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It's still just my speculation but I do wonder if the quality of referees would improve if being a football referee weren't the single most miserable job in the world. I thought as a kid (obviously after I began to suspect I wasn't Pele junior) it must be great to get to travel to different grounds, meet players, managers, be involved with the big games. Soon realised that you take dog's abuse from the players, abuse from the managers, and more from the fans. Getting to the the pro level isn't about being the best ref, it's about being the type of person who doesn't think "fuck this" like anyone normal would.
Alright, getting a bit of stick from the fans while they're on the pitch is part and parcel, but no one should have to put up with a group of utter bellends following them and shouting abuse away from the ground.
So its ok to be hurled abuse at while returning home from work after a bad day?
They have to be able to put up with all that shit and then we wonder why they're such arrogant narcissists. If they didn't have that kind of personality type, they would crumble.
More wild ass speculation from me: most refs come across as that kid in school that was a total arsehole, the weird one that almost seemed to enjoy getting picked on, and now relishes having his little shred of power of them. I know a couple of people that have done a bit of reffing and both packed in quick because of the shit they had to take.
There's nothing wrong with thick skin or a bit of arrogance. It's the ones that you see that seem to love it when they're in the middle of controversy.
With Deadman I assume? He deserves far more than being shouted atI think the plod should have a gentle word. Wrong on many levels.
With Deadman I assume? He deserves far more than being shouted at
You mean like Mike Dean.
If refs were more accountable for their shocking performances then I would not mind so much. A punishment for a crap refereeing performance in the Premier League is to demote them and inflict them on the Football League instead.
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