Chancellor":1ads5uk8 said:My understanding, which is probably wrong, is that if a player goes off voluntarily, he cannot come back on until there is a break in play.
In which case the ref was right.
If however Mellor was ordered off by the ref for treatment then the ref can, at his discretion, wave the player back on.
I am probably wrong but didnt see Mellor ordered off by ref, stupid law but thems the rules.
Mellor was about to take a throw-in and the REF stopped him and ordered him OFF the pitch, for our trainer to attend to his bloody face - caused by a foul on Mellor, NOT given by the REF - and to change his shirt.
Mellor then able to continue to play wasn't allowed to enter the pitch for almost 5 mins, by the very incompitant REF.