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#Post#: 54842--------------------------------------------------
The debate of the colour of a referee kit
DIR By: Referee99
Date: November 10, 2022, 4:58 pm
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I hate to be that guy…
However who actually decides what colour the officials were?
Prime example was last night
West Ham v Blackburn - both teams in their traditional home kit,
goalkeepers in black and dark green.
So what does the referee were… black?? Why not Yellow which
would have been the common sense option
#Post#: 54843--------------------------------------------------
Re: The debate of the colour of a referee kit
DIR By: Claretman
Date: November 10, 2022, 6:09 pm
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--- Quote from: Referee99 link ---
>
> I hate to be that guy…
>
> However who actually decides what colour the officials were?
Prime example was last night
>
> West Ham v Blackburn - both teams in their traditional home
kit, goalkeepers in black and dark green.
>
> So what does the referee were… black?? Why not Yellow which
would have been the common sense option
>
--- End Quote ---
If someone has her way YELLOW would be banned altogether and i
tend to agree lol.
Agree with you the colours worn by match officials on certain
occasions do tend to be close clashes with players, especially
goalkeepers.
#Post#: 54847--------------------------------------------------
Re: The debate of the colour of a referee kit
DIR By: bmb
Date: November 10, 2022, 11:19 pm
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Yellow is NEVER the common sense option, it is always the wrong
option.
That said it depends on which league the match is, the PL the
referee has a pretty graphic with home team shirt and goalie
shirt on the left and away team shirt and goalie shirt on the
right and in the middle is the referees shirt and they are told
what colour to wear. That arrives with the appointment email.
One referee who shall remain nameless ignored a wear yellow
twice to my knowledge, swapping to purple one game last season
and blue one game this season.
I believe in the football league they’re still considered to be
big boys and girls and are trusted to make their own choice.
That could have been changed by now, certainly for SG2.
At UEFA level they are told what to wear but the final decision
is made at the security meeting on the morning of the game when
the various kits get laid out on a table together.
As an aside 3 foreign FIFA refs have texted me photos of the kit
laid out along with a screenshot of the email telling them to
wear yellow and have stepped out in red. I am officially more
scary than you Mr Rosetti - take note!!
Never ceases to amaze me that these guys spend 15/20 odd years
working their way to the top and choosing their own kit colour
only to reach the top and get treated like toddlers by being
told what to wear!! 🤷‍♀️
#Post#: 54848--------------------------------------------------
Re: The debate of the colour of a referee kit
DIR By: cwh
Date: November 11, 2022, 12:25 am
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--- Quote from: bmb link ---
>
> Yellow is NEVER the common sense option, it is always the
wrong option.
>
> That said it depends on which league the match is, the PL the
referee has a pretty graphic with home team shirt and goalie
shirt on the left and away team shirt and goalie shirt on the
right and in the middle is the referees shirt and they are told
what colour to wear. That arrives with the appointment email.
One referee who shall remain nameless ignored a wear yellow
twice to my knowledge, swapping to purple one game last season
and blue one game this season.
>
> I believe in the football league they’re still considered to
be big boys and girls and are trusted to make their own choice.
That could have been changed by now, certainly for SG2.
>
> At UEFA level they are told what to wear but the final
decision is made at the security meeting on the morning of the
game when the various kits get laid out on a table together.
>
> As an aside 3 foreign FIFA refs have texted me photos of the
kit laid out along with a screenshot of the email telling them
to wear yellow and have stepped out in red. I am officially more
scary than you Mr Rosetti - take note!!
>
> Never ceases to amaze me that these guys spend 15/20 odd years
working their way to the top and choosing their own kit colour
only to reach the top and get treated like toddlers by being
told what to wear!! 🤷‍♀️
>
--- End Quote ---
I have obviously missed something here but why are you so
against yellow? and i completely agree with your comments about
being treated like toddlers
#Post#: 54851--------------------------------------------------
Re: The debate of the colour of a referee kit
DIR By: bmb
Date: November 11, 2022, 3:35 am
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--- Quote from: cwh link ---
>
> I have obviously missed something here but why are you so
against yellow? and i completely agree with your comments about
being treated like toddlers
>
--- End Quote ---
I hate yellow, I think it’s absolutely vile! It gives me a
headache.
I don’t mind if in Mother Nature but I hate it on clothes,
furniture, wallpaper - anything man made!
#Post#: 54862--------------------------------------------------
Re: The debate of the colour of a referee kit
DIR By: Leggy
Date: November 11, 2022, 11:55 am
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At the risk if coming across as a grumpy old(ish) man, where has
this nonsense about the referee and the goal-keeper having to
have different shirt colours come from.
I get that it is possible for the referee to be confused with an
outfield player but its never going to happen with a
goal-keeper. One of the reasons for this is that the referee
rarely goes into the penalty area and the goal-keeper rarely
leaves it. In addition, the specialist role of the goal-keeper
further reduces the already miniscule changes of any confusion.
If we can get rid of this make-believe rule, then the number of
shirt colours needed can be reduced and - perhaps - yellow need
no longer be seen?
#Post#: 54864--------------------------------------------------
Re: The debate of the colour of a referee kit
DIR By: cwh
Date: November 11, 2022, 12:12 pm
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--- Quote from: bmb link ---
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> [quote author=cwh link=topic=4158.msg54848#msg54848
date=1668147911]
> I have obviously missed something here but why are you so
against yellow? and i completely agree with your comments about
being treated like toddlers
>
--- End Quote ---
I hate yellow, I think it’s absolutely vile! It gives me a
headache.
I don’t mind if in Mother Nature but I hate it on clothes,
furniture, wallpaper - anything man made!
[/quote]
Thank you for explaining that - did not realize one could
dislike a colour that much!!!!!
#Post#: 54872--------------------------------------------------
Re: The debate of the colour of a referee kit
DIR By: highfieldlatic
Date: November 11, 2022, 1:57 pm
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BMB what colour custard do you have on apple crumble if it's too
cold for ice-cream?
#Post#: 54877--------------------------------------------------
Re: The debate of the colour of a referee kit
DIR By: Claretman
Date: November 11, 2022, 4:24 pm
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--- Quote from: highfieldlatic link ---
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> BMB what colour custard do you have on apple crumble if it's
too cold for ice-cream?
>
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Some may not like custard or apple crumble.
#Post#: 54881--------------------------------------------------
Re: The debate of the colour of a referee kit
DIR By: Arbitre anglais
Date: November 12, 2022, 2:51 am
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--- Quote from: highfieldlatic link ---
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> BMB what colour custard do you have on apple crumble if it's
too cold for ice-cream?
>
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Obviously should be custard, regardless of the weather!
Kits thing is really basic. And if someone is producing a match
sheet with it already decided (guess to avoid officials carrying
4/5 kits or up to 10 if want a choice of sleeve length?),
they’re not doing a good job, as it’s frequently wrong. If it’s
the refs themselves, I equally can’t see how they keep picking
the technically-wrong one live on the day.
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