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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2020/21
« Reply #60 on: Sat 17 Oct 2020 18:05 »
Ollerton Tn 2 Clifton All Whites 2
East Midlands Counties League
Referee. W. Booth (Sutton in Ash) L4
Game difficulty 4/5
Entertainment 3/5

Where to start?  Well,  it was a nice drive to Ollerton, where I appeared to be forced off the road into Mcdonald's, as often happens these days, and I arrived at the ground with just five minutes to spare. A hot chocolate, and a Big Mac, if you're asking!

Top versus third had attracted me to this fixture. Seeing that Mr Booth was appointed gave me an opportunity to view a referee that I'd been hoping to catch up with, not least because Mr Booth Snr. knew a thing or two in years past.

A tough old game, with the home team, in my opinion, not showing much respect. Mr Booth was harangued at every opportunity from players in red and black, with some in the home dugout fanning flames whenever they could. The home Captain never seemed too far away when the dissent was flying, and the  home Goalkeeper, obviously well placed to judge decisions all over the pitch, added his 'tuppence worth for good measure. 

This dissent was, again in my opinion, loud, obnoxious and continuous, and Mr Booth might well consider chopping such dissent off at the knees in future. Letting it go, or with never more than a quiet word, was not the answer today, as players verbally held court.

For all the vitriol thrown at him, Mr Booth did get the major decisions right.  A home team red, a home team penalty and numerous other cautions, of which there were none that i disagreed with. Mr Booth was not a popular chappie, and in removing a home team official at half time made him even less so. A less brave official could have chosen a softer line, but I'm glad that he didn't.

For once, I completed  the 90 mins and never saw a contact decision shirked. This was a difficult game, but in never getting on top of dissent to himself, and especially to a younger Assistant, Mr Booth allowed too much rope, and unfortunately never managed to fully haul it back in.

This game had a menace to it, and it would be a difficult game for anyone with a whistle to referee, however experienced. I thought Mr Booth made some courageous decisions here today for sure, but he did not necessarily stamp his personality or authority over the whole, and one team made it especially difficult.

This was not a nice game to be watching. Nor, I guess, to referee.

 
« Last Edit: Mon 19 Oct 2020 15:22 by mutn3 »
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