The Bstard
Active Member
What they call a 'challenging' game, euphemistically: dark blue lead 2-1 going into the second half. 1 yellow, a bit of moaning. Second half, early, corner for light blue comes in, bounces about a bit, and the big dark blue midfielder kicks the underside of light blue striker's leg as both challenge. Penalty all day long, but big midfielder is in my face and as he walks away calls me a ****ing cheat. Simple straight red, penalty dispatched, 2-2.
However, dark blue go straight up the end to score 3-2 then get a penalty themselves: centre back who concedes it mouths off, goes in the book. I could have done him straight off as he applauds my yellow, but decide to try and keep him on for match control. A word with him and the skipper when the penalty is scored (4-2) and I tell him to not say another word (which, to be fair, he doesn't). It goes 4-3 then 5-3, with another couple of yellows for a challenge and dissent, and the game is hotting up. Dark blue 14 is throwing his weight about in the middle and is on the edge of a yellow, but CB from earlier misses a challenge on him and catches him late for a 2nd yellow with 8 to play. Light Blue skipper, who thinks he was fouled before that is livid, despite already being booked. I try and calm him, without much effect. In added time for injuries and 2 reds, a poor tackle from dark blue 7 on light blue skipper (yellow card challenge) doesn't go down well and skipper stamps on his leg. 7 reacts, punches thrown.
I'm blowing my whistle as per, and the light blue keeper (who is skipper's brother) runs 40 yards to join in.
From there it descends into a melee and I'm gone - there are three groups of punching, kicking players, it's dpilt onto the sidelines. At the point in which there are more than 4-5 reds, the match is always abandoned IMO. HOWEVER, it's added time. So do I misconduct it as a match abandonment (league decided to uphold the result as though a final whistle, when I said that there was a minute to play) or as a melee? I don't have half the names as I wasn't hanging about, and no team sheets.
As it was, I started to walk back to the changing rooms. Next thing I know I hear a shout and turn to the light blue keeper running full pelt at me and pushing me straight over. He gets dragged away, and players from dark blue and the pitch next door to mine shepherd me to one side, and stop him from coming at me again.
So that was fun. Plenty of paperwork.
However, dark blue go straight up the end to score 3-2 then get a penalty themselves: centre back who concedes it mouths off, goes in the book. I could have done him straight off as he applauds my yellow, but decide to try and keep him on for match control. A word with him and the skipper when the penalty is scored (4-2) and I tell him to not say another word (which, to be fair, he doesn't). It goes 4-3 then 5-3, with another couple of yellows for a challenge and dissent, and the game is hotting up. Dark blue 14 is throwing his weight about in the middle and is on the edge of a yellow, but CB from earlier misses a challenge on him and catches him late for a 2nd yellow with 8 to play. Light Blue skipper, who thinks he was fouled before that is livid, despite already being booked. I try and calm him, without much effect. In added time for injuries and 2 reds, a poor tackle from dark blue 7 on light blue skipper (yellow card challenge) doesn't go down well and skipper stamps on his leg. 7 reacts, punches thrown.
I'm blowing my whistle as per, and the light blue keeper (who is skipper's brother) runs 40 yards to join in.
From there it descends into a melee and I'm gone - there are three groups of punching, kicking players, it's dpilt onto the sidelines. At the point in which there are more than 4-5 reds, the match is always abandoned IMO. HOWEVER, it's added time. So do I misconduct it as a match abandonment (league decided to uphold the result as though a final whistle, when I said that there was a minute to play) or as a melee? I don't have half the names as I wasn't hanging about, and no team sheets.
As it was, I started to walk back to the changing rooms. Next thing I know I hear a shout and turn to the light blue keeper running full pelt at me and pushing me straight over. He gets dragged away, and players from dark blue and the pitch next door to mine shepherd me to one side, and stop him from coming at me again.
So that was fun. Plenty of paperwork.