Paradox, I don't know the Bishop England coach, but as someone who became a coach pretty recently, and who did not see the game either, I want to encourage you not to leap to conclusions. In my opinion the very hardest games to coach are the ones where your team is much better than the opponent (rarely my problem). When your team is weaker you can pack it in and tell them to play their hearts out, but in games where they are much, much stronger it can be tough. It's hard to instruct players to try NOT to score, and as a player who's been on the receiving end of some lopsided losses I think it is even more insulting when the other team tries not to score. Some teams have the luxury of putting in reserves who will keep the score close even if they give 100%, but a team like Bishop England may not have any players on the bench who couldn't vastly outscore the opponent. Additionally, while 18-0 is ugly most games that get scores like that could be far, far worse, and often a result like 18-0 could have easily in the 40s to 0. Bishop England's coach may well realize in retrospect that there were ways he could have kept the score closer without being disrespectful to his opponent, and maybe not, but regardless when you coach a strong team that is often not an easy balance to strike. Just my thoughts, and I appreciate your perspective, too.
As far as RNE's game against Aiken it was a hard-fought game and Aiken played with a lot of heart and determination. They are one of the strongest, most physical sides we have played. However, I feel the need to point out that there was not a "deck" of cards given to both teams. One of my defenders received a yellow card for shoving a player after the whistle who slide tackled him with cleats up and caused about a 5 inch by 3 inch deep bruise on his shin, through and beside his shin guard, but that was the only card RNE received.
