As many of you know I mainly referee youth football and this season I've come across a club I've had several issues with, over a couple of their teams. The under 11, 12 and 13s.
First game of the season I had two misconduct reports firstly about a comment their manager made about making a revenge foul after his boy was fouled. At the end of the game I also had an incident where a slightly threatening remark was made to me about a parent of a lad who I book.
Later in the season I've had their u13 team who are managed by a fairly unlikeable couple of guys. Half time came and they sat around in their changing room for ten minutes after I'd been calling them out for the second half for a fairly long period of time. They then came out and were fairly arrogant and making comments about how referees acting like that is reason why the English game is in the state it is. Truthfully I'm not 100% sure what they were even trying to imply. I refereed a couple of games that day and ended up being under paid, which although a problem we eventually sorted, but a pain none the less.
Had the u13's again today and exactly the same half time. Sitting around on the pitch conducting their team talk. Again I blew after 5 minutes to start and they sat around again, wasting more time. During the game they had a couple of shouts for handball I turned down. One ended up being a goal which their CAR manically flagged for, but I personally thought it was chest rather than hand, so let the goal stand, so I wasnt very popular with them. End of the game one of their managers who was a level 6 ref of course told me half time has to be 15 minutes, although interestingly that changed to 10 minutes during the course of our conversation. But I was fairly sure it was 5 minutes and when I got back to my bag and checked the handbook on my phone I was right, so pleased with that but annoyed by his attitude. Then as I was collecting my bag I had a parent come and moan about the hand ball decisions and asking why if their CAR was flagging I wouldnt give it. I explained he was there to assist with ball in and out of play and offsides only. She carried on moaning at me more and has earnt her team a misconduct report.
But I was really wondering what action would you guys suggest taking? I'm going to feedback all of these incidents to the referee secretary for the league as I think he should know and also he knows there has been issues I had with them at the start of the season. I just thought first time it was one of those days, but it just seems that time and time again the problems I'm having are with this club. I dont want to sound like a cry baby saying I dont want to referee them etc, but in the handful of games I've done for them its ended up being quite a few misconduct reports. I'm also wondering how much impact would communicating this to the referee secretary make, or will I just look like some moany old ref! Any advice welcomed!
First game of the season I had two misconduct reports firstly about a comment their manager made about making a revenge foul after his boy was fouled. At the end of the game I also had an incident where a slightly threatening remark was made to me about a parent of a lad who I book.
Later in the season I've had their u13 team who are managed by a fairly unlikeable couple of guys. Half time came and they sat around in their changing room for ten minutes after I'd been calling them out for the second half for a fairly long period of time. They then came out and were fairly arrogant and making comments about how referees acting like that is reason why the English game is in the state it is. Truthfully I'm not 100% sure what they were even trying to imply. I refereed a couple of games that day and ended up being under paid, which although a problem we eventually sorted, but a pain none the less.
Had the u13's again today and exactly the same half time. Sitting around on the pitch conducting their team talk. Again I blew after 5 minutes to start and they sat around again, wasting more time. During the game they had a couple of shouts for handball I turned down. One ended up being a goal which their CAR manically flagged for, but I personally thought it was chest rather than hand, so let the goal stand, so I wasnt very popular with them. End of the game one of their managers who was a level 6 ref of course told me half time has to be 15 minutes, although interestingly that changed to 10 minutes during the course of our conversation. But I was fairly sure it was 5 minutes and when I got back to my bag and checked the handbook on my phone I was right, so pleased with that but annoyed by his attitude. Then as I was collecting my bag I had a parent come and moan about the hand ball decisions and asking why if their CAR was flagging I wouldnt give it. I explained he was there to assist with ball in and out of play and offsides only. She carried on moaning at me more and has earnt her team a misconduct report.
But I was really wondering what action would you guys suggest taking? I'm going to feedback all of these incidents to the referee secretary for the league as I think he should know and also he knows there has been issues I had with them at the start of the season. I just thought first time it was one of those days, but it just seems that time and time again the problems I'm having are with this club. I dont want to sound like a cry baby saying I dont want to referee them etc, but in the handful of games I've done for them its ended up being quite a few misconduct reports. I'm also wondering how much impact would communicating this to the referee secretary make, or will I just look like some moany old ref! Any advice welcomed!
