Why are so many referees bald?

Discussion in 'Referee' started by Sport Billy, Jun 27, 2021.

  1. Sport Billy

    Sport Billy Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 25, 2006
    Seems like there are a lot of bald referees?

    Why?
    Does it show power?
    Is it following their idols? Collins, Webb
    Stress?
    Sun exposure?

    thoughts?
     
  2. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Being a male in their early 40s?
     
  3. Rufusabc

    Rufusabc Member+

    May 27, 2004
    To take it further, it’s not the baldness but the shaved heads. Which is a trend in all walks of life. I think the comb-over’s time has passed. Thankfully.
     
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  4. Bubba Atlanta

    Bubba Atlanta Member+

    Mar 2, 2012
    Yep, Atlanta
    Club:
    Atlanta United FC
    But ... Pitana. Epic.
     
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  5. Rufusabc

    Rufusabc Member+

    May 27, 2004
    very true!
     
  6. El Rayo Californiano

    Feb 3, 2014
    Because they pull their hair out fretting over whether or not they made the right call.
     
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  7. USSF REF

    USSF REF Guest

    Because there was a guy named Pierluigi Collins.
     
  8. Sport Billy

    Sport Billy Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 25, 2006
    iPhone auto correct, but good for you
     
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  9. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Phil Collins love child?
     
  10. Kit

    Kit Member+

    Aug 30, 1999
    Herkimer, NY, USA
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, Genesis with Phil Collins as lead singer did have a song called "Match of the Day," which was about soccer.

    As you can see from my avatar, this 50 year old referee is not bald or clean shaven!
     
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  11. chwmy

    chwmy Member+

    Feb 27, 2010
    I once worked with an Israeli guy- ex military, very sharp and could handle pretty much any stressful situation with aplomb. But when the dust would settle and we had a quiet moment he would take his glasses off and rub his forehead and the top of his head. I don’t know if he did it because he was bald or he was bald because of the rubbing.
     
  12. USSF REF

    USSF REF Guest

    #12 USSF REF, Jun 27, 2021
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    I'm glad you figured out what I meant! Lol I think I'll leave this because it's funnier.
     
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  14. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Not the Eastern Europeans. They hold to the 'Putin' hair style.
     
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  15. LampLighter

    LampLighter Red Card

    Bugeaters FC
    Apr 13, 2019
    Should've passed when Bruce Willis and Patrick Stewart embraced the bald. Bald is sexy my dudes, now excuse me (takes another finasteride pill).
     
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  16. Pierre Head

    Pierre Head Member+

    Dec 24, 2005
    Sorry to hear about the enlarged prostate. Best wishes and Good luck!

    PH
     
  17. gildarkevin

    gildarkevin Member

    Aug 26, 2002
    Washington, DC
    Aerodynamics. Easier to keep up with play when your hair isn't holding you back.
     
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  18. Pittsburgh Ref

    Pittsburgh Ref Member+

    Oct 7, 2014
    da 'Burgh
    For many of us the more critical aerodynamics would be abdominal!
     
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  19. simulation

    simulation New Member

    Mar 9, 2012
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Easier to get a full spread of sunscreen.
     
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  20. Gary V

    Gary V Member+

    Feb 4, 2003
    SE Mich.
    We aren't allowed hats, so the wind blows through our hair and weakens the roots.
     
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  21. LampLighter

    LampLighter Red Card

    Bugeaters FC
    Apr 13, 2019
    We're allowed hats, there was a lawsuit about skin cancer saying they can't force us not to wear hats. I wear a hat sometimes especially at a tournament. When people have a problem with it, I throw some Uranium-235 at them!
     
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  22. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    Bunch of wusses...we don't need no stinking hats! :rolleyes:

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  23. AremRed

    AremRed Member+

    Sep 23, 2013
    Link to lawsuit?
     
  24. LampLighter

    LampLighter Red Card

    Bugeaters FC
    Apr 13, 2019
    Can't find the link anymore for some reason.
     

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