BOF Posted October 4, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 4, 2012 Oh I have more. 6 aside ref on a monday night is even worse. Last week we were playing (we're shit) and the other team were making subs from all over the pitch. As in, I'd be marking one of their defenders. he'd run off at that end to be subbed, and a striker would come on the other end of the pitch as his replacement. Conversation at half time went something like this Me: Ref, is there any rule for where the other team have to make subs from? Ref: Does it matter? Me: well it doesn't seem very fair if I'm marking someone up there, and he gets subbed for someone down there. Ref: it's roll on roll off Me: that doesn't really answer my- Ref: Look, stop arguing with me or I'll book you Me: ok. I wasn't arguing I'm just asking. Forget it *I try to walk off* Ref: don't just walk away Me: *turning back* ok. Ref: if you carry on arguing I'll book you. Me: I'm not arguing. *I try to walk away again* Ref: come back! If you keep talking back to me then I'll book you. Me: :| Another player: Ben, just leave it Me: I'm TRYING to leave it but he won't let me walk away! Ginger bastardHow long would you be suspended for in that scenario if you punched him in the face and then kicked him in the balls after he fell over? Just curious. They're exactly the types I imagine ref in the lower leagues. Basically bullies that hold all the cards ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 4, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2012 I'd be banned from any Birmingham FA league for life and face criminal charges (a similar incident has happened before, although not in my league) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 4, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 4, 2012 Yeah I wasn't being entirely serious It's just the kind of thing you fantasise about doing in your head in a situation like that. "Don't walk away", "Don't talk to me". What am I, a **** puppet on a string to dance for your amusement you jumped up **** janitor? In fairness option C in that scenario IS a box in the snot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 4, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2012 I did intend to include a smiley in my post to show I knew you weren't serious But yeah, someone has done it before, although this was in our sunday 11 aside league in Coventry (still falls under the Birmingham FA) so it was a fair bit rougher than your average monday night 6 aside league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Resenting those who are good enough to enjoy the sport because you're a fat old man who can't get into a team.But you see, this is what confuses me; surely they should have then become goalkeepers like I did. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarjei Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Oh I have more. 6 aside ref on a monday night is even worse. Last week we were playing (we're shit) and the other team were making subs from all over the pitch. As in, I'd be marking one of their defenders. he'd run off at that end to be subbed, and a striker would come on the other end of the pitch as his replacement. Conversation at half time went something like this Me: Ref, is there any rule for where the other team have to make subs from? Ref: Does it matter? Me: well it doesn't seem very fair if I'm marking someone up there, and he gets subbed for someone down there. Ref: it's roll on roll off Me: that doesn't really answer my- Ref: Look, stop arguing with me or I'll book you Me: ok. I wasn't arguing I'm just asking. Forget it *I try to walk off* Ref: don't just walk away Me: *turning back* ok. Ref: if you carry on arguing I'll book you. Me: I'm not arguing. *I try to walk away again* Ref: come back! If you keep talking back to me then I'll book you. Me: :| Another player: Ben, just leave it Me: I'm TRYING to leave it but he won't let me walk away! Sounds familiar! Did he look like this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 4, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2012 I don't know who that is But no. He looked more like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarjei Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 He's the mystery man in Lost Highway. His appearance marks the change where nothing makes sense any longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Resenting those who are good enough to enjoy the sport because you're a fat old man who can't get into a team.But you see, this is what confuses me; surely they should have then become goalkeepers like I did. 8) Some of the refs we used to have in the Tewkesbury & Cheltenham league wouldnt even be able to do a job in goal. I remember this one fellow who had a prosthetic leg and spent the entire game pacing the circumference of the centre circle. Good effort for making a go of it, but needless to say, he was a poor ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Oh I have more. 6 aside ref on a monday night is even worse. Last week we were playing (we're shit) and the other team were making subs from all over the pitch. As in, I'd be marking one of their defenders. he'd run off at that end to be subbed, and a striker would come on the other end of the pitch as his replacement. Conversation at half time went something like this Me: Ref, is there any rule for where the other team have to make subs