Both Teams Arrived & No L.S.L Referee

The home fixture against Malahide United had to be abandoned as no Leinster Senior League referee turned up on Saturday 8th September 2007. Both teams had arrived on time and very shortly it became apparent that no referee would be available for this important Division 3A match. The Club Chairman had contacted several League officials during the week in order to obtain the name of the referee and finally, he was advised by one of the Referee Assessors that a referee would attend for the match but that he hadn't a name. Based on this information contact was made with Malahide to ensure that they had the directions to Shanganagh Cliffs. Calls to the Referee Allocations Officer, who was in Bratislava for the Republic of Ireland game, and to the Divisional Secretary and a Referee Assessor failed to resolve the situation. Late phone calls from the pitch to LSL referees resident in the Greater Dún Laoghaire, including some retired referees, still produced nothing. The suggestion of having an official from either Club referee the game was not acceptable to the Malahide management for insurance and other reasons. Nothing further could have been done by Dún Laoghaire to allow the match go ahead. Whilst, the officials of this Club sincerely regret the inconvenience suffered by the lads and management of Malahide United, it is clear that the fault in this incident fully rests with the League organisers.