Yesterday, friendly (????) arranged at short notice.
Very one sided contest between blue and white.
White are 60 points to nil at around 65 minutes gone.
Large handbags (I did not see what started it off sadly!)
I remember what I have been told by advisors, don't go in, just stand there blowing your whistle and telling them that you are there and can see what is going on. I had obviously missed a punch or two......or three. Whilst I am stood thee blowing the pea out of the whistle, a player from white reaches over and pulls my hand and whistle out of my mouth..............
Eventually the fracas stops and I eyeball the miscreant and call him over with the skipper.
I am thinking red.
Then I am putting it into context and materiality (friendly, last 15 minutes, no previous incidents).
Still unsure. Trying to get some thinking time.
He comes over and starts talking to me. "Shut up" says the skipper, "Listen".
I ask him how old he is "21" he says. I tell him that he should never, ever touch a ref. Normally anything like that is a red card incident. I tell him that he needs to learn a lesson and today he should count himself very fortunate. I show him a yellow card.
Ten minutes after they want to bring him back on. I tell the skipper "your call, but I think he is still hot headed, leave him off".
Still very unsure about the call, and would appreciate as many opinions on it as our wonderful forum can muster. My gut feeling is that I probably got it wrong and I should have given a red. But happy to be told I am wrong. And also happy to have as many comments as possible.
Never a dull moment in this game is there?
Very one sided contest between blue and white.
White are 60 points to nil at around 65 minutes gone.
Large handbags (I did not see what started it off sadly!)
I remember what I have been told by advisors, don't go in, just stand there blowing your whistle and telling them that you are there and can see what is going on. I had obviously missed a punch or two......or three. Whilst I am stood thee blowing the pea out of the whistle, a player from white reaches over and pulls my hand and whistle out of my mouth..............
Eventually the fracas stops and I eyeball the miscreant and call him over with the skipper.
I am thinking red.
Then I am putting it into context and materiality (friendly, last 15 minutes, no previous incidents).
Still unsure. Trying to get some thinking time.
He comes over and starts talking to me. "Shut up" says the skipper, "Listen".
I ask him how old he is "21" he says. I tell him that he should never, ever touch a ref. Normally anything like that is a red card incident. I tell him that he needs to learn a lesson and today he should count himself very fortunate. I show him a yellow card.
Ten minutes after they want to bring him back on. I tell the skipper "your call, but I think he is still hot headed, leave him off".
Still very unsure about the call, and would appreciate as many opinions on it as our wonderful forum can muster. My gut feeling is that I probably got it wrong and I should have given a red. But happy to be told I am wrong. And also happy to have as many comments as possible.
Never a dull moment in this game is there?
Stood back and took names. Skipper stood next to me and said "aren't you going to stop them?" I said "aren't you?" "Fair point" he said, then we both stood back and watched his winger come in late and throw a punch. He just looked at me, smiled, and nodded.
