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The Ref at Gillingham on Saturday

_MrDick
_MrDick Posts: 13,114
edited July 2007 in General Charlton
Has he started shaving yet? He looks about twelve years old.

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  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    The sending off he did was a complete joke despite players from both sides pointing out it was only a friendly.
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    he might have been getting assessed - if so he had no choice - I know it makes no sense whatsoever but when you are being assessed ( it very likely he was) you have to ref by the book.

    Blame the men above I say
  • Spankie
    Spankie Posts: 1,537
    Too right Ledge, after all it was a friendly for him as well and if he's begin assessed he would have to do what he'd normally do in a competitive match. I'm sure he would have told the players this before the game.
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    The Gillingham fans are obviously moaning, but I feel this "it's a friendly" lark is rubbish. If a player commits a professional foul, shouldn't matter if it's a friendly or not... he should be sent off. Why should the rules be different for friendly games?
  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    It does sound harsh and you'd like to think the ref might show some leniency for a friendly but you make a very good point Ledge. No need to blame anyone, I guess it was the right thing to do.
    Perhaps in a friendly you could have the option of replacing a sent off player if the managers agree - since 11 vs 10 doesn't do us or them any favours.
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    The other side of the argument is, if it was only a friendly, why did the player feel the need to pull him back anyway?
  • NorthStandUltra
    NorthStandUltra Posts: 2,540
    The ref should have told Gillingham to substitute him - that's what usually happens. It worked for us when Poll told Pards to remove Alex Song last season!
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    The ref should have told Jill's manager to substitute the player immediately - as he was effectively being sent off.

    That way the punishment fits the crime:

    Charlton get the goal scoring chance of a penalty kick, the player is removed from the game but without receiving a suspension later, and the 'friendly' game can continue without playing out the last 20 minutes uncompetitively.
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    Did they have any subs left by then?

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