0:00:03 > 0:00:05Let's get this straight.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08I don't detest referees, but sometimes...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11I just can't help feeling like I do.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Come on, referee!
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Shouldn't be on the pitch, you fucktard, ye!
0:00:18 > 0:00:20We call football a sport
0:00:20 > 0:00:23but, to us, it's much more than that.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24You speak to your manager!
0:00:24 > 0:00:26It's our world.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27It's our battle.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31A proving ground passed down generations.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33It's where our loyalties are forged,
0:00:33 > 0:00:35our hearts broken,
0:00:35 > 0:00:37our pride ignited.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Why would anyone want to get in the way of that?
0:00:40 > 0:00:41TWO SHORT WHISTLE BLASTS
0:00:43 > 0:00:45CROWD NOISE
0:00:45 > 0:00:47CROWD SINGING
0:00:51 > 0:00:54That's me - David Jeffrey.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59I've worked as a football manager for over 17 years,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02so I'd like to think I know a bit about the game.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04But with all my experience,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08there's one question I still find it impossible to answer!
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- FROM CROWD:- ..suspended from refereeing Irish League games!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Why would anybody want to be a referee?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- COMMENTATOR:- Questionable decisions made by the referee...
0:01:16 > 0:01:19What makes a whistle-blower?
0:01:19 > 0:01:22CROWD: # I just can't seem to get enough of
0:01:22 > 0:01:24# Da, da, da-da-da, da-da... #
0:01:26 > 0:01:28MUSIC: Who Do You Love? by Bo Diddley
0:01:32 > 0:01:33I do believe it's a man's game...
0:01:34 > 0:01:36..without sounding sexist.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39When men are playing, I let them be men and I treat them like men.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'm not a schoolteacher-type figure
0:01:42 > 0:01:44who treats players like schoolboys.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47CROWD SHOUTS
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Raymond Crangle.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55During my time, he was never one to shy away from controversy
0:01:55 > 0:01:57and he hasn't changed much.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Raymond, I see big Jeffrey's getting at you in the paper...
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Sure, always, mate. He loves me, he loves me. He'll still send me a Christmas card.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- He's great, anyway. I'll back him up.- It's all right.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Someday, he'll be managing again
0:02:13 > 0:02:16and he'll have to come across me. He'll be dead on.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Get your tickets out, please.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Just to check. Thank you. Thank you very much.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Everybody talks, preferably not all at the same time,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30and there may be an occasion when I have to go, "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hang on, lads. Everybody..."
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Is that on? "..fuck up."
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- COMMENTARY:- One of our top referees these days,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Mr Crangle. A good man to have in charge here today.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40It could be feisty at times.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Like him or loathe him,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Raymond Crangle's no-nonsense approach to refereeing
0:02:45 > 0:02:49earns him some of the toughest matches in the Irish Premiership.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Yeah!
0:03:01 > 0:03:03CROWD CHEER
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Ian, get down here now!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Just get off the fuck... Get off!
0:03:11 > 0:03:12I got a bonus today.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Ten pence and an empty beer bottle thrown at me,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17so that's quite good. I'm quite chuffed.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21How are we all?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Raymond is our top referee,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27but he is still vulnerable to the judgment of the assessors.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28Level of difficulty, then?
0:03:29 > 0:03:33The boys were sort of prompting that it's...quite challenging.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- But they don't have your experience! - I was sort of in the easy category.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- That's what I thought, Raymond, That's more like it. That's my boy! - THEY LAUGH
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Raymond really has to prove he's at the top of his game
0:03:43 > 0:03:47because, this year, he's going for the one match
0:03:47 > 0:03:49that's eluded him his whole career.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51I've never actually refereed the League Cup final,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54so that's the one medal that's missing from the collection.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57So if I get that, then I can certainly, at some stage,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59retire content with a full collection of medals
0:03:59 > 0:04:01from all levels of football.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Everyone in football has a dream...
0:04:06 > 0:04:08..even referees.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Ian McNabb's dream is to referee at international level.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15To do that, Ian will have to give everything.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17For me, this year was a big moment,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19my first full season in the Premiership,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21so it's something to build on.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Hopefully, in about another few seasons, I'll have...
