Common Lines

[Steve C]

What do you you hear the most when you referee? I've compiled a little list of the most common ones i hear, (not 'REF!' because thats just far too obvious!). If you have any others then post them just interested to know!

 

[ref craig]

So far I've heard a lot more of how long ref than any other you've put

 

[Mike]

'Foul throw ref.' That's every bloody time a throw in is taken...

 

[HullRef]

"Our ball ref!!!" Said by every player on the pitch

 

[Mick.]

"Handball". Every time it goes near a hand/arm, never mind touches one.

 

[refdave83]

"In the back"

 

[mike mcgill]

are you sure ?

didn't touch him (despite the blood flowing down his ,face ,shin,thigh etc )_

 

[refsteve98]

"How's that a foul ref?"

 

[mike mcgill]

are you blind referee

thanks ref thought you had a good game sure it was a penalty ??

 

[DaveMac]

"Handball". Every time it goes near a hand/arm, never mind touches one.

Don't you mean any time the ball touches a part of the body other than the foot someone will call handball in my experience.

 

[Ryan Owens]

thanks ref thought you had a good game sure it was a penalty ??

Too many times.

"How long ref?" is the most common in my games, for the record. Followed closely by "You stopped the time ref?"

 

[ELP]

For me it's "in the back ref" when there's the slightest contact on any part of the body... sometimes when there's no contact at all. That's the one I hear most, anyways.

"Foul throw ref" isn't too far behind it though...

 

[Ian Mitchell]

My whistle!

 

[Ian Mitchell]

Closely followed by my own voice

 

[Aaron Aven]

"Handball!!!" even though it hit the player on the shoulder

 

[HullRef]

Had one this weekend, only U10's, player asks me
"What's the score ref?"
"7-6 to you"
*his team scores*
"What's the score now ref?"
"One more than it was last time you asked"

 

[smair]

Gotta be "How long" for me! Never hear any of this "in the back" stuff?

 

[jertzee]

I ref in South London/Surrey but did a game in Wales over the weekend.

I can say there is no geographical bias...always "How long to go Ref?".

The Welsh get the record though - I was asked after 15 minutes of the first half in a 40 minute each half game, lol.

 

[Mick.]

I'd forgotten about "how long ref". I had it asked three times in quick succession by three different players (both teams). By the third one I just said, "Ask blue number 3, he knows!".

 

[HertsFinest]

Foul throw the main one by a mile. Players seem to think if a throw "looks" unorthodox, its a foul. I've seen players throw in very strange positions... But both feet on floor and hands over head. It really grinds my gears this one....

If one player keeps on at this I like to get in an early dissent chat if they go a little far as hearing this through the whole game turns me into a rage!

In fact, we need to get S8 included. S8: shouting foul throw or in the back or just being an annoying little scrote in general!

Another recently springing up again and again is "he can't say leave it ref!!!!!".... " oh yes he can fella"