As a referee I have given it a lot of thought.  Would I like someone to change my decisions or be an all powerful judge of my domain?

I’m still leaning either one or the other depending on my mood.  Sure it would be great if someone came, cleaned up my mess and said, “it’s okay, here is your paycheck.”  I mean to run around with the players and watch some of the best soccer from better than sideline seats, who wouldn’t love that?  No responsibility, no cares  If I mistake knowing nobody would get mad at me, sure I’ll do it.  The fans wouldn’t care because they know it’ll go to a higher court.  If I’m wrong then in my face.  If I’m right than back at ya.  My calmness would prevail.  No point getting upset , wait to see what happens but by the time it was reviewed and rechecked my thoughts have moved on tom more recent games.  That’s not what soccer is about.  It’s about passion, isn’t it?

However to work harder than these pimple faced babies, at both training for fitness and at learning the rules.  To go to all the effort over years slowly honing my skills to make snap decisions.  To have my boss come and say, “Nice try but you didn’t quite get it right, but here’s your paycheck any way,” makes me feel under appreciated.  That any old buffoon could come and blow the whistle whenever they felt like it.

I mean this doesn’t even open the can labeled. “How much of the game is rewritten after the fact?