DKL wrote:Now I hope what I heard isn't true. With the advent of 4 umpires now in the Churches comp, they now address one each week to a Div 2 game. Well when one of the umps turned up to the NEK v Paralowie game, and when it came to payment, one club wouldn't pay for the ump cos they didn't ask for one????? Pretty poor if true
DKL it did'nt quite happen like that.
What did happen was the Paralowie captain got a phone call at 9.54pm Friday night to be informed that NEK had requested an umpire who replied with thats fine by me as it has been stated at many a meeting that should you request an umpire you pay for it. So game day comes around and sure enough there was an umpire who did'nt really know what was happening as he was due to umpire the Magill v Enfield game then got the same phone call late Friday night. So yes when it came time to pay the umpire the Paralowie Captain informed the umpire NEK had requested an umpire therefore it is his belief they should pay for it.
Now some key points before you's all judge Paralowie and there Captain;
- Paralowie have had a umpire 5 times this season already hardly a fair rotation system
- Paralowie have no club rooms, BBQ or the facilitys to raise revenues to pay for these umpires they work out there costs and divide it by 11 and thats your fees for the year which inturn raise's another problem as Paralowie very rairly have 11.
- The umpire was allocated to another game and NEK requested the umpire therefore as has been stated at many a meeting which many of you never go to the club requested the umpire pays for it. Simple
I hope this clears a few things up and if you still want to judge Paralowie and there Captain feel free.......
you've gota keep on keep'n on .........