James goodgame
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Played Saturday and Sunday football for years and never really bothered how clean my boots were , I’ve been refereeing for six weeks and I’ve become obsessed by it !! . What’s that all about ! Anyone else got boot ocd?
Clean boots anyone ?
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First job on returning home from a game; clean boots. Some use a bootbuddy, but i use the old fashioned cloth and garden tap method.
Which aspects of refereeing have got you hooked?
James goodgame
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I think its just something I never thought I would do ! given out plenty of stick over the years , and when stopped playing , I just wanted to stay involved ! Even being on the other end of the abuse hasn't put me off ! although its a fine line when you start giving it back !
Ciley Myrus
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I don't clean my boots, before or after, that's a duty for my linesman.
If I'd paid £500 for these bad boys, sure, I'd clean them!!!
My missus loves it when i bowl on in after a game with my whistling tales, so I really ought to get her to clean them given she's so into it all...
I’ve washed mine in the bowl a few times, if she ever saw me she’d make me take the pots out first.
If I paid £500 for those bad boys I think I would see the men in the white coats.
Extra point if you can name the player who wore them!!
Ciley Myrus
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Its Palace socks?
So, Dougie Freedman, or, Lombardo
So, Dougie Freedman, or, Lombardo
French International???
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Ciley Myrus
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Dunno, would need goggle so will leave it. Cant really think of too many ex Palace and I doubt they belonged to Geoff Thomas
Ciley Myrus
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I still dont know who that is but I was right, its not Geoff Thomas
I clean them.
We were told to when we passed the exams and went to the society meetings. The county ref's officer made a point of saying you should clean and polish/wax your boots.
It also got brought up in observations, if you turned up with muddy boots they were not best pleased. I have seen some referees on the promotion ladder who only clean them for the observers though... But it's not my place to say anything.
We were told to when we passed the exams and went to the society meetings. The county ref's officer made a point of saying you should clean and polish/wax your boots.
It also got brought up in observations, if you turned up with muddy boots they were not best pleased. I have seen some referees on the promotion ladder who only clean them for the observers though... But it's not my place to say anything.
Bacary Sagna - French International..
Justylove
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At end of the day, you are being paid to referee the teams, having a clean and presentable attire helps to generate an aura of professionalism rather than someone who doesn't give a ****.
As you go up the ladder, you also need to arrive in shirt and tie for games and being well presented is required there as well.
I did a game on the line in my local supply league, the other AR pulled a pair of filthy boots out of a carrier bag and the referee told him in no uncertain terms that they needed to be cleaned prior to him going out of the changing rooms.