The World’s most lenient referee is the Czech Pert Salsbid. During one league 2 netball match in 1994, he allowed one player to stab 2 opponents before showing her a yellow card. At a Czech Netball Association inquiry he said, “I wasn’t happy with her conduct, but the two players were bandaged by their physio, and I didn’t want to interrupt the flow of the game, so I hoped the yellow card would make her realise she needed to cool off. Regrettably, when she stabbed one of her own players 3 times in the second half, I had no choice but to send her off.”
Pert Salsbid, pictured refereeing at the 1995 Hans Vikjars Indoor Netball Tournament. In this match, 3 players and 17 spectators received minor gunshot wounds. Photo from sports agency CrotchSplay.
