Macca
Active Member
Recent match of mine - red player calls out, not too loudly "you fat c**t" to a blue player that is quite a distance away. Player didn't hear, but his team mates did.
To this point, there was plenty of needle in the game and the blue sideline has been constantly calling for everything and anything with the coach the classic example of passive aggressive. When I warn him on his criticism of my decisions, his response is he is not talking to me but his fellow coach and he is entitled to speak to his fellow coach. I warn him that once I hear him critical of my decisions it is dissent and to knock it off.
The rest of the blue sideline is also very mouthy.
So, when red player makes the comment, I call over red and as I am taking details ask him why it should not be a red card. I have already decided to give a yellow and tell the player I would often give a red for that comment but I am giving a yellow due to the behaviour of the blue sideline and in particular the coach. My rationale is their behaviour is contributing to the heat of the game and affecting the players.
Would you issue a red for the comment regardless of the match conditions and heat?
To this point, there was plenty of needle in the game and the blue sideline has been constantly calling for everything and anything with the coach the classic example of passive aggressive. When I warn him on his criticism of my decisions, his response is he is not talking to me but his fellow coach and he is entitled to speak to his fellow coach. I warn him that once I hear him critical of my decisions it is dissent and to knock it off.
The rest of the blue sideline is also very mouthy.
So, when red player makes the comment, I call over red and as I am taking details ask him why it should not be a red card. I have already decided to give a yellow and tell the player I would often give a red for that comment but I am giving a yellow due to the behaviour of the blue sideline and in particular the coach. My rationale is their behaviour is contributing to the heat of the game and affecting the players.
Would you issue a red for the comment regardless of the match conditions and heat?