Slightly odd statement from the home manager before my match last night.
Pre-match and I was in my usual position on the half way line, with the teams in their respective halves. During his team talk, the home manager said "he's a bit of a clown this lad, so let's have yes sir, no sir." "Don't give him any excuses.". I'm in no doubt that I was meant to hear it, bearing in mind that I was stood around thirty yards away. The really odd thing is that I've never reffed them before, I can only imagine that he's still bitter over the match I called off due to a waterlogged pitch late last year.
It just came across as very odd. As for the "sir", I just find it patronising; the players think that by adding sir beforehand, they can say what they want.
It's been suggested that I should have confronted him, but I'm a big believer in not going looking for trouble.
I'm not sure what he was hoping to achieve, trying to get in my head perhaps? It turned out to be an easy enough game with just a couple of cautions (one yellow for a dangerous challenge and one for dissent).
Pre-match and I was in my usual position on the half way line, with the teams in their respective halves. During his team talk, the home manager said "he's a bit of a clown this lad, so let's have yes sir, no sir." "Don't give him any excuses.". I'm in no doubt that I was meant to hear it, bearing in mind that I was stood around thirty yards away. The really odd thing is that I've never reffed them before, I can only imagine that he's still bitter over the match I called off due to a waterlogged pitch late last year.
It just came across as very odd. As for the "sir", I just find it patronising; the players think that by adding sir beforehand, they can say what they want.
It's been suggested that I should have confronted him, but I'm a big believer in not going looking for trouble.
I'm not sure what he was hoping to achieve, trying to get in my head perhaps? It turned out to be an easy enough game with just a couple of cautions (one yellow for a dangerous challenge and one for dissent).