Okay, let's see if we can stir up some discussion with a statement that was put to me, which made me think.
It is the referees responsibility to try and keep all the players on the pitch from start to finish.
Discuss.
Okay, let's see if we can stir up some discussion with a statement that was put to me, which made me think.
It is the referees responsibility to try and keep all the players on the pitch from start to finish.
Discuss.
i guess this opens up a debate. if a player called me a f*****g c**t, i would have to send him off. however here is my line of thinking...
why would a player call me a f****g c**t? what have i done to deserve that? could i have communicated better in the moments leading up to that incident? was my positioning and decision making sufficient enough?
if i'm proactive in dealing with situations before they escalate then i am *trying* to keep all the players on the pitch, am i not?
My thinking went along the lines of - it is my responsibility to try, it is also my responsibility to ensure a safe (as far as i can), fair (shouldn't be a problem) and entertaining (for all concerned if possible) game.
But there is a ghost in the machine in that lot.
I like proactive rather than reactive. Just a shame I can't see into the future and referee minority report style!
i guess this opens up a debate. if a player called me a f*****g c**t, i would have to send him off. however here is my line of thinking...
why would a player call me a f****g c**t? what have i done to deserve that? could i have communicated better in the moments leading up to that incident? was my positioning and decision making sufficient enough?
if i'm proactive in dealing with situations before they escalate then i am *trying* to keep all the players on the pitch, am i not?
It must be broken o'clock again, Rich
I try to remind myself that age does play a part in our responses to situations and the position that we take in forum discussions, 14, 28 and 56 (if we wait til July) in the case of Hull, thee and me, which does have a rather wonderful symmetry about it.
I must admit that I do worry about the footballing education to date of a 14 year old whose view of players appears to be so negative and so cynical, at least on this site