http://referees.worldcupblog.org/news/the-sun-will-shine-again.html World Cup 2006 - Germany Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:44:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://referees.worldcupblog.org/news/the-sun-will-shine-again.html/comment-page-1#comment-76 Dave Wed, 17 May 2006 17:16:05 +0000 http://referees.worldcupblog.org/news/the-sun-will-shine-again.html#comment-76 Great story. I have never refereed a match, and would not, because I just do not have the temperament. Hats off to those that take the daily abuse and still hold it all together on the pitch. It will be interesting to see how well they manage to enforce the rules this world cup. It is agonizing to try and explain to kids and newcomers to the game, why professionals have the same set of rules as the rest of us, only they are "sort of" enforced. What kind of mixed message is that for kids? Try and tell a child why the guy on TV can twist when throwing the ball in (after running up the sidelines for 20 metres!) and not get called. Why pulling shirts is sometimes booked and sometimes not even when it is right in front of the ref.? Why is soccer so slow to utilize today's state of the art, and fast, replay technology? All the ref has to do nowadays is to glance up at the big screen with everyone else! I sincerely hope they put a stop to the nonsense, and I believe will try their best. Great story. I have never refereed a match, and would not, because I just do not have the temperament. Hats off to those that take the daily abuse and still hold it all together on the pitch. It will be interesting to see how well they manage to enforce the rules this world cup. It is agonizing to try and explain to kids and newcomers to the game, why professionals have the same set of rules as the rest of us, only they are “sort of” enforced. What kind of mixed message is that for kids? Try and tell a child why the guy on TV can twist when throwing the ball in (after running up the sidelines for 20 metres!) and not get called. Why pulling shirts is sometimes booked and sometimes not even when it is right in front of the ref.? Why is soccer so slow to utilize today’s state of the art, and fast, replay technology? All the ref has to do nowadays is to glance up at the big screen with everyone else! I sincerely hope they put a stop to the nonsense, and I believe will try their best.

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