The biggest problem with everyone running a 3-official match has nothing to do with intentions or finances...there simply aren't enough soccer officials to go around. We always request three officials, but many times (two out of our three home matches so far this season, for example) there just aren't three available; if we had a full three, someone else would only have one. this isn't anyone's fault within the schools or the officials' organization--we just have an extreme shortage of people who are willing and able to do the job. Maybe instead of blasting officials who might make a bad call simply because they are out of position due to a 2-man system, we should be encouraging more people to take up the whistle so that everyone can have three pairs of good eyes on the field. There are some very good, conscientious refs out there who could use the help.