David McNamara received a three-week ban for using 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' to decide who kicked off a Women's Super League match last month instead of the mandatory coin toss.
McNamara was officiating a WSL game between Manchester City and Reading on October 28th when he forgot his coin and opted for a game of rock, paper scissors instead.
As a result, the FA gave the ref a three-week suspension claiming for 'not acting in the best interests of the game,' however, McNamara has now decided to appeal the decision.
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In a statement, Ref Support UK said: "Ref Support UK today have been exclusively informed by David McNamara that he has appealed his 21 day ban issued by the Football Association in regards to him using 'Rock, Paper Scissors' for the kick off procedure in the televised WSL match between Manchester City and Reading.
"We believe the punishment to be disproportionate and should be rescinded and reduce to a written warning.
"David would like to take this opportunity to place on record his appreciation of the tremendous messages of support from his refereeing colleagues around the world.
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"We hope the Football Association judicial services department agree with us that the punished is unjust and disproportionate."
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