Rec coach sent to stands as officials take the flak

Monday 14th February 2011, 2:29PM GMT.

Vale Rec coach Carl Le Tissier, left, and referee Colin Gontier discuss a decision at the Track on Saturday. Later, the official sent the coach to the stand. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 1093261)

Bels 1, Vale Rec 1
THERE was so much hot air about the Track at quarter-to-four on Saturday afternoon that you could have flown a Zeppelin.

Carl Le Tissier, the Vale Rec coach, got himself sent to the stands by referee Colin Gontier, who, along with linesman Keith Mitchell, also made themselves enemies with the entire Bels contingent after what appeared nothing more than a late flag for offside.

Neil Le Cheminant, one of two Bels stand-in coaches, lambasted the officials too, and beyond the final whistle the two sets of coaches got together for a handshake and a combined gripe about the officialdom.

The theme of their discussion appeared to be the number of mistakes the man in the middle had made.