I think not.
Game this afternoon good end to end football, halfway through first half tackles flying in. Called both captains explained I didn't like it, yellow captain thanks me and shouts to his team, enough now. Red captain started to say well they started it.
Obviously in my radar from then on. Nothing too much after that, until last minute. Award a free kick for offside, red bench goes mental. Stop game and deal with bench. Warning issued. Red captain chirping in my ear told to control his men. Watch beeping for full time and red captain says that's it ref blow it. Loads of stoppages (3 injuries, ball in farmer fields etc) so I keep playing. Red captain decides to throw a tackle that if hit it would have broken legs, luckily yellow player got out of way, issued a yellow card. From the free kick yellow scores, 3-2 yellow. After the kick off it finished. Red players all around me, asking why the 7 minutes added time, I start to say thanks to stoppages for injuries, lost ball red keeper taking his sweet time to goal kick. One of them then accuses me of bias, followed by his manager, so told them will report allegations, one player tells me to f off while on pitch, red card, another player than keeps saying go away, another red. In car park another red player tells me he work with league chairman and he will report me, I thanked him and made him aware of yet another misconduct going in.
At start of game I asked if they have read new laws, they all said yes.
I think not, otherwise they sorta should have know.
After games like this I think: why do I bother?
Game this afternoon good end to end football, halfway through first half tackles flying in. Called both captains explained I didn't like it, yellow captain thanks me and shouts to his team, enough now. Red captain started to say well they started it.
Obviously in my radar from then on. Nothing too much after that, until last minute. Award a free kick for offside, red bench goes mental. Stop game and deal with bench. Warning issued. Red captain chirping in my ear told to control his men. Watch beeping for full time and red captain says that's it ref blow it. Loads of stoppages (3 injuries, ball in farmer fields etc) so I keep playing. Red captain decides to throw a tackle that if hit it would have broken legs, luckily yellow player got out of way, issued a yellow card. From the free kick yellow scores, 3-2 yellow. After the kick off it finished. Red players all around me, asking why the 7 minutes added time, I start to say thanks to stoppages for injuries, lost ball red keeper taking his sweet time to goal kick. One of them then accuses me of bias, followed by his manager, so told them will report allegations, one player tells me to f off while on pitch, red card, another player than keeps saying go away, another red. In car park another red player tells me he work with league chairman and he will report me, I thanked him and made him aware of yet another misconduct going in.
At start of game I asked if they have read new laws, they all said yes.
I think not, otherwise they sorta should have know.
After games like this I think: why do I bother?