I had 2 instances in my game on Saturday where I had a proper laugh with players/dugouts/supporters.
The first was when I gave a free kick for a high foot; the foot was chest high, but the other player put his head down to head it. Both players (adult men) were approx. 5'7. A teammate of the high foot shouted "Ref! He put his head down!" and I shouted back "Look at how high the foot was compared to his head. And also they're both....." That's when I realised the guy who'd shouted was even shorter! He then said to me, a bit quieter, "Yeah, but you should see the size of my c**k." LOL
The second was at a goal kick where the keeper was perplexed that I hadn't given his defender a free kick 5 seconds earlier. In anticipation, I'd already run backwards at least 30 yards towards the dugouts at halfway. He started shouting "Referee! What about the shove ......?!" etc etc and I cupped my ears, whilst running backwards away from him and shouted "I can't hear you Keep! You'll have to shout louder!" That got a smile from everybody except the keeper, who according to my assistant awaiting the goal kick, said under his breath "I bet you'd hear me if I f***ing called you a f***ing c***" to which both he and my assistant laughed!
That's what football is all about - an excellent game with plenty of banter and plenty of handshakes at the end.
The first was when I gave a free kick for a high foot; the foot was chest high, but the other player put his head down to head it. Both players (adult men) were approx. 5'7. A teammate of the high foot shouted "Ref! He put his head down!" and I shouted back "Look at how high the foot was compared to his head. And also they're both....." That's when I realised the guy who'd shouted was even shorter! He then said to me, a bit quieter, "Yeah, but you should see the size of my c**k." LOL
The second was at a goal kick where the keeper was perplexed that I hadn't given his defender a free kick 5 seconds earlier. In anticipation, I'd already run backwards at least 30 yards towards the dugouts at halfway. He started shouting "Referee! What about the shove ......?!" etc etc and I cupped my ears, whilst running backwards away from him and shouted "I can't hear you Keep! You'll have to shout louder!" That got a smile from everybody except the keeper, who according to my assistant awaiting the goal kick, said under his breath "I bet you'd hear me if I f***ing called you a f***ing c***" to which both he and my assistant laughed!
That's what football is all about - an excellent game with plenty of banter and plenty of handshakes at the end.