This is fantastic! I don't know why people lose their sense of decency when on the sideline. In my experience, if you call the offender aside and ask if they'd like to repeat what they said to your face, they look at their shoes and feel like an absolute prick. People feel that they can get away with totally unacceptable behavior when they are shielded by the anonymity of a crowd. I think that if people would only shout what they would shout were they identifiable, there wouldn't be any issues.
My Dad was a linesman a lot and got shouted at all the time. One time I got subbed coz my Dad called offside and it was me that scored!! So no goal. Thats becouse Dad knows all the rules so the Ref listened to him.
I agree with your view, and I admit that I have little experience, however my interest lies not in the subject but with the sub text of the advertisement champaign. Let's say they bring in a law that prevents swearing at matches, and say they call this law the Public Defilement Law. That law could then be used all over, swearing at protests could then come under it, swearing at work. This is how we allow our selves to be binded by more and more laws, we ask for them.
While I agree that there are many working class uneducated louts like the one potrayed by winstone in this advert, I still think that there are many British referees who do a terrible job. Just look at that idiot who refereed the world cup final and was booed by both sets of fans (even the winners). For me Graham poll was responsible for quite possibly the most boring WC final ever in 2010.
@ChoHorpe your a twat, take it you never heard the managers at sunday league?
we used to have an official ref, once in 5 games if we were lucky. Because of managers like that, this is not even near some of the stuff i heard while playing football at the ages of 14-16.
and this leads to teams providing their own refs, which soon turns to cheating, which happend ALOT from refs of the opposing team.
Youd never take abuse like this at work so why should the refs, good or bad decision.
Anyone heard of the lollipop campaign in Australia? At schools overzealous parents were dealt a lollipop. Suck and shut up and I think was the objective.
This is why I quit my football career. My manager kept shouting at me so I got fed up and I quit. I was doing pretty well for myself, I was scouted by Blackburn Rovers.
This is fantastic! I don't know why people lose their sense of decency when on the sideline. In my experience, if you call the offender aside and ask if they'd like to repeat what they said to your face, they look at their shoes and feel like an absolute prick. People feel that they can get away with totally unacceptable behavior when they are shielded by the anonymity of a crowd. I think that if people would only shout what they would shout were they identifiable, there wouldn't be any issues.
FlowbertMusic 6 months ago
It would be good if all adults involved with any sport viewed this. As a referee I hope I never come across a team like that!
jacobcarnovale 6 months ago
My Dad was a linesman a lot and got shouted at all the time. One time I got subbed coz my Dad called offside and it was me that scored!! So no goal. Thats becouse Dad knows all the rules so the Ref listened to him.
deviantnoname 8 months ago
This may be the most Cockney thing ever.
cuntylishus 10 months ago
You caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant! You fackin' facker! Knees ap mavvah braaaahn you ckckckckcaaaaaaaaaaant!
cuntylishus 10 months ago
I agree with your view, and I admit that I have little experience, however my interest lies not in the subject but with the sub text of the advertisement champaign. Let's say they bring in a law that prevents swearing at matches, and say they call this law the Public Defilement Law. That law could then be used all over, swearing at protests could then come under it, swearing at work. This is how we allow our selves to be binded by more and more laws, we ask for them.
ChoHorpe 11 months ago
While I agree that there are many working class uneducated louts like the one potrayed by winstone in this advert, I still think that there are many British referees who do a terrible job. Just look at that idiot who refereed the world cup final and was booed by both sets of fans (even the winners). For me Graham poll was responsible for quite possibly the most boring WC final ever in 2010.
AEF091 1 year ago
this is another progaganda program... freedom of speech? yeah, just be quiet, very very quiet
ChoHorpe 1 year ago
@ChoHorpe your a twat, take it you never heard the managers at sunday league?
we used to have an official ref, once in 5 games if we were lucky. Because of managers like that, this is not even near some of the stuff i heard while playing football at the ages of 14-16.
and this leads to teams providing their own refs, which soon turns to cheating, which happend ALOT from refs of the opposing team.
Youd never take abuse like this at work so why should the refs, good or bad decision.
kronenbourg16641664 11 months ago
@kronenbourg16641664 my response is up top, thank you
ChoHorpe 11 months ago
@ChoHorpe is it? are you sure?
go smoke another spliff and shut ur mouth idiot
kronenbourg16641664 11 months ago
As a National AYSO referee and an Advanced Referee Instructor, this video tells alot. I use this in my class
robertbierman 1 year ago
there is no dramatization here...
Qboy316 1 year ago
Anyone heard of the lollipop campaign in Australia? At schools overzealous parents were dealt a lollipop. Suck and shut up and I think was the objective.
TheQmorrison 1 year ago
This is why I quit my football career. My manager kept shouting at me so I got fed up and I quit. I was doing pretty well for myself, I was scouted by Blackburn Rovers.
mmelo2334 1 year ago
I seriously think a lot of ppl should watch this.
I'm a ref... I know what parent/coach abuse is like
Emmibolt 1 year ago
very powerful
2frey84 1 year ago
i watched this on tuesday
GarchompAce 1 year ago
playen footballs fun but when you have people like that at your games it turns it into hell football looses ts fun
shaunzo12 1 year ago
As a ref, coach, and player all in the same league, I love this video, i'll be posting it to my team website this summer
MasonMsotsos 1 year ago
Very well done
c0nlin 2 years ago
Fantastic great film very hardhitting as a coach i hope parents take notice
morrison181288 2 years ago
I think this is very powerful. Well done the FA
middsocc 2 years ago