Through my RA connections i heard about a farcial case against a referee just before xmas.
A referee was accused of head-butting a player after the game. The ref is 65+
The player made a statement and sent it to the county. 3 of his team mates wrote statements but NONE of them said they saw the referee headbutt anybody.
The referee was charged and cleared at a hearing in December. He was sspended while this all went on - around 5-6 weeks.
The ref had to pay a fee to have an "in person" hearing but that money was refunded once he was cleared.
IF none of the supporting statements confirmed a headbutt how did the ref get charged at all?
How have we got to this ridiculous situation?
A referee was accused of head-butting a player after the game. The ref is 65+
The player made a statement and sent it to the county. 3 of his team mates wrote statements but NONE of them said they saw the referee headbutt anybody.
The referee was charged and cleared at a hearing in December. He was sspended while this all went on - around 5-6 weeks.
The ref had to pay a fee to have an "in person" hearing but that money was refunded once he was cleared.
IF none of the supporting statements confirmed a headbutt how did the ref get charged at all?
How have we got to this ridiculous situation?