Padfoot
The Persecuted One
Oh Padders you do make me wonder....
Why?
In that particular scenario either course of action would be acceptable......doing nothing would not be.
Oh Padders you do make me wonder....
I disagree on the caution. If your first incident is 87 minutes in and one numpty shoots his mouth off, I'd have brought the captain in and got him to tear a strip of gobby. It's not a mandatory, it's very much IOOTR and I'd have managed it.
/lightsbluetouchpaperandretirestohisdeckchairwithpopcorn
Going to disappoint you here.....
I couldn't argue against that approach......if it's been a tame match with no other cards then you could get away with a bollocking for that particular comment.
Likewise, I wouldn't argue against a caution either.
It's funny, but when I've been AR to some senior referees, as part of the pre-match instructions they have always said that on penalty decisions there has to be an appeal first.....
Discuss.
I have heard that as well. It is probably to ensure the game runs smoothly without players constantly getting confused. Because it is a KMD, most refs I have been out with have always maintained that if there are no appeals, no penalty
I am (was) one of those referees that MW mentions. I'd happily say it in my pre-match with or without an assessor present. Only on one occasion did an assessor query me on it, asking why I said no appeal means no penalty, and I simply explained that if ZERO players appeal for a penalty and I'm the only one that thinks it is, I'm almost definitely wrong. Players will appeal for anything and everything, so if they aren't appealing for a pen, it definitely isn't going to be given by me!It's called 'refereeing for club marks'!
Basically it's about no surprises....even if you see an obvious infringement, if no one else sees it, then don't give it. Otherwise players/management won't understand why you've given it, and may adversely affect your match control and subsequently your club marks.
I'd definitely caution!
They'd buy me a pint because I wouldn't send it in
Maybe they're still working from a slightly outdated copy of the Laws as this used to be required - from 1891 to 1896!It's funny, but when I've been AR to some senior referees, as part of the pre-match instructions they have always said that on penalty decisions there has to be an appeal first.....