Quote: ThePrinter "As for Thaler, I felt for the guy. You could see he didn't want to have to keep blowing his whistle continuously but Toronto left him no choice and you could see how frustrated he was. Anybody who thought he did bad or was to blame really are delusional.'"
I felt the same - he was clearly trying his best to persuade and cajole the captains into addressing the issues for some time before he started dismissing people; I guess it's indicative of the habit of hearing a ref say "talk to you players and sort it out, or I will," then walking back into the line saying nothing, and smirking like a kid who's got away with being naughty.
I'm not sure what else he was supposed to do - it was a ridiculous display of petulant unprofessionalism and thuggery, and they got everything they deserved; well played Mr Thaler - he should run courses for other refs on how to deal with idiots on the field.