Guys,
I need some advice on how to handle/what to do next/how I could have handled better on the below.
A bit of background information - I am currently level 4 (Subject to fitness test) and last night refereed a Semi Final in my local league between 1st/2nd
One of the teams moaned and moaned throughout the entire game and loved to tell me how great I was at every chance they got. But the point I need advice on is as follows:-
in around the 75th minute of the game I blew for a freekick against Team B and decided that I would issue a caution. I called the player in and acknowledged a neutral zone for us both to meet. He walked over said just book me ref and started to walk away I again called him back through my whistle and a call of his shirt number but he did not turn round.
Here is the dilemma I then shouted him with what I believe he was his name as I heard other players calling him something similar - (correct name was Muncaghi) and I shouted tocoonaghi - he decided that he was going to listen to the middle part of what I said and came at me quite aggressively, at first I didn't know what his problem was until he kept shouting I had called him a ****** . this was a ridicules statement and left me like a rabbit in the head lights - I thought about sending him off for his approach towards me, but then rightly/wrongly didn't as I questioned why I was sending him off and what protection would I have if he walks to the side lines and tells every man and his dog what he thinks he heard -
I finished the game and he again approached me aggressively after the game, I explained to the manager what I said and what he is saying I said and they should report it. I have since reported it to the league and the local county but now I don't know were I stand and I am worried that mud sticks and how do I prove my innocence in this matter.
I need some advice on how to handle/what to do next/how I could have handled better on the below.
A bit of background information - I am currently level 4 (Subject to fitness test) and last night refereed a Semi Final in my local league between 1st/2nd
One of the teams moaned and moaned throughout the entire game and loved to tell me how great I was at every chance they got. But the point I need advice on is as follows:-
in around the 75th minute of the game I blew for a freekick against Team B and decided that I would issue a caution. I called the player in and acknowledged a neutral zone for us both to meet. He walked over said just book me ref and started to walk away I again called him back through my whistle and a call of his shirt number but he did not turn round.
Here is the dilemma I then shouted him with what I believe he was his name as I heard other players calling him something similar - (correct name was Muncaghi) and I shouted tocoonaghi - he decided that he was going to listen to the middle part of what I said and came at me quite aggressively, at first I didn't know what his problem was until he kept shouting I had called him a ****** . this was a ridicules statement and left me like a rabbit in the head lights - I thought about sending him off for his approach towards me, but then rightly/wrongly didn't as I questioned why I was sending him off and what protection would I have if he walks to the side lines and tells every man and his dog what he thinks he heard -
I finished the game and he again approached me aggressively after the game, I explained to the manager what I said and what he is saying I said and they should report it. I have since reported it to the league and the local county but now I don't know were I stand and I am worried that mud sticks and how do I prove my innocence in this matter.