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Originally Posted by rishtonreds
I would expect you to stick up for the Ref, being one...
but, WTF.....????? I didnt notice the Ref leg it, just saw the liner on the Whinney Hill side run across the pitch and disappear, thought he must be going for another flag, or something..
there was absolutely no animosity being shown from the crowd at that point, just a subdued resignation that it wasn't to be...
and tell me, as a Ref, is that in the Ref's manual....????
At the end of Division 4 Play-Off match, "leg-it"......
He was a coward all night, and the end of the match proved it.
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There's no such thing as a referee's manual, there are guidelines, number 1 of which is that the officials' safety is paramount. Yes, the crowd were fairly subdued by that point, but as we know, most League 2 clubs have a pitch invasion for the last home game of the season. As with the vast majority of clubs, I'm sure 99.9% of Accy fans would be sensible enough to leave the ref alone if they went on the pitch, but it only takes 2 or 3 p*ssed off fans to cause a major incident. At the end of the day, the officials only stay on the pitch at the end to shake hands with players/staff, and I'm sure the officials would have been more than happy to shake hands behind the scenes. The referee is obliged to speak to the managers after the game, after a 30 minute cool off period, and I'm sure niceties were observed then.
I was refereeing a few months ago when a player shoved me. I abandoned the game. The players weren't happy, but it was correct procedure, and I was fully backed by my County FA.