0:04:25 > 0:04:27I'll be an international referee
0:04:27 > 0:04:29and I'll start getting a few European games.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33The Irish Football Association have selected Ian
0:04:33 > 0:04:36for an elite UEFA boot camp.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Now he has to prove himself against Europe's best new refs.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42MUSIC: Sleeplessly Embracing by alt-J
0:04:42 > 0:04:46# Sleeplessly embracing... #
0:04:46 > 0:04:49After months of training, Ian is travelling to the home
0:04:49 > 0:04:54of European football, where he'll face the biggest test of his career.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57If he fails to prove himself, his dream of becoming
0:04:57 > 0:05:00an international referee could fall to pieces.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02That's the last of me and I'm ready to go.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Long day ahead of me today,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08travelling over to Switzerland.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12It's not a jolly by any stretch of the imagination.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14As soon as we step into the hotel, we're being analysed
0:05:14 > 0:05:17as to what we wear, how we interact with people,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19and whether or not they think you are ready to
0:05:19 > 0:05:22become an international referee or whether they think
0:05:22 > 0:05:25you're an absolute clown, basically, and you've been a waste of time.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30MUSIC: Big Bird by Eddie Floyd
0:05:35 > 0:05:36If you get a diploma,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39you feel that it's something you have worked hard for,
0:05:39 > 0:05:44it's something you are proud of, it's something you value.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48During his week in Switzerland, Ian will be tested, watched
0:05:48 > 0:05:51and analysed by some of the world's top referees
0:05:51 > 0:05:54and the pressure on him is building.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59SHOUTING IN FRENCH
0:06:01 > 0:06:03No contact on the ball.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06FRENCH SINGING THROUGH MEGAPHONE
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Here, your body language must be a little more stronger,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13your chest must be a little more higher,
0:06:13 > 0:06:18and tell everyone that this was a little over what I can accept today.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Yep.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21You have the whistle in your mouth.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24That's something that's been picked up on
0:06:24 > 0:06:25by assessors back home as well.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28The learning point is to keep it simple.
0:06:28 > 0:06:3014, 5...
0:06:30 > 0:06:32The dreaded Yo-Yo test -
0:06:32 > 0:06:36a relentless challenge of mental and physical endurance.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39If Ian can't prove he's got faster and stronger,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41he may fail his diploma
0:06:41 > 0:06:44and could ruin his ambition of becoming a top referee.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52After about five minutes, the speed you're going at...
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Mental strength, come on...
0:06:54 > 0:06:57..and the time you need to make the turns in,
0:06:57 > 0:06:58it's very tough.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Come on!
0:07:01 > 0:07:02BEEP
0:07:06 > 0:07:07By the end...
0:07:07 > 0:07:09HE BREATHES HEAVILY
0:07:09 > 0:07:12By the end of the runs there, I was up to 97% of my maximum heart rate.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16A very physical test.
0:07:16 > 0:07:1818, 8...
0:07:19 > 0:07:22MUSIC: Break Me Gently by Doves
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Ian was faster, but has he done enough to get his UEFA diploma?
0:07:28 > 0:07:32From Northern Ireland, referee Ian - diploma.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34APPLAUSE
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Windsor Park - a place I know all too well.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51And to Rachel Smith, this place is like a second home.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55My dad, he's the secretary of Linfield Football club.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I grew up supporting Linfield and then, when I found out
0:07:58 > 0:08:02he was going to be working for them, I was really excited
0:08:02 > 0:08:04cos I just love football and Linfield.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06I've supported them my whole life.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- All right, Ken?- Hiya.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10Is my dad here?
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Dad, here's the Balinamallard sheet.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Erm...how many copies?
0:08:16 > 0:08:17Do about 40, Rachel, would you?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- Did you check that?- Andy checked it.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Yeah, there's not very many females around.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31SHE LAUGHS
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I'm a very competitive person.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I would like to be a FIFA female referee one day.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42And just two months after she became a referee,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Rachel's mentor, Tommy Rossi, is training her for the big time.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49No, we'll be in touch during the week. We'll sort it out, OK?
0:08:49 > 0:08:53I've got the wee girl here at the minute and she's given two or three penalties.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56She's been superb, Joe. I'm telling you, unbelievable.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- It's no good me giving you stupid wee games.- I know...
