Hi all, I had an OA game as AR this afternoon. I was running the line for a referee, who is a former Football League ref in the 80's from my area. I have a question regarding an incident which really surprised me in the second half of the game.
The home side were 1-0 up when this happened. It stemmed with a throw in decision that had gone against them on my side (it was one of those incidents where it hit both players so quickly it was almost impossible to tell who touched it last, the ref had no idea when I looked at him so he left it down to me, I just went with gut instict of away side and tried my hardest to sell it).
This led to one of the home players running up to me from about 15 yards and shouting "f***ing hell lino, you blind?". The ref heard this (it was hard not to!) and instantly came over and gave the player an absolute bollocking. My question is, surely something so public and provocative should be a sin bin (at least, considering the reference to a disability!)? - the player got away with a warning.
Another thing that surprised me about this incident was when the ref (allegedly! - it did sound like these were the words used) proceeded to tell the player to "shut the f**k up". Since when were we allowed to speak to players like that?! He used that sort of demeanor/language multiple times throughout the match.
I realise similar things may have been covered before, but the ref's language added an extra bit for me to ask about.
Thanks!
The home side were 1-0 up when this happened. It stemmed with a throw in decision that had gone against them on my side (it was one of those incidents where it hit both players so quickly it was almost impossible to tell who touched it last, the ref had no idea when I looked at him so he left it down to me, I just went with gut instict of away side and tried my hardest to sell it).
This led to one of the home players running up to me from about 15 yards and shouting "f***ing hell lino, you blind?". The ref heard this (it was hard not to!) and instantly came over and gave the player an absolute bollocking. My question is, surely something so public and provocative should be a sin bin (at least, considering the reference to a disability!)? - the player got away with a warning.
Another thing that surprised me about this incident was when the ref (allegedly! - it did sound like these were the words used) proceeded to tell the player to "shut the f**k up". Since when were we allowed to speak to players like that?! He used that sort of demeanor/language multiple times throughout the match.
I realise similar things may have been covered before, but the ref's language added an extra bit for me to ask about.
Thanks!
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