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Shouted by a parent to the ref in a 2010 game today, whilst demanding the referee’s name, mid-game.
The cause of the outrage? Ref stopped the game because said parent was on the sidelines with a dog. The official spoke to the team manager and asked the parent to move dog. Nope, not leaving. “But I walked here. I live nearby. It’s a service dog. I can get the certificate.” “It’s a public park!”
Game was stopped for at least 5 minutes. It was nuts.
There’s more, but the “you’ll never work in this town again” ish declaration shouted from the sidelines (technically, at that point parent had stepped on the field ) took the cake.
The cause of the outrage? Ref stopped the game because said parent was on the sidelines with a dog. The official spoke to the team manager and asked the parent to move dog. Nope, not leaving. “But I walked here. I live nearby. It’s a service dog. I can get the certificate.” “It’s a public park!”
Game was stopped for at least 5 minutes. It was nuts.
There’s more, but the “you’ll never work in this town again” ish declaration shouted from the sidelines (technically, at that point parent had stepped on the field ) took the cake.