They talk about the lack of communication or trust between officials and the players - this might sum it up quite well! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43314870 Thankfully the Hemel captain (ex Hornet ) was on hand to make sure common sense was found and the red card got rescinded!
He reffed an England game in 1879 and played for England the following year. "You've only got twelve men"? I once met somebody called ******* - she pronounced it B**TARD, for some reason.
In the early days of my company, we didn’t have an office so met in a cafe in Hammersmith. I was able to pat his bench when crossing the road to it. Stroking it would not have been right.