zonknz
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Gets a stand-down for his decision.
Next thing you know they would be suspending shef for having his shirt tucked out.
21 days even for repeat offence after a formal warning letter is too long. One game gets a message across.First - Not having your equipment is poor especially at this level. This does not directly impact the game itself as flags, cards, whistle, book, uncharged coms, etc. BUT it is unprofessional
Second - This is waaay too harsh in my opinion unless this is some kind of repeat offense. Some lesser manner of addressing it would be in order. Give him a formal letter of caution or minor fine for not maintaining the standards of the competition and move on. If he does anything similar again increase the consequences
What punishment did Martin Atkinson’s team get for failing to apply law when Sol Bamba took his shirt off? They can’t all have not have seen it.
Damaged the reputation of the game far more than this did (not saying much!)
While I understand this I don't agree with a one size fits all approach (or at least a minimum that is that long). I would say the same thing for a men's game.21 days is the standard referee suspension for failing to proficiently apply the laws of the game in England, especially at senior levels. You have to remember this was live on TV as well, so whilst relatively minor it could be argued to have damaged the reputation of refereeing. Especially in the current climate where there are lots of complaints from the senior female game that they aren't treated the same way as the male game when it comes to refereeing, have you ever seen rock, paper, scissors used in a men's televised game … ?!
While I understand this I don't agree with a one size fits all approach (or at least a minimum that is that long). I would say the same thing for a men's game.
It’s harsh and personally I would assume there are some politics involved here.
But...R/P/S?? Could you choose anything more obvious to point out you forgot your coin? I have seen referees grab a blade a grass before calling the captains in and having them pick a hand, I have seen a pencil toss to see who it points to etc...that all looks normal ish if people glance over...captains having a play at r/p/s is like our 4th or 5th best save option. At least a weeks suspension for that judgement
I used to make the non selecting captain toss the coin. I was surprised at how many folks couldnt toss a coin so I just toss it myself nowOn another note, LOTG only requires that the winner of a coin toss picks the direction they attack. It doesn't specify the process of picking the winner. I get the away team to pick a coin toss outcome. Some colleagues 'assign' each team (your are heads, you are tails). Both of these are acceptable. Anyone using any other method to pick the coin toss winner?
I've never been really good at tossing a coin. One captain said to me "the ref last week was a proper tosser" I'm not sure how good his match control was, but his coin skills were good enough to be commented on....Ahhhh the dying art of tossing. Not many good tossers out there Some referees can do with a few lessons too.