I abandoned a game last week - mass confrontation that went on and involved too many people on and off the pitch - I hate doing it but an easy call ...
After the game I spoke with 2-3 other referees and we talked about possible things I could have done differently ... we got down to thinking what we as Refs / Asst Refs could do to slow the game down and try take the heat out of the game - including some that are perhaps a little immoral ... the list is obviously over and above any 'normal' (stepped) approach and falls completely under Law 18
I've put 3 below - please can you share your thoughts - thank you
1. Drop pen / pencil at substitutes (to make the process take longer)
2. Milk any injuries in the game - make sure the trainer does come on
3. Find a 'pretend' hole in the net that needs fixing
After the game I spoke with 2-3 other referees and we talked about possible things I could have done differently ... we got down to thinking what we as Refs / Asst Refs could do to slow the game down and try take the heat out of the game - including some that are perhaps a little immoral ... the list is obviously over and above any 'normal' (stepped) approach and falls completely under Law 18
I've put 3 below - please can you share your thoughts - thank you
1. Drop pen / pencil at substitutes (to make the process take longer)
2. Milk any injuries in the game - make sure the trainer does come on
3. Find a 'pretend' hole in the net that needs fixing