tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374261.post8309849953915722035..comments2023-10-29T14:15:18.570+00:00Comments on Curlews in the Goyt: If only you had gone to Spec Savers Sir!The Birdwatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05682268406484192602noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374261.post-15882932259854383012011-11-25T16:02:13.861+00:002011-11-25T16:02:13.861+00:00Brave man. A football referee and the U14's. T...Brave man. A football referee and the U14's. That's scary.The Birdwatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05682268406484192602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33374261.post-71919415552613626752011-11-23T15:56:18.822+00:002011-11-23T15:56:18.822+00:00I left the field at half-time of a boys' U14 f...I left the field at half-time of a boys' U14 football match I was reffing last weekend, and one of the parents said to me, "Have you lost your specs?" Before I could react, he said, "No, I'm not being funny. We found a pair of glasses on the field just before the start of the game." And indeed they had, but they weren't mine. There ends Refereeing Anecdote For Future After-Dinner Speaking Engagements at Refereeing Associations, No. 312.<br /><br />[I love the word verifications they come up with sometimes - mine below is 'twabsoc'. That really needs to be shoehorned into the English language somehow.]Ian Plenderleithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512357220650578961noreply@blogger.com