Well today I had my first incident in the middle where there's been an accusation of racism. Slightly bizzare in nature how it unfolded if truth be told. I'm looking at the play in one half of the pitch and here a bit if commotion behind me so I then around and see two players arguing with each other as the ball goes out of play again. I stop the game and go and speak to them where one of the players accuses the other of calling him "49 stone". Its all calmed down in seconds and the last 15 minutes of a very close game ends without incident. As we're all shaking hands at the end, the manager says that he's going to report the player accused of calling the opposition player "49 stone" to the FA for calling him "the brown one".
There was no mention of this during the incident whatsoever so its a surprise to me and everyone else. Obviously I will be writing a report on WholeGame explaining the facts and leaving it there. Its the first time I've been involved in something like this and it's just depressing. It makes you a bit numb being in an environment where these accusations are made whether true or not. I was on the line at a step 6 game a few weeks ago where during a penalty shoot out some crowd members were filmed using disgusting racial language to a player. Football is a grim place to be at times.
Anyway, as for the report I shall just stick to what happened during the incident and after using player numbers (I assume not names) and leave it there. Advice appreciated on if I should do anything different. I've contacted the league.
There was no mention of this during the incident whatsoever so its a surprise to me and everyone else. Obviously I will be writing a report on WholeGame explaining the facts and leaving it there. Its the first time I've been involved in something like this and it's just depressing. It makes you a bit numb being in an environment where these accusations are made whether true or not. I was on the line at a step 6 game a few weeks ago where during a penalty shoot out some crowd members were filmed using disgusting racial language to a player. Football is a grim place to be at times.
Anyway, as for the report I shall just stick to what happened during the incident and after using player numbers (I assume not names) and leave it there. Advice appreciated on if I should do anything different. I've contacted the league.