little 'slighter' than me and it was, hmmmm lets just say, slimming, much to the amusement of everyone present !
it wasnt without incident either, one pen against my team at 2-0 up, one pen for my team at 2-1 up (missed spectacularly) and one overruled offside.
my team were NOT happy with the penalty... it was a handball.... but over a pint in the bar they accepted my explanation, but i think i'm going to get some banter for the rest of the season !
i had to mark myself, which was a bit odd... but having asked the rest of my mob for a sensible suggestion of a mark, it was the better option
the ref sec phones to also inform me that he has also been contacted and that he was sorry that it was unlikely to find a replacement at such short notice.
as i was already nearly at the ground i couldnt go back to get my kit , but had decided that if the oppo were ok with it then i'd do the game.
there was a ref on the adjacent pitch, and she very kindly offered me her spare kit which i accepted.... but shes a little 'slighter' than me and it was, hmmmm lets just say, slimming, much to the amusement of everyone present !
it wasnt without incident either, one pen against my team at 2-0 up, one pen for my team at 2-1 up (missed spectacularly) and one overruled offside.
my team were NOT happy with the penalty... it was a handball.... but over a pint in the bar they accepted my explanation, but i think i'm going to get some banter for the rest of the season !
i had to mark myself, which was a bit odd... but having asked the rest of my mob for a sensible suggestion of a mark, it was the better option
