Trumpetree Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 A referee has been suspended for three weeks for deciding a Women's Super League kick-off with a game of rocks, paper, scissors instead of a coin toss. David McNamara made the error before Manchester City's home game against Reading on 26 October after leaving his coin in the dressing room. The Football Association said he "accepted a charge of 'not acting in the best interests of the game'". A coin toss to decide kick-offs is a requirement under the laws of the game.In this case, it involved England and Manchester City skipper Steph Houghton and Reading captain Kirsty Pearce, before the teams shared a 1-1 draw. FA women's refereeing manager Joanna Stimpson told The Times that the McNamara's mistake was "a moment of madness".She added: "The referee forgot his coin and in that moment, in a TV game, he was really pushed for time. He should have been more prepared, he should have had a coin. It was disappointing, it's not appropriate, it's very unprofessional." McNamara's ban will last from Monday, 26 November to Sunday, 16 December. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46202509 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prahakillie Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 Even if he forgot his own coin and didn't have time to run back to the dressing room I can't believe there would have been no-one nearby, coach, manager, people in crowd etc who didn't have a coin they could borrow. I found it quite amusing because here in the Czech Republic they seem to decide everything with rock, paper, scissors rather than tossing a coin. Except official football matches of course... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammy_boy Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 Just now, Prahakillie said: Even if he forgot his own coin and didn't have time to run back to the dressing room I can't believe there would have been no-one nearby, coach, manager, people in crowd etc who didn't have a coin they could borrow. I found it quite amusing because here in the Czech Republic they seem to decide everything with rock, paper, scissors rather than tossing a coin. Except official football matches of course... Would never have happened at Tynecastle. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyman Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 It should be used by parliament to decide whether or not to accept the Brexit deal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prahakillie Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 1 hour ago, historyman said: It should be used by parliament to decide whether or not to accept the Brexit deal Nah, they're definitely tossers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candygram for mongo Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 Think he should be commended for quick thinking instead of being punished by pompous buffoons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Superscot Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 You could say it's fairer than a coin toss as both teams participate rather than only one calling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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