SM
The avuncular one
had a very strange request yesterday. High level cup game (high level for me anyway ) on a very wet pitch.
The manager of the home team comes over and asks if I can put my NARs on the opposite flanks to usual (on right backs) to save the sidelines of the pitch which was a little cut up the week before.
No. Sorry.
He stormed off thinking me awkward.
Another gentleman came over and politely asked for clarification. Explained it is where I look for my assistants and it is ingrained in me to try and stay left of the ball keeping play between me and the lead assistant. Switching the NARs would mean I would be all backwards and having to think about something which is otherwise natural.
They accepted that. Begrudgingly.
Anyone come across this before?
Pitch was kind of destroyed by the end of the game in a proper thriller of a cup tie. Some other things happened during the match which i am still cogitating on, will post about them for opinion/advice when they are settled in my head.
The manager of the home team comes over and asks if I can put my NARs on the opposite flanks to usual (on right backs) to save the sidelines of the pitch which was a little cut up the week before.
No. Sorry.
He stormed off thinking me awkward.
Another gentleman came over and politely asked for clarification. Explained it is where I look for my assistants and it is ingrained in me to try and stay left of the ball keeping play between me and the lead assistant. Switching the NARs would mean I would be all backwards and having to think about something which is otherwise natural.
They accepted that. Begrudgingly.
Anyone come across this before?
Pitch was kind of destroyed by the end of the game in a proper thriller of a cup tie. Some other things happened during the match which i am still cogitating on, will post about them for opinion/advice when they are settled in my head.