David Gwilliam
Well-Known Member
On Saturday I left the ground pointing out that Jon Moss had given the worst refereeing performance since the match against West Ham. To me he was the epitome of evil - a mixture of Herr Hitler and Mr Tim Farron.
During the game and even more at the end thousands of supporters were chanting "You're not fit to referee". Despite my low opinion of the Jon Moss performance I was unsettled by this. Even when people are really obnoxious like Marlon King or Dennis Wise there is something unsavoury about insulting people who cannot answer back.
Somebody on the bus with one of those fancy phones told me that Radio Leicester had claimed Mr Moss had got the decisions right. I dismissed this as "Fake News" probably originating from the Trump White House. I then found that Match Of The Day made it seem as though Mr Moss was as wise as Solomon. Even those Custodians Of Righteousness The Mail and The Guardian had failed to condemn Mr Moss.
As I left the ground still unaware that Mr Moss had got decisions right I wondered what makes anybody become a referee. We need people willing to become referees and most referees do it for free on parks with no stewards for protection. If I had a member of the family considering becoming a referee I would have told him\her that it is not worth putting up with the abuse.
My point is to hesitate before chanting at the referee .The referee cannot answer back and he may just have got the decisions right.
During the game and even more at the end thousands of supporters were chanting "You're not fit to referee". Despite my low opinion of the Jon Moss performance I was unsettled by this. Even when people are really obnoxious like Marlon King or Dennis Wise there is something unsavoury about insulting people who cannot answer back.
Somebody on the bus with one of those fancy phones told me that Radio Leicester had claimed Mr Moss had got the decisions right. I dismissed this as "Fake News" probably originating from the Trump White House. I then found that Match Of The Day made it seem as though Mr Moss was as wise as Solomon. Even those Custodians Of Righteousness The Mail and The Guardian had failed to condemn Mr Moss.
As I left the ground still unaware that Mr Moss had got decisions right I wondered what makes anybody become a referee. We need people willing to become referees and most referees do it for free on parks with no stewards for protection. If I had a member of the family considering becoming a referee I would have told him\her that it is not worth putting up with the abuse.
My point is to hesitate before chanting at the referee .The referee cannot answer back and he may just have got the decisions right.
