RegalRef
Politically Incorrect
Just thought I'd gauge a little bit of opinion on here - feeling a little hard done by and wondering if I'm over reacting or have case to feel aggrieved.
Either way I won't be doing anything about it for the obvious reason I don't want to burn my bridges, but I am a man of principal so here goes...
Submitted my closed dates for August and September to all 5 of the refs secs in the various leagues I deal with on the same email mid July.
Games started coming thick and fast beginning of this month. Next week I had a supply League game Tuesday and Thursday, a Sunday League midweek game Wednesday.
I vowed after last season not to do so many games but having closed the first two weeks of the season completely due to holiday I accepted them without question.
Anyway, the Thursday game was cancelled due to one team dropping out of the league before the season began. I was pretty glad to be fair, not just because it saved 3 in 3 days but also because it was a hell of a trek after work and I didn't want to be leaving work early after just having two weeks off.
A week or so later I get an email to say the Tuesday game had re-scheduled to Wednesday. I email the refs sec of that league to tell him I can't do the rearranged game due to having a game on the Wednesday only to get a sarcastic reply stating he would change it 'this time but he doesn't recall an email to close the Wedesday??????'
Now maybe I'm over-reacting but am I really expected to email 4 other refs secs every time I get an appointment from the fifth? I'd be sending about 5 emails a day, and they'd be just as confused as me?!
I understand it must be a difficult job, and I don't envy their task. But really?
I could understand if I was level 4 or above but is this not a bit much?
Either way I won't be doing anything about it for the obvious reason I don't want to burn my bridges, but I am a man of principal so here goes...
Submitted my closed dates for August and September to all 5 of the refs secs in the various leagues I deal with on the same email mid July.
Games started coming thick and fast beginning of this month. Next week I had a supply League game Tuesday and Thursday, a Sunday League midweek game Wednesday.
I vowed after last season not to do so many games but having closed the first two weeks of the season completely due to holiday I accepted them without question.
Anyway, the Thursday game was cancelled due to one team dropping out of the league before the season began. I was pretty glad to be fair, not just because it saved 3 in 3 days but also because it was a hell of a trek after work and I didn't want to be leaving work early after just having two weeks off.
A week or so later I get an email to say the Tuesday game had re-scheduled to Wednesday. I email the refs sec of that league to tell him I can't do the rearranged game due to having a game on the Wednesday only to get a sarcastic reply stating he would change it 'this time but he doesn't recall an email to close the Wedesday??????'
Now maybe I'm over-reacting but am I really expected to email 4 other refs secs every time I get an appointment from the fifth? I'd be sending about 5 emails a day, and they'd be just as confused as me?!
I understand it must be a difficult job, and I don't envy their task. But really?
I could understand if I was level 4 or above but is this not a bit much?