TRUE BELIEVER
Vital Football Hero
I disagree TB, the managers actions/behaviour reflect on the club. As you know I have zero confidence in his abilities and his behaviour toward officials is very poor. The man was bollocked after 5 minutes in the Sheff Wed game when literally nothing had occurred for example and I think has been booked ten times now. It’s little wonder they take no notice of him as his reactions are disproportionate.
However on this occasion I can understand his reaction and they were proportionate as the referee was staggeringly incompetent - the non red card on Moore for example is one of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen. He negatively affected the outcome of the game and as such I understand why he expressed his thoughts to this bloke on this occasion. Personally he should have been more explicit in his post match press conference. I’ll also say respect between officials and clubs should work both ways and I’ve yet to see any form of apology by this referee or his professional body for such an appalling display.
I can't disagree with you relating to your second paragraph and had I personally had the opportunity to speak with the referee I doubt I could have kept it civil. I just wish the FA would understand this. Unfortunately they don't and will no doubt give him a fine and a suspension.
The referee on this occasion should have understood the situation he created was going to cause a reaction of this nature and been man enough to accept that he was going to get some flak. I think that referees need to understand that their actions have consequences and clubs fighting for their survival need to see some sort of consistency in their decisions. The player that brought Moore down was their last man and the tackle was ill timed and potentially dangerous, he was given the benefit of the doubt and yellow carded. Dunkley's attempt was equally ill timed but made little contact with the player and yet, although knowing the player was on a yellow, he was not given the same benefit of the doubt. That is what is so incensing on this occasion.