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An iron fist is needed to halt all the verbals

Chris Dunlavy

A DUBIOUS pleasure of attending games in empty stadiums is the ability to hear exactly what players and referees are saying.
Last Saturday’s clash between Blackpool and Ipswich at Bloomfield Road was enlightening in the sense that it illustrated just how much abuse a referee will accept.
Chris Sarginson was absolutely battered by Ipswich skipper Luke Chambers. Not once. Not twice. All game long. After one barrage of expletives, Sarginson eventually told Chambers to turn around. ‘F*** off, ref,” he was told. No card.
Later, the defender was advised to calm ...

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