11.   Calls can be argued, but referees have a tough job.

12.   For a change, Schmid, Myernick and Galaxy assistant coach Ralph Perez were unanimous that the referees had a lot to do with the outcome.

13.   For example, if the referee had one hand on his head, it meant that somebody was in the wrong place on the field.

14.   He said the referee had an obligation to explain the no-call to him as the captain of the team.

15.   It was a very intimate, personal league, in which every player, coach and, yes, referee had a recognizable personality.

16.   Karl said he believes certain referees have attitudes about certain teams and believes Bernhardt has one for the Sonics.

17.   Now, whoever touches the referee has to pay.

18.   No blather that the referees have to start giving us breaks.

19.   Now, the referee has to make his decision and live with his decision and come over and explain to me his decision.

20.   One index of trouble is the number of times a referee has to remove a participant from an event.