Richthekeeper
Active Member
I was reffing a local derby - Green v Maroon on Saturday when a Green player stretched to tackle his opponent on the halfway line near the touchline. The Maroon player nicked the ball away from him a split second before contact, and went down under the challenge. No studs showing, not high, just a trip.
The Maroon CAR was close to the incident, as was I, and went absolutely mental saying it was a disgusting challenge. I came over to calm him down and just said that "it wasn't a bad tackle, just late."
His response was hilarity, and as I continued with play he carried on expressing his disbelief that I could make the distinction between "bad" and "late".
I was actually quite surprised at this - i thought the difference would be obvious!
The Maroon CAR was close to the incident, as was I, and went absolutely mental saying it was a disgusting challenge. I came over to calm him down and just said that "it wasn't a bad tackle, just late."
His response was hilarity, and as I continued with play he carried on expressing his disbelief that I could make the distinction between "bad" and "late".
I was actually quite surprised at this - i thought the difference would be obvious!