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Because if the IFA call you up to do women's internationals,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04you're going to have coaches who know what they are talking about.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07We need to get you in and get you trained.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I think I get sometimes quite stressed about doing it
0:09:12 > 0:09:15cos I have to make sure that I've done everything correct,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I'm prepared and make sure that the game goes as smooth as possible.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22As long as I'm doing what I'm meant to do, then hopefully everything else will go smoothly.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27MUSIC: Superstar by The Temptations
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Fresh from Switzerland, and with the approval of UEFA,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Ian is back on home soil.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I got my diploma from David Elleray,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47so I reckon I'll be tested with a lot tougher matches this year,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49so it'll be a challenge to see how I handle those matches.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It's been building up for this moment, where it all kicks off.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55But nothing in the Irish League is predictable.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- RADIO COMMENTARY:- It's Crusaders who will get this match underway.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03There goes the whistle. The referee tonight is Ian McNabb.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06McGeever has continued his run inside the box!
0:10:06 > 0:10:08And he's gone down!
0:10:08 > 0:10:11And the referee, rather controversially,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13has awarded Institute a penalty
0:10:13 > 0:10:19and the Crusaders players protest with real venom towards the referee.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21There's a yellow card in there,
0:10:21 > 0:10:22brandished towards the goal-scorer...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26CROWD CHANT: Cheat! Cheat! Cheat!
0:10:28 > 0:10:31He's trying to get his team-mates to move away so that he can
0:10:31 > 0:10:32make his point towards the referee.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34He's not going to change his mind.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Big, big moment in this game.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Was there communication over the penalty?
0:10:47 > 0:10:53- It's not your call...- It's not their call. I gave it early...
0:10:53 > 0:10:55But nobody came in to say...
0:10:55 > 0:10:57No, not at the time. It was on me.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Er...I have to be honest. I think there was a clear important mistake
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- over the awarding of the penalty kick.- Yeah, OK.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12FANS SINGING
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Months later, Ian walks out of the same dressing room,
0:11:20 > 0:11:26this time playing second fiddle to senior referee...Raymond.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30He would get a stern talking to, in my own unique way,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33if I don't believe that he's fulfilling his duties for me.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- How are you feeling, Ray? - Yeah, sound. Good, good, good.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40CROWD CHANT: Seasiders! Seasiders!
0:11:40 > 0:11:43It's a war out there, be under no illusions.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47We're like the UN, so we're stuck in the middle of it.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Every time we blow the whistle or put the flag up,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51we please somebody and we disappoint another,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53so...leave nothing out there, lads.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55We go out as a team, we'll come in as a team.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57See something, act on it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00He's not there to be in awe of me.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02He's part of Team Crangle for tonight.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06I will rely on Ian to feed me information.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Yeah, good to go.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10He's my second set of eyes.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12He's almost the eyes in the back of my head.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15If something happens behind my back, I expect Ian to see it.
0:12:16 > 0:12:186 after 12, 6 after 12.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21And not only do I expect Ian to see it, I demand that he sees it.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- STEPHEN BAXTER:- Dermot, left of you!
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Hey!
0:12:26 > 0:12:28You're losing the game now!
0:12:28 > 0:12:32You're losing the game! Losing the game now!
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Yeah, yeah, fair enough. - He's losing parts of the game now, Ian, you know what I mean?
0:12:35 > 0:12:37FINAL WHISTLE BLOWS
0:12:39 > 0:12:41He had a good game and, as you can see there,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44there were no complaints from either manager at the end,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47and I think it'll be a change that he's not going to get booed off at Seaview!
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- FROM CROWD:- Crangle, you're a joke! - Oh, well, there you go.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53You ruined that game! Absolutely ruined it!
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Maybe not. - FROM CROWD:- Well done, Gavin!
0:12:57 > 0:12:59We have guys who go to the match, hurl a bit of abuse at a referee,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01hurl a bit of abuse at footballers,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04and probably their own players at times if they're not performing well.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- Sugar?- No, thanks, honey.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08'I don't think I've ever went to an Irish League ground
0:13:08 > 0:13:12'and something hasn't happened in a game, where you look back on it and you go, "My God, that was funny." '
0:13:12 > 0:13:14I was foundered out there.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15There's absolutely nothing.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17McGowan, he's called the yellow card for McGowan...
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- Who?- You.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- You shouted yellow card. - From the halfway line...
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- I never shouted "yellow card!" - Aye, you did.- No, I didn't.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- You did. You all hear it? Did he?- Aye.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30LAUGHTER
0:13:30 > 0:13:34He heard it. Totally, you're showing your inexperience there. Fucking idiot.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35Why would I call a yellow card for?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38McGowan's foul cos you're a balloon.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41You're just a balloon.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51The South Belfast Youth League,
0:13:51 > 0:13:57it's the place where I started as a football manager over 30 years ago.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Up to now, it's been exclusively male,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02but this season, that's about to change.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Have you a name for these two girls? - Yes, that's Beth.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Where did I put their names?
