Back to the Mankini incident - the player has escaped a ban. The red card stands but due to "exceptional circumstances" the FA have let him off with the ban. Beeb storySo the FA can stop a player from getting a ban following a red card - even though the referee has seen it and deemed it the correct action. However they can't punish Wayne Rooney?
What annoys me is the slating referee's and linesmen get from commentators at offside decisions etc. Its all well and good saying what they think from the benefit of 3 replays
Quote from: VillaSubmariner on March 15, 2011, 12:13:56 AMBack to the Mankini incident - the player has escaped a ban. The red card stands but due to "exceptional circumstances" the FA have let him off with the ban. Beeb storySo the FA can stop a player from getting a ban following a red card - even though the referee has seen it and deemed it the correct action. However they can't punish Wayne Rooney? There seems to be a large grey area there tbh VSM. The player put the ref in an impossible position, damned if you do, damned if you dont...people go on about refs using common sense, but players constantly do things that put refs in a position of having to make a decision. Its about time players started using common sense, as ive said before, this was in a semi-pro league thats run in a professional manner, and the player shouldnt have got involved.I think what they've done in both this and the Rooney incident is not to over-rule the ref, but in this case a send -off is deemed as sufficient punishment.Dave-thanks for standing up for refs, as i have mates who have been on the panel in the past and also currently are on the panel. It shows you understand more then most!
Dave-thanks for standing up for refs, as i have mates who have been on the panel in the past and also currently are on the panel. It shows you understand more then most!
I think every supporter should have a crack at the course then ref a few games just to get a feel of what it is like on the dark side.
I've actually bought myself a pair of "spyglasses" which have a camera on them so I can get my view of the game and be able to replay it later on to review my angle, view of incidents, listen to whether I made the call, listen to what I said and analyse my game from my actual point of view.I am hoping to get permission to test it on the trial local games in the next couple of weeks to see whether or not it is a useful tool to help improve my refereeing.A lot of feedback comes from the sideline where people/coaches/assessors have the benefit of a wider view, this I want to watch with peers and assessors so that they can see exactly what I saw compared to what they saw.
There's a little bit more to some of us referees than meets the eye.