I would ask anyone who has ever played football at any level, why do you ask a referee to give a decision back when you know he isn’t going to? This is passion.
We talk about footballers being role models, being able to keep their emotions in check. But this is people putting everything on the line. It is just very difficult to keep your emotions in check. I was not every good at it – I am not proud to say I was sent off and booked on numerous occasions and a lot of that would have been for things I said to a referee.
I knew full well he wasn’t able to change his decision but that was just the way I was. My grandma used to get very upset with me and call me up after the game and wasn’t very happy with my behaviour sometimes. I would promise I wouldn’t do it again - until the next game. Why do they do it? It's passion, wanting to win and it is just directed in the wrong way.