FC Halifax Town 1-1 Southend

[MarcusCole]

Has anyone seen this.

The ref swings his arm around and hits a player in the face. The player raises his hands to his face in reaction to the strike and is then sent off by the ref.

https://youtu.be/G0A6jhq6I3A?si=34iZ-WxEdHqz6UVf&t=75

[SmiffyPie]

Has anyone seen this.

The ref swings his arm around and hits a player in the face. The player raises his hands to his face in reaction to the strike and is then sent off by the ref.

https://youtu.be/G0A6jhq6I3A?si=34iZ-WxEdHqz6UVf&t=75

Not quite what happened. Ref sticks his arm arm as the player walks next to him and catches him (yes) but look at the players reaction, he immediately flicks one into the refs face.

[the_anticlough]

Not quite what happened. Ref sticks his arm arm as the player walks next to him and catches him (yes) but look at the players reaction, he immediately flicks one into the refs face.

Yes, seems to be a 3 act play - the accident, the reaction, and the flick in the face. I hope it isn't appealed or turned over.

[caj85]

Yes, seems to be a 3 act play - the accident, the reaction, and the flick in the face. I hope it isn't appealed or turned over.

Looks more like the player was trying to brush the refs arm away from his face and accidentally caught the refs face. No way should have been sent off for that.

[slack_pie]

Yes, seems to be a 3 act play - the accident, the reaction, and the flick in the face. I hope it isn't appealed or turned over.

I hope it is appealed and rescinded.

The ref caught him in the face, the player sort of flailed an arm in a split-second reaction. The whole thing was a big accident on both sides with zero malice. Why he's sent him off there I'll never know. Just apologise to each other and carry on playing.

[upthemaggies]

I hope it is appealed and rescinded.

The ref caught him in the face, the player sort of flailed an arm in a split-second reaction. The whole thing was a big accident on both sides with zero malice. Why he's sent him off there I'll never know. Just apologise to each other and carry on playing.

It does look like a series of instant natural reactions, including the red card I would think, he's just pulled that from his pocket without even thinking about it, desperate to bring the whole farce to a swift conclusion and avoid further embarrassment to himself. How does that scene play out if he doesn't send him off?
Some of the comments I've seen suggest this ref has got form however and that he has been demoted to officiating in the NL.

[slack_pie]

It does look like a series of instant natural reactions, including the red card I would think, he's just pulled that from his pocket without even thinking about it, desperate to bring the whole farce to a swift conclusion and avoid further embarrassment to himself. How does that scene play out if he doesn't send him off?
Some of the comments I've seen suggest this ref has got form however and that he has been demoted to officiating in the NL.

Yeah, the red itself was definitely a knee-jerk reaction, but it was totally unnecessary. Like I said, the two could have just shaken hands and apologised to each other. Nothing really happened.

[irishpete]

Fatboy Caskey got sent off for Notts in a cup game I think for raising his hand. No malice whatsoever if I remember right.That's the letter of the law, so they said.

[Kent Magpie]

I hope it is appealed and rescinded.

The ref caught him in the face, the player sort of flailed an arm in a split-second reaction. The whole thing was a big accident on both sides with zero malice. Why he's sent him off there I'll never know. Just apologise to each other and carry on playing.

That's what it looks like...but we can't hear what was or wasn't said which could put a whole different context on it.