Forest Green's League Two clash with Scunthorpe was marred by an alleged racist incident from the crowd that caused play to be temporarily stopped. Midway through the second half, referee John Busby halted proceedings with Scunthorpe 2-0 up and spoke to both managers before an announcement from the public address system. The three-step protocol for dealing with racist incidents begins by stopping the match and instructing stadium authorities to give an announcement to spectators instructing for it to cease. Step two involves making a second announcement and the match being temporarily suspended by the referee, with players leaving the field. The third step is for the match to potentially be abandoned altogether following a consultation, should the discriminatory behaviour continue.

Source: Sky sports December 07, 2019 17:14 UTC