Welcome as an EFL referee Rebecca

[Alistair20000]

This event deserves its own thread.

Welcome to the bearpit of reffing professional football games Rebecca

'Really excited': Rebecca Welch the first female referee appointed to EFL match

Rebecca Welch is due to take charge of Monday’s League Two match between Harrogate and Port Vale

www.theguardian.com

 

[Billy The Fish]

I wonder what impact, if any, this might have on players language.

"Crikey ref you prawn, that wasn't handball for Pete's sake".

 

[Red Devon]

She’s just been on the Jeremy Vine show, she has a Geordie accent and comes across as very switched on.

 

[Alistair20000]

She’s just been on the Jeremy Vine show, she has a Geordie accent and comes across as very switched on.

Perhaps she will dish out the verbals every bit as as good as the hairy assed old grizzlies in L2.

 

[Legohead]

Happy for the lass, so long as she doesn't want to take up commentating on games too. I find female football commentary not the same from a purely auditory perspective and prefer a male in that regard but i'm not saying that female commentators aren't good at their jobs. Just a preference that's all. As for female refs, don't see the big deal really. So long as they are competent then that's all that matters.

In fact, refs these days seem to have a huge issue in not admitting mistakes and i think in part this a male ego thing. Maybe female refs won't feel the need to protect their own egos as much, making for a much more open and transparent game.

Also, women seem able to diffuse the embarrassing male machismo that is often displayed, which is why often female police officers are best at dealing with some situations.

 

[Alistair20000]

I guess we will not be shouting "you to55er ref" at her if we are ever allowed to watch games in grounds.

 

[Legohead]

I guess we will not be shouting "you to55er ref" at her if we are ever allowed to watch games in grounds.

It's an interesting point though. I generally tend not to shout obscenities at refs but it would go against my natural view as to what is acceptable, hurling abuse at a woman. Call me old fashioned..........

 

[Alistair20000]

It's an interesting point though. I generally tend not to shout obscenities at refs but it would go against my natural view as to what is acceptable, hurling abuse at a woman. Call me old fashioned..........

There were a pair who sat just behind me in the Flybe a few years back who very regularly shouted the "T" word at the refs.

Like you I don't think I would want to hurl abuse at a lady ref.

 

[iscalad]

There were a pair who sat just behind me in the Flybe a few years back who very regularly shouted the "T" word at the refs.

Like you I don't think I would want to hurl abuse at a lady ref.

I believe they still do. Covid allowing

 

[Red Devon]

Good luck to her today she can’t do any worse than the men at the moment.