I have a kid that plays soccer for her school. I have a husband that refs high school soccer. Lord I hear it from both sides! I try to not criticize the refs because I KNOW there are times they can't see from the pitch that we can from the stands but some of the calls I have seen this year have REALLY shocked me. Both FOR and AGAINST our team. We have played a few games in one certain area that the biased has been so obvious it isn't even funny- including high fiving the other teams after the games (we won the games despite the calling)which is EXTREMELY unprofessional. Sometimes refs make bad calls- sometimes they make stupid calls-but I will state here what I tell the parents that are obnoxious at our games- take the [censored] class- buy the whistle- call the games and stay out of the stands. Otherwise- watch your team- cheer for your kid- praise good plays from either side- and let them play.
'A ten-foot keeper really should have stopped that' -Ron Atkinson
