Was watching a Ladies open age game recently.
The away team were giving the ref a bit of a hard time, two or three players constantly claiming throw ins etc when it was clear they kicked it off etc.
After four or five shouts at from the manger, an hour into the game he shouts "You're having an absolute shocker ref!" - true he wasn't having the greatest game but he kept ignoring the abuse.
One of the away team players who consistently claimed free kicks, throw ins etc also had a mouth that my mother would say "needed washing out with soap", often swearing (mainly f and b words) when she sliced a clearance, or berated a fellow team member. Cleverly she never swore at he ref..it was just the "Aw ref, that must be a free kick to us!!"
This carried on for 90 minutes...not a word said by the ref who just chose to ignore it.
I was stunned by how he kept ignoring it. I would have at the very least, spoke to the bench and the worst offenders on the pitch but nothing.
My question is, though, where does foul and abusive language kick in if it is not aimed at anyone? Her swearing was mainly following her mistakes. I would have booked her for dissent - but the swearing??
Guidance please.
Thanks
The away team were giving the ref a bit of a hard time, two or three players constantly claiming throw ins etc when it was clear they kicked it off etc.
After four or five shouts at from the manger, an hour into the game he shouts "You're having an absolute shocker ref!" - true he wasn't having the greatest game but he kept ignoring the abuse.
One of the away team players who consistently claimed free kicks, throw ins etc also had a mouth that my mother would say "needed washing out with soap", often swearing (mainly f and b words) when she sliced a clearance, or berated a fellow team member. Cleverly she never swore at he ref..it was just the "Aw ref, that must be a free kick to us!!"
This carried on for 90 minutes...not a word said by the ref who just chose to ignore it.
I was stunned by how he kept ignoring it. I would have at the very least, spoke to the bench and the worst offenders on the pitch but nothing.
My question is, though, where does foul and abusive language kick in if it is not aimed at anyone? Her swearing was mainly following her mistakes. I would have booked her for dissent - but the swearing??
Guidance please.
Thanks