Fleetwood Town "academy". Whats the craic? 

Referees have a shit job. Whatever he/she gives will be seen as ok for one team and not for the other. My nephew was a ref in Bolton & Bury JFL and got so much shit, mainly from managers and parents, he gave up. He was damned when he did and damned when he didn’t. 

3 hours ago, MickyD said:

Just looked him up on Linked In. If it’s the same bloke, he’s on the league committee for appointing refs. Quite often, known problem games will get a committee person to referee so all the players know not to kick off.

Well, I think that’s the plan!

He’s the u13 age group secretary for the BBDFL. 
 

may be the ref appointer in the south Lancs too obviously. 
 

Edit: just seen telling you stuff you already know. Didn’t see the other post .

Edited October 4, 20223 yr by fatolive
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On 04/10/2022 at 09:27, Dr Faustus said:

 

Just heard about this at the weekend

Shocking this, hope the lads ends up doing time, hope the ref has a full and speedy recovery. 

Why the fuck did his team mates not stop him! 

Just had a look at Tyler Rasburn  on FB. 
 

Lists his education as Bolton Wandered School

Also, one of his photos…

Edited October 10, 20223 yr by MickyD
Fuck you spellcheck!

4 hours ago, MickyD said:

Just had a look at Tyler Rasburn  on FB. 
 

Lists his education as Bolton Wandered School

Also, one of his photos…

Nice fella… hope he gets a lengthy term. 

The Platt Bridge FC badge is defo meant to look like Stone Island. Classy!

On 04/10/2022 at 09:27, Dr Faustus said:

 

Just heard about this at the weekend

Nihal is interviewing this guy on his show on Radio 5 today

part of a peice in response to all kids games being cancelled on Merseyside this weekend due to many refs being abused

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61425471

Think they had the same guy on talksport earlier.

£8m Per year revenue from fines for abusing refs etc

Thats a big hole to fill.

Come on then, how did you all get on with the silent coaching/spectating today? 
 

What a bag of wank! 
 

For those of you wondering what I’m on about. 
 

https://www.thefa.com/news/2022/oct/21/silent-support-weekend-20221021

Edited November 6, 20223 yr by royal white

Load of shite

saying that our coach offers sod all from the sidelines anyway 

i was watching the lad so missed it- but the amount of complaints i received from parents. referee coaching their players, coaches disregarding rules. the league sec asked for feedback over whatsapp, so i told him (without mentioning the opponents- i look after a few teams). i then received a barrage of abuse from their manager, calling me a disgrace etc. he made a massive assumption, and apologised- but if the cap fits...

12 hours ago, royal white said:

Come on then, how did you all get on with the silent coaching/spectating today? 
 

What a bag of wank! 
 

For those of you wondering what I’m on about. 
 

https://www.thefa.com/news/2022/oct/21/silent-support-weekend-20221021

a good move this imo, kids football is littered with pushy parents who just wheel their kids out every weekend to get a few internet likes and behave like absolute nobs

Parents keep quiet

but not having some direction from the coaches was a bad move 

Some parents obviously thought their input was much too important for it to apply to them.

Tricky one that - it seems like it's just a one-off weekend to promote better behaviour. So not sure it's anything that will be with us to stay. 

On one hand you've got young footballers that want to make it and will need to get used to dealing with the energy from the touchline and crowd. Then on the other hand you've got a huge number of kids and parents that just want a nice morning out to socialise and play a competitive game - Those that abuse referees and shout at kids in that environment are pricks and need to keep away. 

You see parents of U-8s shouting instructions to their kids, shouting at the ref, etc.  It's bizarre behaviour.

Just let your kids play and enjoy then game.  Any tactical stuff they want to say to their kids should be given after the game.  During the game leave it up to the poor fucker who is trying to coach them in his spare time and for no money.  

from a coaches perspective its ideal- but we should be heard.

keep parents quiet- had some trying to change penalty takers etc: and without wanting to sound xenophobic, i find eastern european parents the worst. i have had kids in tears from a bollocking off their dad (one played in a champions league qualifier in Ukraine), but its their native tongue so i dont know what they are saying.

 

referees should be encouraged to be more vocal- explain their decision as they make it, but be bang on with rulings*

 

coaches should only offer positive reinforcement- ask questions rather than telling players what to do; get the kids to think rather than be ordered. they will not learn if they just follow instructions

 

i'm talking primarily at a younger age, this evolves as they mature, but the ethos remains the same. when my team loses (very rare lol), i hurt, they should hurt- for a moment. they mistakes, we make mistakes and thats perfect, as it gives us chance to learn and evolve. once they leave that pitch, any problems they had should be left behind- enjoy the weekend and we go again at training.

fundamentally, football should be fun not mental

Bury league has some absolute feral parents & some coaches ain’t much better

we had a ref 17 years old and some low life parent from a chadderton side offered him out in the car park

17years old WTF!! 

12 minutes ago, DazBob said:

You see parents of U-8s shouting instructions to their kids, shouting at the ref, etc.  It's bizarre behaviour.

Just let your kids play and enjoy then game.  Any tactical stuff they want to say to their kids should be given after the game.  During the game leave it up to the poor fucker who is trying to coach them in his spare time and for no money.  

bang on- i could charge £20 an hour for my expertise, maybe i will, but at least 10 hours a week gratis, and normally at cost to myself... yet when i ask parents to step up to do their badges they surprisingly quiet

Coaches should be allowed to coach. If the best players in the world still need coaching then kids do. 
 

Parents should keep quiet in regards to giving direction to their kids but should be allowed to cheer, praise encourage etc when they want. 
 

If clubs have problems with certain parents then surely it’s up to the club to sort out with them? 
 

finally some leagues are now starting to give points out for respect. Your kids team could win 10-0 but lose respect points because someone has said something, problem is the referees don’t let the clubs know what they have deducted for 🤷🏻‍♂️

2 hours ago, Dr Faustus said:

bang on- i could charge £20 an hour for my expertise, maybe i will, but at least 10 hours a week gratis, and normally at cost to myself... yet when i ask parents to step up to do their badges they surprisingly quiet

Same everywhere, very few interested, most can’t be arsed putting nets up, running line etc. 

Classic

Xmas Turkey fanny

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

Classic

They changed the team name from badgers to beavers