"L" plates?

Ian_Cook


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Whatever happened to those? I thought they were a good idea!
 

Robert Burns

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They are still around for the new members until they get to a certain amount of posts. then it nudges us (me) to look at them.
 

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Shouldn't it be worn when managing a game? Being fair to both parties the objective and not belittlement, of course.:hap:
 

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Shouldn't it be worn when managing a game? Being fair to both parties the objective and not belittlement, of course.:hap:
Sounds like a great idea but where are all the spectators going to get hold of them?:biggrin::tongue:
 

Robert Burns

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Spectators are far from being 'Learners', Ian. :hap:

You are right, Spectators are far from learners, most have no interest in learning, they just enjoy the game.

Though I still doth my cap to Chopper for at least being proactive in learning/interpreting the law.

All questions Chopper asks I can see being asked in a local club house.
 

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and, like chopper, none of those asking the questions have any interest in listening to the answer!
 

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and, like chopper, none of those asking the questions have any interest in listening to the answer!

. . . . . dave, I most certainly read the answers and am very grateful for them.

And if you're referring to the comments and queries I make and raise, I'm flattered to think they're interesting enough to be remembered to prompt discussion . . . even if there IS no interest in answers that may be so enthusiastically considered and given.:hap:

PS. RB, any chance of changing the font you're using, please? I'm finding difficult to read on my iPad size screen.
 
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sorry chopper, missed off the winking smilie. remiss on my part.
 

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i didn't say that i hoped no offence was taken...

:tongue::biggrin::holysheep:
 

Phil E


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PS. RB, any chance of changing the font you're using, please? I'm finding difficult to read on my iPad size screen.

Robbie

Any chance of sharing that font with us?
We may have just found the answer.
 

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It's just a font from the drop down, for some reason it changes to it when I paste text.
 

Drift


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Shouldn't it be worn when managing a game? Being fair to both parties the objective and not belittlement, of course.:hap:

When a referee starts down here they wear a green shirt with an L on it, I'll try and find a photo of it. It's to stop any abuse for getting stuff wrong.
 

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I thought we'd done away with the "L". I haven't seen one in years. Green shirts are a good idea, though.
 

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Sounds like a great idea, though does it give teams a signal to 'try it on'?
 
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