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#Post#: 99385--------------------------------------------------
Gillingham v Colchester - Monday - Matthew Russell
DIR By: Mr Castilli
Date: December 31, 2025, 7:31 am
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Just seen this video on report.
Referee Russell hang your head in shame, how there was 0 cards
issued for this mass con !! The report even referenced the fact
there was not a single card issued here…. Absolutely lacked
authority/control… just pure silence from him and his team…
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#Post#: 99387--------------------------------------------------
Re: Gillingham v Colchester - Monday - Matthew Russell
DIR By: Seagull
Date: December 31, 2025, 7:36 am
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If so many players etc. were involved, perhaps Mr. Russell has
just submitted an incident report to the F.A. for investigation.
Just because no yellow or red cards were shown doesn't
necessarily mean he hasn't taken action.
#Post#: 99394--------------------------------------------------
Re: Gillingham v Colchester - Monday - Matthew Russell
DIR By: elbee94
Date: December 31, 2025, 8:52 am
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Whilst “hang your head in shame” is extremely hyperbolic in my
opinion, I do agree a yellow card or two should have been shown.
The number of people involved make the incident look a lot worse
than it was though, nothing more than gentle pushing and
shoving.
As Seagull sensibly says, i’m sure this footage will all be
passed to the FA to deal out any necessary punishments.
#Post#: 99406--------------------------------------------------
Re: Gillingham v Colchester - Monday - Matthew Russell
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: December 31, 2025, 10:57 am
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--- Quote from: Seagull link ---
>
> If so many players etc. were involved, perhaps Mr. Russell has
just submitted an incident report to the F.A. for investigation.
Just because no yellow or red cards were shown doesn't
necessarily mean he hasn't taken action.
>
--- End Quote ---
Absolutely right. When there is such a melee a referee might
easily start dishing out cards to the wrong people. You really
do need a slow motion re-run on film to discover who the true
perpetrators were. I am sure retrospective and appropriate
sanctions and punishments will be applied and I expect Mr
Russell said as much to the players to show that they weren't
going to get away with it.
#Post#: 99407--------------------------------------------------
Re: Gillingham v Colchester - Monday - Matthew Russell
DIR By: El Referee
Date: December 31, 2025, 11:01 am
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I agree that retrospective action will be taken, but I’d at
least expect a few yellows to be issued to the 2 who started it.
Yes there is footage, but this isn’t available at all levels. If
I was observing a referee and such an incident occurred, along
with no action, I wouldn’t be best pleased.
#Post#: 99408--------------------------------------------------
Re: Gillingham v Colchester - Monday - Matthew Russell
DIR By: Tonydent
Date: December 31, 2025, 11:09 am
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--- Quote from: Mr Castilli link ---
>
> Just seen this video on report.
>
> Referee Russell hang your head in shame, how there was 0 cards
issued for this mass con !! The report even referenced the fact
there was not a single card issued here…. Absolutely lacked
authority/control… just pure silence from him and his team…
>
>
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>
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I suggest those that should be hanging their heads in shame are
the ones acting like children, not the referee and his team…
#Post#: 99409--------------------------------------------------
Re: Gillingham v Colchester - Monday - Matthew Russell
DIR By: rustyref
Date: December 31, 2025, 11:18 am
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With the game over, and with so many people involved including
stewards and security staff, I can't really see the point of
inflaming it further by waving cards around. Just raise an
extraordinary incident and let the FA deal with it, which I'm
sure will have happened here. I would hazard a guess that it
started behind their back, as is often the case at the end of
the game, so they'd probably be guessing if giving out cards.
#Post#: 99410--------------------------------------------------
Re: Gillingham v Colchester - Monday - Matthew Russell
DIR By: El Referee
Date: December 31, 2025, 11:20 am
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--- Quote from: rustyref link ---
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> With the game over, and with so many people involved including
stewards and security staff, I can't really see the point of
inflaming it further by waving cards around. Just raise an
extraordinary incident and let the FA deal with it, which I'm
sure will have happened here. I would hazard a guess that it
started behind their back, as is often the case at the end of
the game, so they'd probably be guessing if giving out cards.
>
--- End Quote ---
If taking disciplinary action isn’t taken because it might
inflame things further, something has gone terribly wrong.
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Re: Gillingham v Colchester - Monday - Matthew Russell
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: December 31, 2025, 11:43 am
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--- Quote from: El Referee link ---
>
> [quote author=rustyref link=topic=7572.msg99409#msg99409
date=1767201480]
> With the game over, and with so many people involved including
stewards and security staff, I can't really see the point of
inflaming it further by waving cards around. Just raise an
extraordinary incident and let the FA deal with it, which I'm
sure will have happened here. I would hazard a guess that it
started behind their back, as is often the case at the end of
the game, so they'd probably be guessing if giving out cards.
>
--- End Quote ---
If taking disciplinary action isn’t taken because it might
inflame things further, something has gone terribly wrong.
[/quote]
Disciplinary action certainly should be taken accurately and in
a timely way.
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Re: Gillingham v Colchester - Monday - Matthew Russell
DIR By: elbee94
Date: December 31, 2025, 12:00 pm
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--- Quote from: rustyref link ---
>
> With the game over, and with so many people involved including
stewards and security staff, I can't really see the point of
inflaming it further by waving cards around. Just raise an
extraordinary incident and let the FA deal with it, which I'm
sure will have happened here. I would hazard a guess that it
started behind their back, as is often the case at the end of
the game, so they'd probably be guessing if giving out cards.
>
--- End Quote ---
I’m okay with that approach, although it was the two managers
who started the words that led to the whole incident - so should
have been pretty obvious for the 4th official to point out the
instigator.
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