Guys, lets be honest here, the number of offenses committed by most teams at Yorkshire 2 level could give the referee the opportunity to blow his (or her) whistle 3 or 4 times a minute.
That is the level of the game at which we are playing.
If you go up one level, the quality of the players change and the offenses goes down.
A referee has to either stamp down on offenses early in a game, in the hope the players learn their lessons, or (and this happens more the lower down the leagues you go) let some things go to help with the flow of the game.
Lower league players don't tend to learn from being penalised, because they don't see what they did wrong, so repeat the same offense several times. High quality players might think they were in the right, but change the way they play to suit the referee . . . .
That is the difference in player skill level and attitude.
So, in summary, if you want a better referee, play at a higher level.
If you don't learn from your mistakes, expect to be 'pinged' every time you offend.
My opinion only
Cheers, MR