from? Ref: Does it matter? Me: well it doesn't seem very fair if I'm marking someone up there, and he gets subbed for someone down there. Ref: it's roll on roll off Me: that doesn't really answer my- Ref: Look, stop arguing with me or I'll book you Me: ok. I wasn't arguing I'm just asking. Forget it *I try to walk off* Ref: don't just walk away Me: *turning back* ok. Ref: if you carry on arguing I'll book you. Me: I'm not arguing. *I try to walk away again* Ref: come back! If you keep talking back to me then I'll book you. Me: :| Another player: Ben, just leave it Me: I'm TRYING to leave it but he won't let me walk away! Ginger bastard An almost identical scenario occurred at 11 aside for one of my teammates Tuesday with the ref essentially just provoking one of my teammates when he tried to walk away, albeit not an argument over subs. My teammate was subsequently given a red card for pretty much nothing and after another player got injured we went down to 9 men. Prior to that, the score was 0-0, so the ref absolutely ballsed that game up. rocket polisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Being crap at sports. I'm fairly fit and all right at most sports, and if I play them a lot I tend to improve to a level known amongst friends as "decent". Can't get squash at all. Played a lad who isn't fit but has played squash for years for the last few weeks and he beat me six games in a row, in two games I scored 0. He was pitying me the last time we played offering to replay points, no bugger off, I'll take the 0 thank you. Playing again next week and I'm determined to beat him in a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Squash is just one of those things where you need the strokes etched into your muscle memory. No thinking, just doing. It's all about practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 4, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2012 Being crap at sports. I'm fairly fit and all right at most sports, and if I play them a lot I tend to improve to a level known amongst friends as "decent". Can't get squash at all. Played a lad who isn't fit but has played squash for years for the last few weeks and he beat me six games in a row, in two games I scored 0. He was pitying me the last time we played offering to replay points, no bugger off, I'll take the 0 thank you. Playing again next week and I'm determined to beat him in a match. I was the same with Hockey. I've always been able to pick up sports really quickly. Not saying I'm really good at them, definitely not. But I've always been able to pick it up enough to have a decent game at anything pretty quickly. Jack of all trades if you like. But with Hockey, I was never able to get it. I only played it twice, at school, but both times I was embarrassingly awful at it. I just couldn't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 4, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2012 When it comes to sports, I've always been a consistent all-rounder, shit at everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 When it comes to sports, I've always been a consistent all-rounder, shit at everything. Lol, same. You do seem to be pretty good at running though, Mike, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 4, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2012 When it comes to sports, I've always been a consistent all-rounder, shit at everything. Lol, same. You do seem to be pretty good at running though, Mike, no?Middle of the pack - probably better than the average man in the street (certainly of my age). But it requires no real skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 When it comes to sports, I've always been a consistent all-rounder, shit at everything. Lol, same. You do seem to be pretty good at running though, Mike, no?Middle of the pack - probably better than the average man in the street (certainly of my age). But it requires no real skill. Speaking as someone who couldnt run a bath, I disagree. Think you're doing yourself a disservice there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 When it comes to sports, I've always been a consistent all-rounder, shit at everything. Lol, same. You do seem to be pretty good at running though, Mike, no?Middle of the pack - probably better than the average man in the street (certainly of my age). But it requires no real skill. Speaking as someone who couldnt run a bath, I disagree. Think you're doing yourself a disservice there. Well, it requires both determination and natural stamina - the latter of which is influenced by genetics (for example, I don't run often as it usually makes me feel even more chronically fatigued, and often makes me ill as well). Certainly isn't a sport that looks like it involves much finesse, but not everyone can do it, even if they try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 4, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2012 Skill might be the wrong word, but running is certainly a talent, and you need certain attributes to be good at it. I've always felt like running, long distance at least, is as much a sport of the mind as it is a physical sport. Certainly for me personally anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 ^ This. If you find it easy, like with anything, this it just means you're good at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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