The LUFC Breakfast Debate (Wed 10th Oct)

He'll go back to his old club in January to take some of his old cheats

 

Terry fancied a job with Lampard at Derby but Lamps wanted to keep his new wife and not have to watch Terry’s arse bouncing on Bleakley, so he told him no

 

Villa are eight places but only three points behind brentford according to the bbc.so now we have another contender for top two in my opinion.

 

Money talks as well Doc

 

Do I remember that Bates said something about seeing Leeds come unstuck, my words can't remember his exact words.

 

Personally think there may be some truth in that Doc, little man syndrome, give them a whistle and they need to prove themselves. Can’t think of much worse than being a ref tbh, it’s like admitting you were never good enough for the school team even, w4nkers

 

Keeper in the army maybe?

 

Didn’t want to say it but I am hearing you

 

Yeh the thing with refs is its self fulfilling. In principle they shouldn’t get abuse and be universally despised. It should be just another job. But it isn’t. So to become a ref, you do it knowing you are going to be abused and despised. Therefore what type of person does it attract? People who are happy to be abused and despised and sad little control freaks with clipboards. Such people are hard to like, so they get abused and are universally despised... and the cycle continues.

 

Reminds me of someone, going to give that a ponder

 

So you're saying the sort of people who apply rules blindly and damn the consequences, the jobs worth sort of guy !!

 

Just like coppers
bullied at school ****s

 

Whilst I think that the referee in our last game was at best incompetent, and at worst corrupt (actually the latter), butI 'm sorry I disagree with everything else in your post. No referee, no game. Simple as.

 

A necessary evil ?

 

Well I can’t argue with the no ref no game point.

Mine was a largely flippant post though there is in my opinion much truth in it in terms of many of the characters attracted to refereeing. Because it didn’t suit my ranting narrative I didn’t mention the other types of character attracted...People who love the game, recognise its a job that need’s doing and are willing to put with the Flak because they think it’s an acceptable price. Countless dad’s, grass roots coaches and others fall into this category and therefore a large number of professional referees who often start off from those beginnings.

You need skin the thickness of an aging rhino OR be a clipboard wielding control freak!

 

Morning all. The complete outfit for a jobsworth is a clipboard, a peaked cap, and a moustache.

 

Yep that’s the kit.

The career aspirations are to attain committee membership at the local golf club... enabling the joy of drafting memos about the correct procedure for replacing divots and writing letters to members warning of severe retribution for incorrect attire in the club house

 

I seem to get your drift and an image is forming clearly in my mind.

 

I only say that as I reffed a few games (no I'm not qualified) for my son's team when they started playing at U9 level and a bit as he got older and though it was mostly OK in the chelmsford league you wouldn't believe the abuse some parents give you, you'd think it was champions league. One only stopped because I went up to him, explained I was helping out so his son could enjoy a game of football and said I was more than happy for him to take over, if he didn't want to ref it then could he kindly shut the **** up. Horrible job that I never ever want to do again.