zarathustra
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Nothing relevant to your world in fairy land.
And yet I have never thrown a tantrum because some chopper of a coach has had a go at me.
Nothing relevant to your world in fairy land.
Whether we like it or not you can not retaliate if you are physically or verbally abused.
If player A punches player B, and player B retaliates by kicking player A you would send both off for violent conduct.
Why should referees get preferential treatment, and also, referees are held to higher standards of behaviour, so when we slip up we can expect a harsher punishment than a player might face for the same offence.
If you don’t like it, then I suggest you either accept it, and retaliate at your own risk, or give up refereeing.
Totally accept what your saying & don’t wish to take over this thread as I’ve actually got a few more important things I’d like to discuss of my own or Atleast get some advice on.
I’ll leave it at this, any player or club associate throws a punch at me & one of us is leaving the field in an ambulance! Simple as that, somethings go beyond wearing a referee shirt & believe me my personal safety is one of them!
That’s fine, and if it came to it, I.e. something similar to the incident in the video then I would most definitely be using reasonable force to defend myself.
But I would do so knowing that I’d probably never be allowed to referee again, but that’s a small price to pay if it means I don’t get my teeth knocked out. But it would very much be the last resort.
If your expecting the County FA to act correctly then don't hold your breath, they work on balances of probability of convictions and if it isn't guilty as charged they are reticent to pursue it. Can't have a blemish on their conviction rate!!Indeed last resort.
One thing that makes me feel even more strongly about the subject is I’m yet to meet a ref in person or read an artical where the local FA has addressed an assault or incident with any decency infact the pathetic outcome I hear on a regular basis is nothing short of disgusting.
Indeed last resort.
One thing that makes me feel even more strongly about the subject is I’m yet to meet a ref in person or read an artical where the local FA has addressed an assault or incident with any decency infact the pathetic outcome I hear on a regular basis is nothing short of disgusting.
And if someone had thrown a punch at you, I'm sure we would all have sympathised with you doing whatever you needed to to defend yourself. But that's not actually what happened, is it?Totally accept what your saying & don’t wish to take over this thread as I’ve actually got a few more important things I’d like to discuss of my own or Atleast get some advice on.
I’ll leave it at this, any player or club associate throws a punch at me & one of us is leaving the field in an ambulance! Simple as that, somethings go beyond wearing a referee shirt & believe me my personal safety is one of them!
If you notice in the video, its is spectators coming on at the end rather than the players who are causing the assault. This is not saying that the teams should be punished, but for the referee not to allow the assault to be registered with the Police is weakening the action that can be taken.I’d like to see the full video of the incident, the 5 second clip doesn’t really show what happened
If you notice in the video, its is spectators coming on at the end rather than the players who are causing the assault. This is not saying that the teams should be punished, but for the referee not to allow the assault to be registered with the Police is weakening the action that can be taken.
However, the suspects had fled the scene by the time police arrived and the referee, aged 28, declined to press charges or make an official allegations. The police internal report recorded Lopes had minor injuries.
And that’s why we keep seeing assaults on match officials.
If the referee can’t even be arsed to get the police involved....what chance do the FA have?
Possible consideration of links to the attackers and their links to local criminals/gangs? I am guessing the referee is local. I know the players are local. I am guessing the offenders would get a slap on the wrist at best. I am also guessing that the offenders and their cronies could find out the referee's address and his families address in a couple of hours considering the team probably has access to that information let alone through local connections. Couple of kicks and that's that....he goes to the police then he's looking at threats and possible further assaults/intimidation for as long as he's in the area.
Possible consideration of links to the attackers and their links to local criminals/gangs? I am guessing the referee is local. I know the players are local. I am guessing the offenders would get a slap on the wrist at best. I am also guessing that the offenders and their cronies could find out the referee's address and his families address in a couple of hours considering the team probably has access to that information let alone through local connections. Couple of kicks and that's that....he goes to the police then he's looking at threats and possible further assaults/intimidation for as long as he's in the area.
There was a story the other day. A young man in Hackney protected a girl from some of his mates who were assaulting her when they were 15. He gave evidence and interviewed with police. He went to Uni, got his masters and moved out the area whilst he was at uni and had a job elsewhere. He returned to live at home 10 years later for work and he was spotted in the area. One evening when getting out of his car to go into his house he was shot in the head so it may be understandable if the referee fears repercussions.