Ely Rangers v Caldicot town - match abandoned!

[caldifaithful]

So then, Monday night, The wonderful powers that be in the Welsh League couldn't decide (that a game a home team player caused to get abandoned while losing in the 91st minute) on the result.. What a Joke! This couldn't be a simpler decision but they have referred it to the FAW now. This is ridiculous. If these points are not given to Caldicot then what's to stop any team who is losing in the future to chase the ref around for it to be abandoned and then just keep getting the match replayed...

The game was not played in any bad spirits at all and after the ref's final whistle pretty much every player shook hands which just shows gracefully the spirit the game was played.

Just for the record this is not an official statement from Caldicot Town AFC it is just the view of anyone with common sense..

[onemanandhisfrog]

Common sense doesn't come into this one iota. You cannot and should not threaten physical violence on a referee and not expect a game to be abandoned no matter when during the match it is. He should be banned for a significant amount of time and the club should have a suspended fine to ensure they don't condone it and let it happen again.

Do you all not agree?

[onemanandhisfrog]

And the points should obviously go to Caldicot but this is the Welsh League/FAW we are talking about.

[fairplay]

Totally pathetic by the Welsh League. If they cannot make an easy decision like this they are surely not able to make any decision at their league meetings. Another meeting with the FAW with yet more travel expenses paid out of the coffers. As there are so many FAW members on our Welsh League management committee why do the then refer it to other Faw members who will then make the obvious decision of awarding the points to Caldicot and severely dealing with the player and the club. As the Welsh League members sitting at the meeting came up with this silly decision they should pay for their own expenses instead of claiming for them.

[dannyg]

The reason why the decision was referred to the FAW was because they had a split vote at the Welsh League meeting. The question was asked "Should Caldicot be awarded the points?". Half the committee said yes but the other half, who incidentally are actually DEAD, did not vote so that is classed as a NO.

[fairplay]

It is usual that the Chairman has the casting vote when there is a split decision.

[drogba]

"Shocked that this thread has turned into blaming the referee for this incident I must say!"

This thread was n't intentionally started to blame the ref, we are just commenting on why a young person who obviously has smoke blown up his ar*e by the Welsh FA is in charge of a a football match, when in my opinion he should learn his trade and not be fast tracked to a higher level...
He is held in high regard by everyone at the FAW, but this incident has just highlighted his decision making skills...

"if your good enough, your old enough"

He has not been helped by the FA in my opinion, putting him under pressure by fast tracking him and it just so happened that he was being assessed that day...from his point of view he has done no wrong...although he sent 4 players off which does seem harsh from an outsider looking in.
The issue that I have is that the abandonment of the match in the 92nd min...the game was over..the player who chased the ref had been restrained and taken off the pitch and all he had to do was blow up for full time??
If the referee's assessor had not been there I doubt we would be having these discussions..

I have seen video evidence of the "incidents" and they were much of nothing really...
Ely Rangers should be docked points for not controlling their player and fined heavily - but as they have an active council member on the Welsh League board I doubt this will happen!?

[Caldiboy]

Very disappointed by the decision of the WL to refer judgement of the Ely v Caldicot match to the FAW. It amazes me that we have many WL officials who preside over the league and yet they cannot come to a "No Brainer" of a decision. Not being privy to the meeting I am maybe being unfair to them but surely this is something that could have been sorted out "In-house" Especially when we have members of WL already on the FAW?

[Caldiboy]

Dogba - Caldicot have a life member in Mike Windsor on the WL Committee but as with the Ely Rangers representative you are referring to they would not be able to be involved in any reference to the event as they are connected to both clubs involved.

Don't want to make this thread a Ref bashing session.....I do hope the official in charge that day carries on in his duties but reflects on the events of that day in the hope that he does not face that experience again.