RegalRef
Politically Incorrect
Had my first 3 card trick of the season today, just wondered people's thoughts on the second yellow....
Red v Blue. Blue get smashed 5 or 6 nil every week and are yet to get a point on the board, but credit to them they still turn up every week, have a laugh and are improving.
1-1 until the 85th minute, and Blue are well worth the point. Red score 2 in 2 minutes, and I have to say I felt a little sorry for Blue. Ball in the corner with Red trying to run the clock down. Blue defender puts ball out of play, then smashes it 40 yards down the pitch in frustration, as he thinks red seeing the game out is unnecessary.
I call him across to collect his caution and there is resistance on his part, he's walking away. His team mates are shouting various combinations of 'come on Simon, don't be stupid' and his captain steers him over. A bit more attitude from him as he gives me his name 'Ben *****' he says.
Naturally I'm a little confused having heard his team mates calling him Simon. He collects his caution and trots off, with another of his team mates calling him Simon again.
I call him back to double check his name which he insists is correct with a stupid grin on his face. I call the captain across (who I have always had a good relationship with on the pitch in the past) and ask what his name is. He tells me Simon *****.
Player then confirms this is the correct name and name given is team-mates.
I tell him it's cost him another caution, show second yellow and red and send him off. He has no complaints.
Would anybody have dealt with the second in a different way?
EDIT: One point of note - no team sheets in this league - at least not to the ref anyway.
Red v Blue. Blue get smashed 5 or 6 nil every week and are yet to get a point on the board, but credit to them they still turn up every week, have a laugh and are improving.
1-1 until the 85th minute, and Blue are well worth the point. Red score 2 in 2 minutes, and I have to say I felt a little sorry for Blue. Ball in the corner with Red trying to run the clock down. Blue defender puts ball out of play, then smashes it 40 yards down the pitch in frustration, as he thinks red seeing the game out is unnecessary.
I call him across to collect his caution and there is resistance on his part, he's walking away. His team mates are shouting various combinations of 'come on Simon, don't be stupid' and his captain steers him over. A bit more attitude from him as he gives me his name 'Ben *****' he says.
Naturally I'm a little confused having heard his team mates calling him Simon. He collects his caution and trots off, with another of his team mates calling him Simon again.
I call him back to double check his name which he insists is correct with a stupid grin on his face. I call the captain across (who I have always had a good relationship with on the pitch in the past) and ask what his name is. He tells me Simon *****.
Player then confirms this is the correct name and name given is team-mates.
I tell him it's cost him another caution, show second yellow and red and send him off. He has no complaints.
Would anybody have dealt with the second in a different way?
EDIT: One point of note - no team sheets in this league - at least not to the ref anyway.
