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First impression makes an ever lasting impression. Referees sometimes don't think about this and it causes problems. Twice now I've been observing referees when a team from London has played away in Bedfordshire. The officials were from London, and at least one of them had a London FA tie on before the game and a London FA badge on during the game. That is crazy and just draws comments, on both occasions I overhead comments about how the officials were siding with the away team, including comments in the boardroom. They weren't, but it is the impression that is portrayed.
 
RustyRef said:
First impression makes an ever lasting impression. Referees sometimes don't think about this and it causes problems. Twice now I've been observing referees when a team from London has played away in Bedfordshire. The officials were from London, and at least one of them had a London FA tie on before the game and a London FA badge on during the game. That is crazy and just draws comments, on both occasions I overhead comments about how the officials were siding with the away team, including comments in the boardroom. They weren't, but it is the impression that is portrayed.
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Perversely, if they'd of turned up in jeans and a tee shirt all this tie malarkey wouldn't have soured the game as it did!! :rolleyes:
 
Sheffields Finest said:
Perversely, if they'd of turned up in jeans and a tee shirt all this tie malarkey wouldn't have soured the game as it did!! :rolleyes:
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At least one of them would still have had an LFA badge on when they were on the pitch. But I agree, the requirement to wear a tie to a football game dates back to the dark ages. I've said this before, but when I started at my current company 15 years ago I had to wear a suit, shirt and tie every day, especially if I was going anywhere near the trading floor. Whereas now I wear trainers, jeans and a t-shirt every day, as do the traders. Society has changed, but football and refereeing hasn't changed with it.
 
RustyRef said:
At least one of them would still have had an LFA badge on when they were on the pitch. But I agree, the requirement to wear a tie to a football game dates back to the dark ages. I've said this before, but when I started at my current company 15 years ago I had to wear a suit, shirt and tie every day, especially if I was going anywhere near the trading floor. Whereas now I wear trainers, jeans and a t-shirt every day, as do the traders. Society has changed, but football and refereeing hasn't changed with it.
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Wow... should those Referees have worn all LFA badges presuming that they were all LFA offcials? Or just wear their Black F.A badge?
 
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