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Premise: A group of referees who have to deal with horrendous bullying and aggression from Sunday League players decide that they want to form a team and win the league. The only catch is: they have to play in disguises so that the other teams don’t know they’re playing the referees. Will they be able to defeat their biggest rival the Heathrow Hornets? More importantly will they be able to find a referee who is available to officiate their games? Series: Meet Jake, Patrick, Emma, Sunil and Daniel. Five 20something year old referees desperate to not leave their homes like children desperate not to go to school as their parents, partners, and flatmates push them out the door. The first episode will be them suffering abuse, panic attacks and trying to figure out how they can get back at their tormentors. The conclusion: form their own football team and winning the league. …show more content…

There will be a clear structure to each episode: try outs to fill the other slots on the team, getting a manager, naming the team and designing kit, getting a sponsor, training, first friendly game, disguising themselves so they’re not recognised, and the first league game against the reigning champions The Heathrow Hornets. Throughout the episodes the main characters will be still refereeing games and building grudges and tensions with players, all whilst preparing their new team for the next season. They’ll also have to deal with sexism issues with Emma, as she is the only female referee in the league and deals with sexism from both sides - people being traditionally sexist and then those who think they’re being supportive, but are just being patronising. To get her to play however, they’ll need to disguise her as a man, as it’s a male

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