I think it was the first time I've shown a straight red for OFFINABUS, having blown the whistle to stop play while the ball was still live (in the keeper's hands).
I restarted with an indirect free kick on the basis that OFFINABUS is not one of the DFK offences and IDFK is for 'any other offence'. However, reading law 12 it says:
So it looks like it should have been a direct free kick? The key question is this: does calling the referee a 'c*nt' constitute committing an offence 'against' a match official. I'm guessing it does.
I restarted with an indirect free kick on the basis that OFFINABUS is not one of the DFK offences and IDFK is for 'any other offence'. However, reading law 12 it says:
If the ball is in play and a player commits an offence inside the field of play against:
• an opponent – indirect or direct free kick or penalty kick
• a team-mate, substitute, substituted player, team official or a match official – a direct free kick or penalty kick
• any other person – a dropped ball
So it looks like it should have been a direct free kick? The key question is this: does calling the referee a 'c*nt' constitute committing an offence 'against' a match official. I'm guessing it does.