Originally Posted by
Truthful
When Gordon Strachan was our manager, mainly in the early days, he’d be a ball of emotion and energy on the touchline. He’d often berate the officials, and it got to the point where he was pulled in front of the FA to be warned.
The point is that he realised and knew that it was doing us no favours- referees were going into games knowing they were going to get an earful and it made them less inclined to give us any marginal/ 50% decisions- it put officials’ backs up right from the off. Strachan calmed down a lot after this, and whaddayaknow? More decisions our way, fewer controversial bookings/ sendings off, and a lesson learned.
There is a way to conduct your business on the touchline and the way Nolan carries on will only mean more referees go into games mentally prepared to get abuse and tantrums, their backs will be up, and this can make the difference between getting decisions and not getting them. If you go into every game with a ref that knows they’re gonna get dogs abuse at every decision, and berated at every opportunity- firstly you’re gonna get a manager that is ignored cause the impact is lost, secondly you will not get the decisions you might, because the ref is already braced for getting an ear bashing.
If you carry on bleating that all the officials at this level are garbage, a disgrace, are they ONLY reason you’re getting hammered in games- how much favour is that going to get you with referees?
Would you be more inclined to listen to someone who screams and bawls at you all the time or someone who showed a level of restraint, professionalism and understanding?