Kid Dynamite 6009 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Was interviewed on talksport this morning. Turns out hes a fully qualified ref and its what he wants to do when he retires. He championing the cause for more ex players to be fast-tracked to become refs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14117 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Who'd have thought it, a career plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8908 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Knowing Steve Harper he will probably get used as fourth official most of the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Knowing Steve Harper he will probably get used as fourth official most of the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 336 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 I remember reading about it back in one of those crappy mags that the club put out in the 90's. He was a non-league ref back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieshandy 0 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Obviously Harper has a lot more time on his hands than most but it would be a canny idea for more professionals to do a bit of refereeing, to see what's it like on the other side of the fence. We might get a bit more respect for the officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8908 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Obviously Harper has a lot more time on his hands than most but it would be a canny idea for more professionals to do a bit of refereeing, to see what's it like on the other side of the fence. We might get a bit more respect for the officials. I've only refereed one match in my entire life. It's really a totally different perspective. They were about to lynch me afterwards. I was probably a tad bit lenient. At one point even a player came up to me and said me that it was in fact a foul. I staid away from every whistle afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Knowing Steve Harper he will probably get used as fourth official most of the time... More likely he'll be about to ref the cup final when they'll give it to Shay Given instead who's just qualified to be a ref! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Me dad said his dad used to be a ref in the Wearside league like, tosser to boot as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw's Juggernaut 0 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Personally, I think regardless who the ref is, they will never get the respect they really deserve, as they will always end up pissing off somebody, it is inevitable. I think it is a good idea that ex-players should try their hand at it, but it wont make any difference in the grand scheme of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Where's Midds at man? he's shagged his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walliver 0 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Would Harper ever be allowed to referee one of our games? Are there any rules to stop that sort of thing happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gram 0 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Would Harper ever be allowed to referee one of our games? Are there any rules to stop that sort of thing happening? good luck to him, only ever ran the line and hated having to do that. Never had the concentration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 He's been a ref for ages. If Harper had lived in Chester Le Street J69 would have known that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6009 Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 Youre not wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Hasn't Harper got an Open University degree as well? You have to say like, at least he's productively using his time and not drinking, gambling, and snorting coke off a hooker's tits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Hasn't Harper got an Open University degree as well? You have to say like, at least he's productively using his time and not drinking, gambling, and snorting coke off a hooker's tits. I really can't think of my more productive things to do with my time than that tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Hasn't Harper got an Open University degree as well? You have to say like, at least he's productively using his time and not drinking, gambling, and snorting coke off a hooker's tits. As a hardworking medical undergraduate, let alone one of these part-time Open Uni skivs, let me assure you there is plenty of time for all that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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