0:14:08 > 0:14:1416-year-old Beth Roberts wants to be one of their first female refs.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Whenever I was younger, a lot of people said to me
0:14:17 > 0:14:22that I would not be able to run, or go out with my friends,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25or go swimming or write.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27They told me, "You are going to be different."
0:14:30 > 0:14:32This young woman is different.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35They've underestimated Beth.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38She's already overcome the odds
0:14:38 > 0:14:40and refereeing is just her next challenge.
0:14:40 > 0:14:47Well, I've had arthritis for about seven, eight years now,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50but because of it, like, my joints are always really bad,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53so I've had a lot of broken bones.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I couldn't tell you how many, but it's been a lot.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00The first ever time I was properly taken in,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03whenever I couldn't even walk on my knee,
0:15:03 > 0:15:08the arthritis was so bad that I was actually in a wheelchair for a while
0:15:08 > 0:15:10because they had my whole leg in a splint as well.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26One of the reasons why we kind of push for the refereeing,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28or, you know, encourage her -
0:15:28 > 0:15:29to build her confidence,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31but also to keep the joints moving.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Her first game in a nine-a-side kids league
0:15:34 > 0:15:39carries all the importance of a Wembley cup final for Beth.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43She's taken her medication and hopes her joints will be pain free.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49Now she's got to overcome her greatest enemy - fear.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53It's all yours. 25 minutes each way.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54I'm really scared.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Don't worry about it. You'll be all right.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Keep watching me, keep watching me. I'll talk you through it.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07So, can I...? See...so, all I need to do now is just blow my whistle?
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- Start your watch... - And they're, they're...
0:16:09 > 0:16:12They're kicking off, so I stand there...
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Anywhere... Anywhere... Anywhere at all...
0:16:14 > 0:16:15- And then... - DEEP BREATH
0:16:15 > 0:16:19I just struggle with whenever, you know, it goes out?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Just you stand and point...- I know but I always...
0:16:22 > 0:16:23I can never tell who's...
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- I'll tell you.- Will you help me? - I'll tell you. I'll be here.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- I'll be on that far line. - You'll help me, yeah?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31SHE SNIFFS
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Right, are you ready?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45SHE BLOWS WHISTLE
0:16:58 > 0:16:59No way, ref!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08CHEERING
0:17:15 > 0:17:17HALFTIME WHISTLE BLOWS
0:17:17 > 0:17:18Half-time, Beth?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Well, you're all right! You're doing great!
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- No, no...- Nobody's saying nothing to you.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Nobody's saying a word to you.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28All you've got to do is just keep blowing...
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Blow your whistle as hard as you can blow it.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Don't be... Do you see the wee lads there?
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- The wee lads are looking to you to make a decision...- I don't want it!
0:17:35 > 0:17:39No! They're supposed to be. They're there for you.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40You're doing brilliant.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42It's not a problem.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45The two coaches...the four coaches on the lines have no problem with you.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47That's when you know you're winning
0:17:47 > 0:17:49and you're doing a good job, so keep it up!
0:17:49 > 0:17:52MUSIC: Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
0:17:53 > 0:17:56WHISTLE BLOWS
0:17:56 > 0:17:59# I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
0:17:59 > 0:18:02# I shake it off, I shake it off... #
0:18:02 > 0:18:05The following week, our Beth is back for more
0:18:05 > 0:18:09and, with each match, she is growing in confidence.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13I'm a lot happier.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15I enjoyed that, like.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Last week, I kind of, like, forced myself to do it,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21but this week, I actually wanted to do it and I enjoyed it.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23It was good fun. Yeah.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Beth one, fear nil.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32FANS SINGING
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- RADIO:- It's the most eagerly awaited round of fixtures in the Danske Bank Premiership,
0:18:39 > 0:18:41where Boxing Day means derby day.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43The nerves are going now, so they are,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46as you're getting closer. It's going now.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49That's what it's all about. That's what it's all about.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53THEY SING
0:18:53 > 0:18:55# Super Crus, Super Crus... #
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Typical North Belfast derby, with the added spice of Boxing Day,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00we'd expect it to be a feisty encounter.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Whilst there's a good relationship between the two clubs,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07when it comes to heated battle, they're hell for leather,
0:19:07 > 0:19:09so it should be interesting.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Please do not use sectarian, racist or any inappropriate language.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Do not display any sectarian...
