I had a match appointed last weekend that got called off due to a waterlogged pitch and so I got appointed to the same rescheduled fixture tomorrow.
I hadn’t heard from the manager so this morning I sent him a message asking if the game was going ahead as I hadn’t had any contact. He replied saying he hadn’t received any notifications that I had been appointed and that he had arranged his own referee. I sent him the email that I had received and said that I was still the appointed official and I told him I would contact the league and let them know. I contacted the the league secretary and he replied saying it was my game and to tell the manager it was my game. This didn’t really sit right with me. It might have been a genuine mistake and I didn’t want to force myself on them as I didn’t really want to turn up to a game with any atmosphere before KO so I said it was fine. I am happy to let them go ahead with their own ref. Personally I think they might have wanted to avoid having to pay for a ref. It’s U13 D League and I think they rarely get one appointed.
So the obvious question is, what would you do? Would you insist on the game?
I hadn’t heard from the manager so this morning I sent him a message asking if the game was going ahead as I hadn’t had any contact. He replied saying he hadn’t received any notifications that I had been appointed and that he had arranged his own referee. I sent him the email that I had received and said that I was still the appointed official and I told him I would contact the league and let them know. I contacted the the league secretary and he replied saying it was my game and to tell the manager it was my game. This didn’t really sit right with me. It might have been a genuine mistake and I didn’t want to force myself on them as I didn’t really want to turn up to a game with any atmosphere before KO so I said it was fine. I am happy to let them go ahead with their own ref. Personally I think they might have wanted to avoid having to pay for a ref. It’s U13 D League and I think they rarely get one appointed.
So the obvious question is, what would you do? Would you insist on the game?