Your choice on whether to stay or move on, HOWEVER, you cannot ignore VC at any age in any circumstances. Your post didn't suggest the invitation to a discussion on behaviour modification; it reads as though you would seriously request a substitution for an act of VC... body language, inflexion, etc. nothing comes close to explaining how your post could otherwise be construed.I think it may be time for me to take a break from here.
I really do detest the phrase LWR, too often a simple shorthand for "I'm not prepared to discuss, or engage in a rational conversation".
In a forum like this, the nuances of communication are lost as we a forced to rely entirely on a few written words; all inflexion, body language, tone etc. that we normally rely on in human interaction is lost.
I wrote my post in the hope of sparking a discussion about how to modify behaviour, but as all anyone seems to want to say is "Red card, move on" and woe betide anyone who might want to explore different approaches, I shall keep my thoughts to myself.
We may as well just stick to two post threads: OP posts leading questing, next poster replies with stock answer, aren't we all good boys, end of thread.
LWR means taking the easy path to avoid confrontation and as a result let the rest of the refereeing community down. As for your interpretation, if the cap fits...
For all other forum users, any grabbing action around the throat is an immediate dismissal for VC.
Going back to the OP and @Padfoot subsequent comment, hopefully the referee will develop over the summer and if they embark on the promotion trail next season, they gain useful feedback and re-direction on what they should do in this situation.