This weekend's game

[Richthekeeper]

I finally managed to take charge of a game on Saturday for the first time in 2 months. a cup game with the team in 3rd playing a team near the bottom with only one win all season. i had reffed both of the teams previously.

although the game was close and even for an hour, the higher ranked team eventually ran out 5-0 winners. didn't have to get the cards out once, barely a mistimed challenge or crossed word in the game.

after the game a player from the losing team actually told me that i was the best ref in the league. that was a really nice thing to hear, and made me really proud of my performances so far.

 

[Colt]

Love it when players say that. or when you here "yay we've got the good ref again". Always brings a smile )

 

[Southend-ref]

It's amazing that, even though a very small gesture, a compliment about your performance is very meaningful - probably because they are so rare! I always ensure that when I play (unless they've been particularly bad or they card me!) I praise the referee after the match when I play.

 

[Aled]

I had a junior game once where afterwards the players were all buying ice-cream from a van and one of the players turns round "Ref! Ref! Since you had a good game do you want an ice-cream? I'll pay!" Never heard of that happening before! I did decline cause I then went to McDonalds for food instead!

 

[Southend-ref]

I had a junior game once where afterwards the players were all buying ice-cream from a van and one of the players turns round "Ref! Ref! Since you had a good game do you want an ice-cream? I'll pay!" Never heard of that happening before! I did decline cause I then went to McDonalds for food instead!

Declined a free ice cream????? You shock me! I would never do that!

 

[Aled]

Parents were a bit pushy, even got accused of being a perv, had to be careful on what I did so had to say no sadly.

 

[HullRef]

Love it when players say that. or when you here "yay we've got the good ref again". Always brings a smile )

For some reason they don't say that when I turn up

 

[Justylove]

Parents were a bit pushy, even got accused of being a perv, had to be careful on what I did so had to say no sadly.

That's a cheap shot, normally made by someone who hasn't got the intelligence to think up anything more witty. If it was a parent of a member of one of the teams, I'd be reporting it to the relevant authorities.

 

[Matthew]

Love it when players say that. or when you here "yay we've got the good ref again". Always brings a smile )

It's always fantastic to hear something like that, makes a change from the "worst ref we've ever had" jibes that come on a weekly basis.

The best comment I've ever had came from a youth player. I ref the team pretty regularly and they seem to like me, usually get the "yay, it's Matthew" when I arrive. Anyway, I was talking to one of the players and he said "last week's ref was rubbish", so I replied "oh, and why was that?", to which he said "because he wasn't you"

 

[Aled]

That's a cheap shot, normally made by someone who hasn't got the intelligence to think up anything more witty. If it was a parent of a member of one of the teams, I'd be reporting it to the relevant authorities.

It was a pre-season friendly game so don't even know why the person was annoyed that the team lost. I just ignored it, wasn't worth the fuss.

 

[haywain]

if my job meant that i spent lots of time in close proximity to kids and someone i didn't know called me a 'perv' in public and in situ, i'd be doing everything i could to get a name and make a report to the county f.a. at the very least.

Perhaps the fact that I'm 55 and you're 17 makes a difference. Perhaps not.