Wednesday, December 7, 2011

The Blawg Investigates: Counterfeit Referee

The blog is investigating reports that there is a counterfeit referee working the league. Last Sunday, the alleged impostor refereed a number of morning games, including the DPR match against Arsenal McWhatever.

To the untrained eye, this impostor looks exactly like league referee Ĵoħʼn MċĶęnʼną (shown above at center wearing a black top, next to some dorky dude that looks like Longo...hey wait, that is Longo!).

But there are some key differences. First, the counterfeit ref looks a little different. Although he has managed to capture Ĵoħʼn MċĶęnʼną's likeness down to the smallest detail, he appears to have made one key mistake. Ĵoħʼn MċĶęnʼną wears glasses as seen in his facebook page. This referee does not wear glasses during the match.

Second, the impostor showed that he lacked the referee training. He missed a penalty from about 4 feet away where one player clearly tripped another in the box. He also missed a blatant shirt pull from about 3 feet away. These are mistakes a trained referee would not make.

In a strange twist, after the DPR match, Ĵoħʼn MċĶęnʼną was spotted at the warm gatorade stand. Or was it him? Perhaps the impostor realized his mistake, and put on the glasses hoping nobody would notice.

League officials could not be reached for comment. The blog will keep you posted.

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