Ciley Myrus
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My Sundays are usually a kids game am and a adult game pm, so, this morning was assigned to 10am an hour drive from home, with the travelling team originating from nearby me.
Aiming to be there 930 as its 4g and thats when changing rooms open anyway, plus never stayed at home last night following yesterdays match, car is packed of kit, personal over night bag etc too, so, nice 730am alarm, coffee, snack, shower, scrape car, and 815am am off
Just passed my last motorway cut off before the one I need to take, apx 9am, call from home team, away team have just been in touch to say only 8 players turned up at meeting time so they are not coming
Another 10 mins before I can get off motorway, and 945am I return home, actual 90 mins round trip for nothing
And yes, we know away team technically had enough players to play
More to the point, it was top v bottom and I can take an educated guess they went, nah, not for us today.
Insult to injury, I was kindly able to switch my afternoon game to fit in with my journey home and drove past my 2pm parks on my way home!!
Just a wee reminder to anybody who thinks (more outside of refereeing) that all we do is turn up, take the cash and go home....one inconsiderate teams actions can affect your whole days plans.
Aiming to be there 930 as its 4g and thats when changing rooms open anyway, plus never stayed at home last night following yesterdays match, car is packed of kit, personal over night bag etc too, so, nice 730am alarm, coffee, snack, shower, scrape car, and 815am am off
Just passed my last motorway cut off before the one I need to take, apx 9am, call from home team, away team have just been in touch to say only 8 players turned up at meeting time so they are not coming
Another 10 mins before I can get off motorway, and 945am I return home, actual 90 mins round trip for nothing
And yes, we know away team technically had enough players to play
More to the point, it was top v bottom and I can take an educated guess they went, nah, not for us today.
Insult to injury, I was kindly able to switch my afternoon game to fit in with my journey home and drove past my 2pm parks on my way home!!
Just a wee reminder to anybody who thinks (more outside of refereeing) that all we do is turn up, take the cash and go home....one inconsiderate teams actions can affect your whole days plans.