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Dear Agatha
Some years back, in a game I was playing, one of the opposing forwards punched the ball into our goal. I was the goalkeeper for our team at the time, and was extremely annoyed and complained bitterly because the referee awarded the goal. To add insult to injury, the ref then sent me off. Knowing that the player had cheated and got away with it, I refused to pay the fine on principle. I was subsequently banned sine die.
Well, last weekend I was asked to play in a representative match, and I couldn't believe my eyes, as it was the same ref who sent me off all those years ago. We got to chatting, and he asked me if I ever paid that fine. When I said no, he sent me off before the kickoff! He can't do that can he?
Yours peevishly
ME Muggins
If you were that referee, could you send the player off under these circumstances?
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