Footage has been going viral appearing to show an assistant referee storms off pitch amid fallout at non league clash during the weekend.
It came when Wolverhampton Casuals faced Dudley Town, however without the official after he left pitch play after reports of a disagreement with the referee.
Don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it in my life ? pic.twitter.com/HHeBeiaUum
— Wrighty (@_wrighty1) February 22, 2020
The game played out to a 1-1 draw between the West Midlands League Premier Division sides, ‘thankfully without incident’, Dudley added in a separate in a tweet.
Visitors Dudley tweeted: “The assistant decides he’s had enough and walks off in a paddy…Utterly baffling scenes.
“From somebody who was there, the assistant was absolutely fine and gave a perfectly plausible, if still somewhat frustrated, version of events after the match after sticking around for a drink.
“Felt the referee didn’t ‘back’ him over an incident. Nothing more, nothing less.”
The game played out to a 1-1 draw between the West Midlands League Premier Division’s third and fourth-placed sides, ‘thankfully without incident’, Dudley Town said in a tweet.
After seeing the video of the assistant referee storms off pitch amid a fallout at the non league clash, fans and members of the teams’ staff took to Twitter to react on it…
Love my Cassies boys trying to talk him back !
— Dean Gill (@DeanGillTG) February 22, 2020
Wtf
— mark aka donaldson (@donwyreforest) February 22, 2020
— Victor Meldrew (@VictorM14424127) February 22, 2020
From somebody who was there, the assistant was absolutely fine and gave a perfectly plausible, if still somewhat frustrated, version of events after the match after sticking around for a drink.
Felt the referee didn’t ‘back’ him over an incident. Nothing more, nothing less.
— Dudley Town FC (@DudleyTownFC) February 23, 2020
Milly .. never seen owt like it .. Lino threw the flag at the ref .. said a few regretful things to him then walked off the pitch ?
— Todd Perry (@topez1) February 22, 2020
??
— Wellington Amateurs (@wellyams) February 22, 2020
That is correct. Thankfully without incident.
— Dudley Town FC (@DudleyTownFC) February 22, 2020

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