Inexperienced referees have to start somewhere. Lots of people very quick to criticise our regular SL referees but not willing to cut their less experienced colleagues (who will challenge the existing ones) any slack. Moving from one level to the next is difficult for players as well as referees. I didn't go, but from the reaction of Bilko on Wish, it didn't sound very clever. If they are dishing out bans for making contact with the ref, I wouldn't be surpsrised if a ban follows

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1 defender already !

No one is defending, how do you know what he would have done?
How do you know he was going for the referee?

He should be charged with re-entering the field of play, that's what he did, the rest is conjecture.

Handbags. there was nothing in it. Warning and no further action.

He hadnt actually left the field of play when it happened. Nothing in it. Mountains from mole hills, move on.

Surely the ref would’ve sent him off if it was that bad?

Hardly Goodway and Cullen of a certain vintage.

And another!
I’ve never seen a top flight professional player do that before. To say there was nothing in it is a very dangerous thing to say. We condone that kind of behaviour then the games finished as any new ref is fair game to be physically threatened.
I was sat behind the wigan directors right next to the tunnel area where it happened and from our seats It was perfectly obvious who he was going for, your directors’ reaction to what happened suggest they agree- it wasn’t a player it was the official- the ref had to tell him more than once to leave, it was clear he didn’t want to. Isa is very lucky that others intervened.

So it turns out he isn’t the nice guy Wigan fans made him out to be? Shock horror.

I’ve just watched the highlights and if there was ever a prize for making a mountain out of a mole hill then you win it hands down. It’s been completely blown out of all proportions.

Just watched it myself, mountain, molehill, but should have just walked..... Interestingly, he was in no hurry to get to the initial handbags, probably the last to get there.

Maybe a 1 match ban and a fine, but i would be surprised at that to be honest... Is there a precedent for strutting 10 yards away from a ref in an aggressive manner?

Here's a question, players cannot touch, intimidate or verbally abuse a referee but is it OK for the head of match officials to act aggressively to the other refs?