great idea, imo
but why not at professional level?
http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/jul/2...-season-290719
I'd have been in them fairly often had they been around in my time tbh
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great idea, imo
but why not at professional level?
http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/jul/2...-season-290719
I'd have been in them fairly often had they been around in my time tbh
Agreed - a clear flaw in the game, the fact that you can only punish someone for persistent fouling with the threat of expulsion from the game. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
Good idea in principle, but would it improve the game? Wouldn't the team with fewer players just become more defensive for 10 mins? I like the idea of using it for dissent. Refs get treated like **** by the players, doesn't happen in egg chasing.Quote:
Originally Posted by WES
It doesn't happen in rugby precisely because it is ruthlessly penalised. By contrast, in football if a referee attempts to discipline players for dissent, he's instantly criticised for 'spoiling the game' or 'making it all about him'.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC East
Well, I'd certainly say that about Mike Dean, whether he justifiably binned someone or otherwise...Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Indeed. But isn’t this rule a step to eradicate that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Yes!Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC East
I ref junior football matches and anything that stops the little ****s calling me a bald old has been is to be applauded imho
I think the referee tends to receive that criticism almost entirely when he sends someone off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Had he the option of a sin bin that would occur far less often, I think.
Oh, and in rugby the referee has the option of moving the ball forward/backward by some number of yards which tends to shut the players up pretty quickly when it happens. As would the sin bin option.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney