This incident occurred during a recent match, and I am open to development, hence the question here, and I look forward to your views.
The context: 80 minutes played, an attacker (who had only been on the pitch 10 minutes) got fouled near the penalty area. The attacker was awarded a free kick in a promising position. As I was setting up the yardage for the wall, I overheard the attacker say to the penalised defender, "I will knock you out."
I stopped what I was doing, blew my whistle and called the attacker over near the touchline. As the attacker came over to me, I looked at my watch, seeing 80 minutes tick over. I explained my decision to the attacker that such statements are uncalled for and intolerable. I chose to sin-bin him, so he took no further part in the match.
I am reflecting on my decision and what would I have done if it was 30, 60 mins on the clock and whether a sin-bin was the correct approach. Would you have shown the attacker a red and sent him off completely, cautioned him, just a stern word?
The context: 80 minutes played, an attacker (who had only been on the pitch 10 minutes) got fouled near the penalty area. The attacker was awarded a free kick in a promising position. As I was setting up the yardage for the wall, I overheard the attacker say to the penalised defender, "I will knock you out."
I stopped what I was doing, blew my whistle and called the attacker over near the touchline. As the attacker came over to me, I looked at my watch, seeing 80 minutes tick over. I explained my decision to the attacker that such statements are uncalled for and intolerable. I chose to sin-bin him, so he took no further part in the match.
I am reflecting on my decision and what would I have done if it was 30, 60 mins on the clock and whether a sin-bin was the correct approach. Would you have shown the attacker a red and sent him off completely, cautioned him, just a stern word?