follow up on the 62 quid AR

Discussion in 'Referee' started by bothways, Jan 14, 2013.

  1. campbed

    campbed Member

    Oct 13, 2006
    New Hampshire, USA
    Ridiculous.
     
  2. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I imagine there is so much banter between players and refs at that level that the fans never hear. A camera just happened to catch this one.
     
  3. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The video of the "incident" (which I put in quotations because this is absolutely laughable):



    Players can dissent and abuse officials all day with few repercussions, but the moment an official shows, post-game, a positive, human side to a player... it becomes a scandal? Absolutely absurd. Plus, as code1390 says, this sort of thing happens--I hope--all the time. I can't believe this is an issue and it is rather infuriating that an official is actually being sanctioned for this.
     
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  4. NC Soccer United

    NC Soccer United BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Jan 25, 2011
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    They just turned a highly favorable story PR-wise into a PR nightmare. You damn well know Arsenal went crazy with this story and pitched a fit to the FA and PGMOL.
     
  5. uniqueconstraint

    Jul 17, 2009
    Indianapolis,Indiana - home of the Indy Eleven!
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Another story/perspective from the Guardian on this:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/15/linesman-manchester-city-off-duty?intcmp=239

    I get the thought process in getting him the night off, but it's not the same situation as Clatts - don't remember the deal with Sian, was it getting run into on the line (I think?)

    Can't imagine the boiler room that is the British press, but I gotta think there are options other than giving him the night off.
     
  6. Law5

    Law5 Member+

    Mar 24, 2005
    Beaverton OR
    At the pro level, this sort of thing goes on all the time, at least on this side of the pond. It's called "man management."
    The other lesson is that, at that level, referees are expendable. It's a business, an entertainment business, and if the bosses decide that you are 'controversial,' and you aren't a player or coach, you will be dealt with. Doesn't matter, frankly, whether this is normal or fair. It just goes with the territory.
     
  7. uniqueconstraint

    Jul 17, 2009
    Indianapolis,Indiana - home of the Indy Eleven!
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You're right, though it stinks at that level to think of these folks as expendable it's a reality.

    Reminds me of the "Demotivator" I see around our IT department from time to time: "Always remember you are unique, just like the rest of us."
     
  8. JeffG

    JeffG Member

    Mar 9, 2005
    MN, USA
    Ah, Demotivators. A great way to waste precious work time (after Big Soccer, that is!).
    And, for the soccer-inclined:
    [​IMG]
    "If you expect to score points by whining, join a European soccer team."
     
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  9. RefGil

    RefGil Member

    Dec 10, 2010
    Ah, my favorite (since I work in Corporate IT), seems to have disappeared from the site:

    "Leaders are like eagles. We don't have either one of them here."
     
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  10. andymoss

    andymoss BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 4, 2007
    Nashville, TN
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    "If assholes could fly, this place would be an airport"

    <not intended for this board, obv!>
     
  11. uniqueconstraint

    Jul 17, 2009
    Indianapolis,Indiana - home of the Indy Eleven!
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My favorite remains a dig at my own profession:

    "Consulting - if you're not going to be part of the solution, there's a lot of money to be made in prolonging the problem"
     
  12. Dayton Ref

    Dayton Ref Member+

    May 3, 2012
    Houston, TX
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    "Never be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted."
     
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  13. Law5

    Law5 Member+

    Mar 24, 2005
    Beaverton OR
    I thought that the way consultants work is that they sit around the lunchroom, drinking coffee, until one of the employees tells them what the answer is. :D
     
  14. NC Soccer United

    NC Soccer United BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Jan 25, 2011
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    But, but, there is "me" in team.....
     
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  15. uniqueconstraint

    Jul 17, 2009
    Indianapolis,Indiana - home of the Indy Eleven!
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Best part, it's all billable. :)
     
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  16. uniqueconstraint

    Jul 17, 2009
    Indianapolis,Indiana - home of the Indy Eleven!
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Best part, it's all billable. :)
     
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  17. Dayton Ref

    Dayton Ref Member+

    May 3, 2012
    Houston, TX
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    You just need the right font and there is an I in TEAM.
     

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  18. techguy9707

    techguy9707 Member

    Nov 23, 2011
    Antelope, CA

    We called it "Continued Engagement" when the goal was to continue on a project without solving the problem.
     
  19. uniqueconstraint

    Jul 17, 2009
    Indianapolis,Indiana - home of the Indy Eleven!
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's easier than that...

    Teiam

    Done and done. :)
     
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