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Inge Bevers

and made a few mistakes. The next massively because I’m less
2 months I do 4 more matches and I vulnerable and open to conning,
feel I’m getting nowhere. No support I finally start enjoying myself in
from colleagues, unhappy vibes the middle and enjoying the game
from players and captains who are played. And the next time I see this
not talking to me. Sparta captain is 2 seasons later,
again a home match but with quite
Then I umpire a match with a a different ending. At the end of the
South African pro captaining the match Phil shakes my hand, asks
away team. I decide at the end of me to stay and have a chat and then
the match that this is not working, proceeds to tell me I was ‘more of a
ready to leave, when that captain man than my (male) colleague was
buys me a drink, sits down next to today’. I reckoned that meant I had
me and starts explaining how he had a good game.
and his team have profited from
my insecurity and inexperience. That’s all folks for tonight and Ill
He talks me through a couple of leave it to Vossie to decide whether
decisions and tells me what he as a there is more to follow.
captain is looking for in an umpire.
For now, all the best for 2020!
The lights go on and after 2 more Inge @ingeborg_bevers
matches where things improve

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