How many whistles do you carry (and how do you carry them?)

[Lefelee]

This has to be the most referee-nerdy thread of the year, or perhaps all time, but how many whistles do you carry with you in the field, and how do you carry them?

The classic and archetypal English "whistle on a lanyard", like Clatts?

... a finger ring, like Mike Dean? (my personal favorite)

... a string or some other object to hold on to, like Nicola Rizzoli?

... chucking two whistles together, like Felix Brych?

...or just a plain, simple whistle carried in your hand, like the one and only Collina?

 

[Beezer]

GEEK !!!!! lol

For what its worth I'm a clatts .........

 

[mikedn]

Lanyard, attached to the wrist

 

[Phonesurgeon]

PSP wrist lanyard

 

[Chris104]

More than one of them

 

[mikedn]

oh yes i got 4 spares

 

[RefereeingBooks]

Wrist lanyard, spare one (also on lanyard) in a pocket.

 

[mikedn]

In a nutsthell, many moons ago i was told by a mentor...NEVER....leave you kit bag in a changing room because a) might get stolen b)if you have a kit failure, everything is but a few steps away.....To prove one point refereed at a park/leisure centre one day,was told could leave bag in changing room(5 other ref kit bags there) as the room would be locked and corridor got cctv. Well sticking to my number one rule i took my bag with me,when i got back to changing rooms after match, they got broke into wallets/car keys and some ref kit was stolen. Then we were told cctv not working..... so point proven.

 

[padiman]

2 one in my pocket and my molten flip grip, best piece of kit eve

 

[PinnerPaul]

1 on lanyard, about 4 spares ......all in my bag - whistle not failed on fop yet (13 years & 400+ games)

 

[Duncan Francis]

Wrist lanyard, spare one (also on lanyard) in a pocket.

Same !

 

[SM]

Can someone define a whistle failure for me?

 

[Ross]

Can someone define a whistle failure for me?

Use a whistle with a pea in it, you'll soon find out

 

[SM]

Do they still make pea whistles?

 

[Ross]

I've seen some for sale on other referee supply stores

 

[RefereeingBooks]

If they're Acme whistles, they should not have this failure. I cannot vouch for the quality of cheap Chinese fare. I had an interview a few years ago with Simon Topman, the CEO of Acme Whistles. Here's the link: Simon Topman. In it he explains the pea-getting-stuck issue. I've inherited my dad's Acme, and bought a few new ones myself when I started refereeing 28 years ago. They have never failed me.

 

[SM]

Interesting read. Well, well never knew that about why peas stick. Now I do!

 

[RefereeingBooks]

Interesting read. Well, well never knew that about why peas stick. Now I do!

Thank you. I aim to inform

There's also an interview with Fox 40 on my site: Fox40. Feel free to look around the rest of my site.

 

[mikedn]

Can someone define a whistle failure for me?

don't work when you blow it

 

[Brian Hamilton]

Fox 40 on wrist lanyard and spare Fox 40 in my left pocket on a neck lanyard (in case I want to look like a school teacher or dad ref).

Used to do the Collina thing but having had to switch to spare whistle when the original got knocked out of my hand a couple of times put me off.