One of my colleagues brought this to my attention, something that one of her buddies wrote. Below is the text in full; the impetus was correspondence between the two parties (link below) -- Youth, Adult, Rec and Comp From the U-little to the USL PDL, TTL, ECNL, any L You make it all happen Fall, Winter, Spring You make it all swing Availabilities, you keep asking Many still not complying O what a headache they give But you still continue to forgive Turn-backs, Rejections, Requests, Unconfirmed But you still remain undeterred Spreadsheets, Rankings, Fields, Teams O what else must I gather Should I get another staffer. From 53rd Ave Park to Kelso South Medford to Battle Ground You get the referees all slotted And the sked all sound But wait, you forgot to accommodate That referee with preference For grass field, or crew-mate Ahh, now that’s also done You made it all happen. Dear Assignor, I hope you are doing well I know that’s lots to make happen And you go through ‘ell So I give thanks for providing the opportunity To get me a workout Sometimes here, sometimes there A chance to pay some bills And to show leadership skills. Now and then I wonder And make one thing very clear We are in this together So how’d I become a pain in your ass ignor-ant I was very much Thanks to you I save fee for half hour on the couch. You don’t need me I am not an internet sensation as you The demand for your services may be high But I feel sorry for you And to all others, let them remain unaware Be they in church, here or there Your response is a clear indication of both Your incredible insight in the human psyche And a feat of observational comedy Abrasive! – forsooth. It baffles me all those words about Professionalism You clearly know no such thing Time and again I wonder When there are no referees How does one go about assigning. Youth, Adult, Rec and Comp From the U-little to the USL You make it all happen You make it all swing I am just a referee Not put off by such a thing.-- *In response to a recent correspondence from one assignor
what is this? Referees are becoming poets now - this is new. I looked into the linked document. The complete correspondence was less than one hour. It took me more time to understand the posting. Something is rotten somewhere, and it ain't Denmark this time.