Ideally unqualified dads (like me) shouldn't be refereeing matches so there's always going to be some bias, unconcious or not. With regard to Joe's team discipline-wise they're not that bad at all - and the manager is not one of those 'win at all costs' arseholes, he just wants everyone to...
I'm Tim, Joe's dad. I agree with your original point about respect for refs. As you know I've done it and run the line (as has your Dad!) and it's a thankless task. When I did it I was always slightly biased AGAINST Withdean (i.e. I'd always give 50-50s to the other side) to try and counter...