PC Brigade Too Harsh
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Referees are human as well and he was treated so badly that he used some humor to get over some harsh critics.
I was reading an article about a Premiership referee who had his world turned upside down for having a sense of humor. He was basically fired for what he joked about and I think that this is harsh and just not right.
He was being ridiculed as a headline in a national news paper being called Blobby Bobby. His name is Bobby Madley and the article suggested that he had been making mistakes due to being overweight. If that was the case the referee association would have made sure he reached the certain fitness requirements so that wouldn't be the case. Referees are fit as they stay up with play for 90 minutes and players don't. A player has his role and normally sticks in a set zone whereas a ref runs the entire pitch. A player could run 10-15 km over the course of a match and I can assure you the ref runs more.
We have to put his joke into context to understand why he was so harshly punished. He was participating in the annual parents race at his child's sports day. With all the stories about him going on he joked that he may not even finish the race. He saw someone walk past him with a impairment and videoed that person and loaded it onto "snap chat" and sent it to his mate. He joked saying "Fu.k me I have a chance of winning the parents race this year.
His "friend" obviously found this funny and shared it with others which was wrong and that is how the story broke. I get it that he is in the public eye but he never deserved to be treated like a criminal and find his punishment unjustified. We are talking about his career and don't find having a sense of humor something career ending.
The Politically Correct society do far worse and just find what this guy did to be just normal playing around with mates. We have all done and said things that could be taken in bad taste but if the people don't know you they can't judge who you are. I say plenty of shit that leaves people shocked, but then they don't know me either as I am a playful character but don't mean any harm from my actions.
Surely an apology for any offence made should have been sufficient if it was required and move on as we are not kids. Everyone seems to have to watch everything they say no matter who they are talking to these days which is not natural and healthy. Whoever raised the issue and suspended him need to be put in the spot light as I would call their judgement questionable at best. These types should be in no position of power as they have just proven they don't deserve it and can't be trusted.
I agree if the referee runs more. because he's always there wherever the ball goes he has to run there
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Wow, if that is considered overweight then I must be an utter blimp! What a joke that people feel the need to attack people over the dumbest stuff.
This was a jibe coming from a fellow ref as well which sparked the whole thing off which resulted in him losing his job. Just thought it was uncalled for and he got screwed in the process.
Some referres majorly the football ones have been force to resign from their post as a referre due to the insult they rrceive as a result of the mistake they made.
I have always believe strobg people are needed to take up the role of referre
it's hard enough being an official and now to have the SJW outrage mob go after you for an innocent joke. God I hate SJW's. But to go back to the fitness side of things that is no joke. I played soccer my entire life and I definitely exercised more when i was an official than when i was playing because of exactly what you said.
I was at my fittest when refereeing rugby and I am not joking when I say I could run for miles as I did. My game management needed to improve as I just followed the ball and stayed up with play for the full 80 minutes. I notice the position of the Premiership referees today and they kind of hover around staying a good 10 or 15 meters away from the ball. Football is different though as you would look like a toss pot chasing the ball and last 20 minutes.