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sending off for serious foul play

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Egg man

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Reflecting on a recent sending off for serious foul play in 35th minute.

During an attacking play, a long ball was played over the top. The forward chased the ball but was unlikely to reach it before the keeper. Nonetheless, the forward continued to pursue the ball, going to ground while the keeper caught the ball after a few bounces. The forward then collided with the keeper with a raised leg and studs around the thigh area. I blew the whistle for a free kick, checked on the keeper, and called for treatment. I isolated the forward and calmed the players down. After about 3-4 minutes, the keeper was happy to continue. This gave me ample time to think, and I decided to send off the forward for serious foul play. The forward claimed he slipped, and other players insisted he wasn't that sort of player. The forward's team captain protested too much and was subsequently sin-binned. The game restarted with a direct free kick. Players and supporters claiming I was making the game all about me as I walked off at halftime.

Any advice on how others would deal with this situation?
 
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Had this exact same thing last weekend, did have the benefit of NARs though. Looked at AR1 after I’d hit the whistle, I tapped my top pocket, he nodded, got the kerfuffle sorted, isolated player, called physio on, bosh red. Done in about 20 seconds.

3-4 minutes is madness, surely it wasn’t that long.
 
Archer said:
Had this exact same thing last weekend, did have the benefit of NARs though. Looked at AR1 after I’d hit the whistle, I tapped my top pocket, he nodded, got the kerfuffle sorted, isolated player, called physio on, bosh red. Done in about 20 seconds.

3-4 minutes is madness, surely it wasn’t that long.
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Maybe it wasn't that long, just felt like.
 
I kept calm, the hold time and didn't lose the players so felt in control of the situation. It was only when the red card was shown the captain protested too much and was sin bin.
 
Samuel said:
Top pocket for red? It might be a regional thing but I've always seen top=yellow bottom=red
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Anthony Taylor uses top pocket. As do I. Saves fiddling about with the velcro on back pocket. Especially when cold
 
JamesL said:
Anthony Taylor uses top pocket. As do I. Saves fiddling about with the velcro on back pocket. Especially when cold
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I don't keep anything in my top pockets any more. Lost them too many times during a sprint as I don't find the velcro great. Yellow in front short pocket (and despite lack of velcro, it's never come out), red in back pocket. But entirely down to personal preference.
 
JamesL said:
Anthony Taylor uses top pocket. As do I. Saves fiddling about with the velcro on back pocket. Especially when cold
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Makes sense. I’ve always done it like @Samuel but with the Velcro on my Adidas ref shorts being like Fort blooming Knox I’m going to switch, helped by new write-on cards so dispensing with note book.
 
I also am a bit of a jobsworth and have a yellow in my right pocket and red in left. This is what's been helpful to me, especially this season.
 
Samuel said:
Top pocket for red? It might be a regional thing but I've always seen top=yellow bottom=red
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Incidentally, I do keep my red in back pocket, but it was our agreed signal for “I’m considering red… yay or nay”

Left: match card
Right: yellow
Top left: Y+R for S7s, pen one
Top right: coin after toss
Back: Red, pen two
 
Deal with the injury but then issue the sanction as quickly as possible, you can't be waiting that long as it looks like you aren't sure and are going on the injury. You also risk thinking yourself out of making the correct decision, remember that your gut instinct is usually correct.

I've mentioned this before, but I was refereeing a step 3 game where an attacker made a challenge right in front of the benches. My immediate reaction was red for SFP, but then there was no significant reaction from benches or players and that played on my mind and set all kinds of alarm bells ringing. I was 50/50 and eventually went for red, after the game both the observer and my coach said they were worried that I was taking so long I would make the wrong decision and go yellow. It doesn't look good if you delay the showing of the red card.
 
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