Referee Assaults

[The Bstard]

There have been too many of these, and as a victim twice (to varying degrees) I'm getting fed up.

What I'm asking is that, if you have been assaulted in the last three years, you drop me a PM with as much detail as you can of the incident and the length of ban if possible (or an email if you'd rather to imthebastardintheblack@gmail.com). I'd like to collate these, in an attempt toward the start of 2016, to send a wide-ranging email to Ian Blanchard.

Mods - a sticky would be great.

 

[ASM]

Just a quick one. Ian Blanchard leaves the FA at the end of the month.

 

[Brian Hamilton]

Just a quick one. Ian Blanchard leaves the FA at the end of the month.

So get them in before October 29.

 

[Anthony]

You might want to change your email address if you are intending to send a serious email about a very serious subject to some very serious people otherwise they may not take you ...........seriously.

 

[The Bstard]

I'm will send from my personal email, but am simply using this to collate

 

[Danny]

Is this that common in today's game on a Sunday?

 

[richard ramjane]

Whether it's common or not it just shouldn't happen at all.

 

[Danny]

Absolutely Richard!

What parents, players and spectators fail to realise is you look at the game through your eyes. Which isn't always helped by professional refs, as they all have different tolerance levels. Just yesterday a game in league 2 saw a ref not give a foul for ages, or a card till 70+ mins, but these would have been different from another ref on another day.

No matter what, there shouldn't be any place at any time for this. In end of day it's just a game.

 

[richard ramjane]

It's exactly that. Just a game and people take it far too seriously .
Having said that I take my duties seriously when I'm officiating

I was at the West Ham Chelsea game the other night. And it makes you despair as to what kind of people surround football ...

 

[Alan higgs]

I was seriously assaulted a few years ago. Player 'allegedly'said he was ending my refereeing career before game started. I didn't hear this and was told by home team after assault. In 2nd half he 'allegedly' punched me unconscious and kicked my head like a football.

 

[ASM]

Whilst I’m sorry to hear of your ordeal, please don’t resurrect old threads.