Ref squares up to player, League One...

[elytillidie]

Never seen anything like this before...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55373546

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Referee Darren Drysdale locked heads with Ipswich midfielder Alan Judge in an extraordinary exchange during their goalless League One draw with Northampton.

The official moved his head towards the Irishman in the final moments of the match and then briefly appeared to square up to the 32-year-old, before being ushered away by Northampton's Lloyd Jones.

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I've always been impressed by how professional they are, the amount of shit they get during and after a match, yet none of them ever look to get involved.

I quite like this though, just people at end of the day.

He looks like he would destroy Judge as well.

[xsnaggle]

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Not the kind of guy you'd rush to pick a fight with either, by the look of him.

[Jordi Culé]

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Not the kind of guy you'd rush to pick a fight with either, by the look of him.

RAF Sargeant v diving short arse.

I know where my dough is going.

[xsnaggle]

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RAF Sargeant v diving short arse.

I know where my dough is going.

A few more refs like him in the higher leagues might sort a few out too.

[Majorblue]

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It has always amazed me how refs keep their cool when being screamed at by players .
I guess such a response was always going to happen at some stage but it will probably be the ref who ends up being sanctioned.

[GL1Blue]

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I don't particularly see the issue with this, as said before they get so much abuse from players it was always going to happen.
I wonder what was said to spark the reaction.

I've never played football at any sort of level but imagine that this sort of thing goes on every weekend at parks matches?

[Mr Soul '68]

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A few more refs like him in the higher leagues might sort a few out too.

It's a pity none ever stood up to that whinge bag Ferguson. I would loved to have seen a picture of this with Ferguson being Alan Judge

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https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1361991600747012101?s=20

If the ref gets punished for that it's ridiculous

[Tuerto]

Re: Ref squares up to player, League One...

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/st...747012101?s=20

If the ref gets punished for that it's ridiculous

He shouldn't be behaving like that though. I hope that he isn't punished and that it's used as a way of showing footballers and supporters that they're human like the rest of us. I don't slag off refs, i find that it's almost always the morons that pick on the officials for petty mistakes. He shouldn't have done that, andi think it was a penalty, although that doesn't excuse the players reaction.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Ref squares up to player, League One...

He shouldn't be behaving like that though. I hope that he isn't punished and that it's used as a way of showing footballers and supporters that they're human like the rest of us. I don't slag off refs, i find that it's almost always the morons that pick on the officials for petty mistakes. He shouldn't have done that, andi think it was a penalty, although that doesn't excuse the players reaction.

Glad someone feels like I do about this. I'm not defending the player at all as he probably deserved it, but refs shouldn't do that - hopefully, he'll just get a bit of a warning.

[the other bob wilson]

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https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/st...747012101?s=20

If the ref gets punished for that it's ridiculous

It doesn't look too bad there, but the other two Ipswich players react as if the ref said something he shouldn't have - can't see there being much comeback over that.

[MacAdder]

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From a player's perspective I've always been a believer of letting the ref know if he's made what you consider is the wrong decision as, provided it is not personal abuse, you may get the benefit of the doubt next time.

Some of the decisions that referee last night made were either blatant cheating or plain incompetence.
It's all fine though because we won the game but judging by many on here's reactions in the match thread, it may have been a different story on here.
How our players didn't get more involved with him over some of his decisions is credit to them.

There are players though these days who will overstep the mark.
It seems in this case Judge was one of these and his comments, ahem, ill-judged.

I hope that, as has been mentioned, the referee isn't crucified for this but is used as an "exemplar" of how not to behave and a lesson to players.
As we all know, without referees we have no beautiful game.

[rs3100]

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Glad someone feels like I do about this. I'm not defending the player at all as he probably deserved it, but refs shouldn't do that - hopefully, he'll just get a bit of a warning.

He should have been withdrawn immediately and the 4th official take over.

[BlueArmy 86]

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He should have been withdrawn immediately and the 4th official take over.

No, he should have knocked him out. I would have knocked him out.