Now that would be a real shame. They have done so well for the club. Seems crazy that they are paying the price for behaviour that others have gotten away with for so long.
Unsure what your point is as�the Suburbs�Board / committee are only in control of their own club.
Why so defensive AW82?? I think he was clearly stating that other coaches in the league have done this on numerous occasions. And to be honest I don't understand your point? Suburbs are performing so well with the players the have, the majority of them under 21 years old. Surely the league has to look at the refereeing as a whole, and see how these issues can be sorted out. Is it giving players a yellow as soon as they swear at the ref? But if the referee makes a piss poor decision, the coaches need to be able to raise an issue without swearing their nut off.
My point is I'm disappointed that the club apparently has taken this stance. They are good coaches trying to do their best for football. Surely there is a way of achieving a better outcome than people leaving the game (coaches and referees!) because the club is appalled at their behaviour. A couple of the suspensions took place because of actions in highly charged atmospheres in top of the table clashes against Ferrymead Bays where obviously things got a bit heated. In those situations it is only natural that the coaches will focus on refereeing "mistakes" at some stage of the game. I think that referees can contribute to de-escalation by their own on field behaviour (Ian Walker was one of the best at this) but the current group don't seem to have this ability. They lack confidence and operate in a climate of fear, then over react when under pressure. I think this is seen in the increased number of cards this season. I don't think the offences are any more frequent, just the referees are dishing them out because they are pissed off, this is not the best way to manage the situation. Football is a competitive game played by passionate people. Sometimes that passion is misplaced but that's no reason to have good people leaving the game. Time for a behaviour management specialist to be brought in and run some workshops courtesy of Mainland Football.