Scandal letter against referee: Who is really behind it?

Scandal letter against referee: Who is really behind it?

An anonymous letter on the online portal "Interest Group for Referees" is currently causing a vortex in Hessian football. This criticizes the "misconduct in the referee essence in Hesse" and particularly targets referee Steffen Rabe, who whistles for VfB Wetter. According to this, Rabe is not to be qualified at the Hessen Cup quarter-final between the Kickers Offenbach and SV Wehen Wiesbaden on March 19. In the letter, Rabe is described as a "referee without perspective", with his sporting performance and physical fitness being questioned.

The allegations that claim that Rabe had been used to the association chairman Klaus Holz were vehemently rejected by wood. In his opinion, he emphasizes that Rabe is one of the best arbitrators in the league and that it is common practice to appoint Hessenliga referees in the Hessen Cup. Rabe also had support from two experienced line judges, Tim Waldinger and Christof Günsch in this game.

contradiction and support

wood emphasizes that, despite the heated atmosphere, Rabe showed confident game management during the game. According to Holz, the game for Rabe was a big challenge, which he mastered excellently. "I never had the feeling that I was losing control," said Rabe after the game.
HFV President Silke Sinning describes the allegations as "baseless" and sees it as harmful to the referee in general. Ole Vitt from the Marburg referee association also calls the criticism of "baseless agitation".

After the game, HFV President Silke Sinning, treasurer Andre Stenda and Klaus Holz were looking for a conversation with Rabe. Sinning expressly criticized the use of anonymous letters on public criticism. In addition, Stenda warned that uncomfortable criticism could have long -term effects on the recruitment of new referees.

measures to support the referee

The Hessian Football Association (HFV) emphasizes the central role of the referees for fair competition in football. Therefore, programs for violence and training for referees have already been offered. In addition, a contact point was set up to report violence and discrimination within football. In order to react quickly to incidents, the HFV developed a communication plan.

The HFV leadership personalities are actively working on measures to improve the framework conditions for referees. Sustainable dialogue and strengthening the referee system are of crucial importance for the relevance and integrity of football. Finally, the reliability and rapid confirmation of games is important to enable referees to promote higher leagues, which is promoted by feedback from clubs and reviews in courses [dfb] .