Yesterday's Match

[CO. DOWN REF]

Cup tie - very competitive match and very entertaining. Teams not in my normal league nor were they in the same league. No unsporting behaviour, cynical stopping tackles, dissent, nonsense appeals or blaming me when goals were conceded. Not even close to showing a card throughout. Teams accepted that offside without help is hard and got on with it (see lack of nonsense appeals). At the end, everyone shook hands (including mine) and a bit of craic with both sides back at the changing rooms.

Any advice on how to deal with this?

 

[lincs22]

With amazement, as it won't happen too often in your career.

 

[lincs22]

With amazement, as it won't happen too often in your career.

 

[Brian Hamilton]

So good @lincs22 wrote it twice. If you've got a diary or a journal, circle the date in red and when you're on your deathbed you can flick to that page and say, "That was THE day when my hard work got exactly what it deserved"

 

[GraemeS]

Have a quick lie down?

 

[2nd String Ref]

You've reached the summit. Time to give it away

 

[PinnerPaul]

Wake up?

It was obviously a dream!

 

[lincs22]

Wake up?

It was obviously a dream!

Yes, unlike most of our matches which are nightmares!!!!!

 

[p4yno]

Cup tie - very competitive match and very entertaining. Teams not in my normal league nor were they in the same league. No unsporting behaviour, cynical stopping tackles, dissent, nonsense appeals or blaming me when goals were conceded. Not even close to showing a card throughout. Teams accepted that offside without help is hard and got on with it (see lack of nonsense appeals). At the end, everyone shook hands (including mine) and a bit of craic with both sides back at the changing rooms.

Any advice on how to deal with this?

I had a very similar game yesterday, two equal sides, some good football being played. I awarded two penalties, one for each side and no arguments at all. Had a laugh during the game and chat in the changing rooms with both sides, an enjoyable Sunday.

REWIND 24 HOURS... 1-0 to the home side being played in a decent Supply League ground. I had to dish out seven cautions, 4 for away and 3 for home side, ranging from dissent, tackles and delaying the restart with spectators calling me a disgrace at full time. An example in the 82nd minute an away player grabs attacker by waist as he's about to get free on halfway line, so mandatory caution for breaking up a promising attack followed by another away player crossing the line with dissent so he's in the book. The temperature of the game in last 10 minutes was raised significantly due to frustration of away side so to keep match control I had to kill the game and slow it down.