0:19:18 > 0:19:20# Fuck all, you're going to win fuck all... #
0:19:22 > 0:19:25If Raymond doesn't perform and take control of today's match,
0:19:25 > 0:19:32his goal of selection for the League Cup final could be left in tatters.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Obviously, with, like, high profile matches, yeah, you do worry.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Until I, like, watch the news, or watch the TV and hear that
0:19:39 > 0:19:42everything's went fine, then I'll be able to settle down then.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Speaking of phones, I better grab mine.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I'd hate to miss somebody abusing me on it.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49A few things have happened over the years
0:19:49 > 0:19:51and he's thought about giving it all up,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54and he really loves it, which would bother me, that he would give it up
0:19:54 > 0:19:56on the back of it, like a red card or a yellow card that
0:19:56 > 0:20:00wasn't to be, or should have been or...something happening in a match.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02FANS SING
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- COMMENTARY:- These North Belfast derbies are usually blood and thunder affairs.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13They usually bring goals. This is Cliftonville against Crusaders.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21WHISTLE BLOWS
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Scrappy game so far, know what I mean?
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Come on, Thomas!
0:20:33 > 0:20:34CROWD SHOUT
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Should have been a yellow card by the corner flag.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41That's a yellow there. How was that not a yellow? Know what I mean?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50THEY SHOUT
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Come on, boys! Fuck sake.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Boo!
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Ray, in your opinion, how did things go, first of all?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Blood and thunder. Not a lot of football today, unfortunately.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Could you have managed the situation
0:21:10 > 0:21:13with McClean in the 72nd minute differently?
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Because, certainly, there was a number of fans close to the area
0:21:18 > 0:21:22and they were expressing their disquiet, shall we say,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24by passing some items on to the field of play,
0:21:24 > 0:21:26which we'd prefer not to see.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28We don't need people to tell us when we're bad.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30We know when we're bad. We know within ourselves
0:21:30 > 0:21:36and we do, from time to time, go through hard phases in our careers.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40But with just a month to go to the League Cup final,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44has Raymond scuppered his chances of getting his elusive medal?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48When we make one mistake, it gets punished.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49We're paid to make decisions.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51We're paid to get the big decisions correctly.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56We're given that task and, when we don't do it, it's devastating.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58# If I should falter
0:21:58 > 0:22:00# Would you open your arms out to me? #
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Ian's season is in full swing
0:22:04 > 0:22:07and he's under scrutiny again.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12This time, Alan Snoddy, UEFA's top man in Northern Ireland,
0:22:12 > 0:22:13will be watching.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16- COMMENTARY:- Linfield lead 2-0.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Aaron Burns with the volley at the far post, Quinn's free-kick
0:22:19 > 0:22:21falling all the way across to him.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22The linesman had his flag up.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27The referee disagreed.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35The goal stands.
0:22:35 > 0:22:372-0 Linfield on the 85th minute.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40By overruling his assistant,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Ian has put his neck on the line.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47If the assessor thinks Ian's called it wrong, his marks could go down,
0:22:47 > 0:22:52potentially damaging his chances of getting the big matches he craves.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01So, how do you feel things went, Ian, first of all?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03There was the free-kick for Linfield,
0:23:03 > 0:23:08erm...and who was it? Quinn plays the ball into the box
0:23:08 > 0:23:13and then...I'm hearing, "Jimmy's off. Jimmy's off."
0:23:13 > 0:23:16But then Burnsie puts the ball in and, just as Burnsie's
0:23:16 > 0:23:22putting the ball in, a flag goes up...for offside and...
0:23:22 > 0:23:26So, straight away, I go over and speak to him, speak to Paul,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28and he says...well...carry on.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31One of the players was offside, and I was waiting and waiting,
0:23:31 > 0:23:36and it went past him, and I put the flag up
0:23:36 > 0:23:40and, lo and behold, someone came in and scored.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43At the end of the situation, the goal's the correct decision.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- Yeah.- Yeah. Good man.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47Thanks, Alan.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50MUSIC: Superstar by The Temptations
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Just three months after she started refereeing,
0:23:57 > 0:24:02Rachel's been selected for her first cup final, shocking everyone,
0:24:02 > 0:24:06progressing faster than even her mentor Tommy thought possible.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09There's never been a girl in the South Belfast League before
0:24:09 > 0:24:12and to be the first female referee to do a final for South Belfast,
0:24:12 > 0:24:14I'm really privileged to do that.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Ability, belief, commitment, desire, effort,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- and what's the...what's the F word I'm looking?- Focus.- Focus.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23I'll be fine. I'll be fine.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24PLAYERS SHOUT
0:24:24 > 0:24:29'I think, definitely, refereeing, you do have to think about things.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32'You get that buzz every time you have to make a decision,
0:24:32 > 0:24:34'you know, "Is this the right one?"
