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    Blue Cards/Sin Bins to be Introduced

    in General Football

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    52 minutes ago, Spike said:

    I think it is the rule but football is the only sport in the world (that I've watched) that the referees and officials don't follows the rules to the T and allows for massive interpretation of. There are rules that are openly ignored by players and referees, like the goalie allotted time of holding onto the ball. Sure controversial incidents happen in all sports, that's inevitable but blatant ignorance or open misinterpretation is something else.

     

    I thought that was the case as well but I've never seen it cited anywhere and I agree it's certainly not enforced if it is.

    Blue Cards/Sin Bins to be Introduced

    in General Football

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    8 minutes ago, Stan said:

    That falls apart within seconds on the pitch, in the Premier League at least. Referees seem too soft these days and won't brandish out the yellows/reds even if they get a faceful of abuse from any given player.

    If more referees actually had the bollocks to whip out the cards whenever someone backchats or verbally abuses them, the issue would soon improve. Nowadays players know they can get away with dishing it out a few times before a ref even considers talking to them.

    Referees lost respect ages ago (even before VAR). It seems minor, but they don't stamp their authority like they used to, and they want to be centre of attention too much. I've noticed the older generation referees (10yrs + or so ago?) wouldn't go chasing players to book them or talk to them. They'd stand their ground and be assertive enough to ask players to come to them. These days, refs are so weak they'll go up to the player and not actually give out the punishment, consistently, to players. It's like they're scared to do things by the book. 

    If every other player other than the captain got booked because they approached the ref when they shouldn't have do, there'll soon be a wind of change for the better. At least refs might not feel pressured into making decisions if it was successfully implemented that only captains end up talking to them. 

    Good post.  Agree with all that.

    The Big Middle Eastern Thread

    in News & Politics

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    On 12/01/2024 at 17:18, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Well they came around before the Romans and the Romans kept their food. And spaghetti is close enough to prototype lasagna (which was probably very weird since they had no fucking idea what tomatos were).

    I'd like to explore this new angle the thread has taken.  

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