Are you blind ref? Actually Dave really is...
Shouts of "you don't know what your doing' have taunted referees from the stands for decades.
Yet 'Blind Dave' Heeley jokingly admits he'd need some help from VAR after being named an honorary football referee.
The charity champion has been made a member of the West Bromwich Referees' Association.
The honour was given in recognition of his many fundraising efforts in helping put West Bromwich on the map.
But the association knows people will raise a smile to Dave's new role.
"I've heard it all before. 'Aye ref, are you blind!' I'd just shout back 'Yeah, why what's the problem," he joked.
"It's a really nice honour and it's nice of them to think of me."
Dave, famed for becoming the first blind man to run seven marathons in seven continents in seven days, was diagnosed at the age of 10 with de-generative sight condition retinitas pigmentosa.
The big West Brom fan says he was delighted when he was put forward for membership.
"They invited me along and I gave a talk," he said.
"They were also discussing video clips of recent incidents which I couldn't help with but it was really interesting actually to hear them discussing decisions and for me to give another perspective."
He added: "It's an honorary membership but if I get a whistle or a flag you never know.
"I'd just use VAR [video assistant referees introduced in the Premier League to help with decisions] to help me."
Association president, Philip Page, aged 80, from Great Barr, said: "It was not meant to be a joke but there's an element of humour about it.
"Dave is a fanatic about football and a fanatic about the Albion so to have him as a member is great.
"He helps raise awareness of the association and he's such a good speaker. He has a good sense of humour."