0:24:34 > 0:24:39'You know...people are watching. It kind of is...always...
0:24:39 > 0:24:42You're on your toes all the time.'
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- COACH:- Plenty of movement here, lads!
0:24:46 > 0:24:49'I would some day like to be in the Premiership,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51'but I'm just taking one step at a time,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54'hopefully going through Intermediate and The Championship,
0:24:54 > 0:24:56'but that would be the plan.'
0:24:56 > 0:24:58MUSIC: This Modern Love by Bloc Party
0:24:58 > 0:24:59THEY CHEER
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Two weeks later, Rachel gets her first ever international call-up.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12Tommy looks on, but no longer as her mentor.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15I think refereeing has made me a stronger person in general,
0:25:15 > 0:25:19with just...with life, if any situations arise.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23I don't think it's made me different,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25cos I still think I am myself,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28but I think whenever it becomes match day,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31I definitely become Rachel the Ref.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32SHE LAUGHS
0:25:34 > 0:25:36MUSIC: Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash
0:25:36 > 0:25:39It's the day of the League Cup final
0:25:39 > 0:25:43and everyone's heading for Windsor Park,
0:25:43 > 0:25:44including...
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Raymond.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Today, he'll complete his set of medals.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53It makes you proud that the powers that be have seen that you're
0:25:53 > 0:25:57the best man for the job on the day, and they appoint you to the game.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59You'd be telling lies if you said the hairs on the neck
0:25:59 > 0:26:02didn't stand up a touch, you know? It's a proud moment.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03The atmosphere will be electric.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Go on, The Reds!
0:26:06 > 0:26:07THEY CHEER
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I just want proof that I actually...
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- I actually do have friends at Windsor Park!- Go on!
0:26:17 > 0:26:20MUSIC: Love Spreads by The Stone Roses
0:26:23 > 0:26:25FANS SING
0:26:25 > 0:26:26Come on!
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- COMMENTARY:- Flicked on into the path of Joe Gormley.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31No flag, keeper's come off his line! Joe Gormley!
0:26:31 > 0:26:32CHEERING
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I have to put the chest out, put the shoulders back,
0:26:38 > 0:26:43almost seem arrogant to those around me, but that won't be the case.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48It's just my persona, that I'll portray this air of confidence.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50I'm Crangle. I've arrived. I'll do my job today,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53regardless of what you heckle me with,
0:26:53 > 0:26:55and I'll go and I'll give of my best.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01# I just can't get enough... #
0:27:01 > 0:27:03I'm an actor in a play
0:27:03 > 0:27:05and sometimes you have to take centre stage!
0:27:05 > 0:27:07If the crowd are calling you the villain,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10sometimes the villain has to put his chest out
0:27:10 > 0:27:12and take the accolades from the crowd.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14The day and hour that I decide I don't like that
0:27:14 > 0:27:16is the day and hour I'll pack it in.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19That's what makes our wee league fantastic.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22The fact that people are prepared to laugh at themselves,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24I think is absolutely brilliant.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27It's a game of football.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Have a laugh and a joke, lads.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Nobody's dead.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Let's all have a beer.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35FINAL WHISTLE BLOWS
0:27:35 > 0:27:36CHEERING
0:27:36 > 0:27:39MUSIC: Nessum Dorma by Luciano Pavarotti
0:27:41 > 0:27:43A good game of football and a good referee!
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Oh, we're dead on. We're dead on, John. It went well.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- He loves himself, doesn't he? - HE LAUGHS
0:27:58 > 0:28:00CROWD BOO
0:28:02 > 0:28:06# Raymond Crangle is a wanker, is a wanker... #
0:28:08 > 0:28:09- Did you get that? - HE LAUGHS
0:28:14 > 0:28:17MUSIC: Lord Don't Move The Mountain by Mahalia Jackson
0:28:17 > 0:28:21# Please don't move the mountain
0:28:26 > 0:28:31# Just give me the strength to climb
0:28:33 > 0:28:39# Lord don't move my stumbling blocks
0:28:41 > 0:28:49# But lead your child all around. #