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GIVE THE REFEREE A CHANCE

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
15 August 2012

A.E. GREB says it’s time to blow the whistle on the blame culture surrounding football officials

“REEFFF?!” wailed the prone forward flailing his arms about like rogue fire-hoses. “GET UP AND GET AT ‘EM, BIG MAN,” came back the retort in a thick Irish brogue.
In fairness, through a crowd of players, the ref couldn’t have seen the (very minor) contact from the keeper’s boot as they leapt together for the high cross but, from behind the goal, I saw it all.
The ref was right; it was negligible at best. In days gone by Messrs Toshack, Jordan ...

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