tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21560517.post6427073571220063515..comments2023-06-21T13:16:36.993+01:00Comments on The FatRef: The mystery of Deco's red cardLillevennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902547936618596742noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21560517.post-68389275216861358752008-11-11T18:01:00.000+00:002008-11-11T18:01:00.000+00:00Well,he's delaying ther restart because when he ta...Well,he's delaying ther restart because when he takes the kick early, knowing full well that you have instructed him to wait for the whistle, you must then whistle the ball dead AGAIN, and wait while everyone mills about in "confusion" and tries to figure out how far 10 yards is, again, etc. You'll probably waste at least 30 seconds doing that, thus the card for delaying. USB would certainly fit the bill too, so I wouldn't object to that either. In any case, he's clearly attempting to gain an advantage by circumventing the rules, so a card is clearly in order. Again, it should be Deco's responsibility to see to it that his behaviour is keeping within the rules. Rules, I might add, that he is obviously quite aware of. Cheers to Mr. Cantalejo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21560517.post-10064758424597687782008-11-06T17:16:00.000+00:002008-11-06T17:16:00.000+00:00a touch confrontational today Steve. Guessing you ...a touch confrontational today Steve. Guessing you didn't get a big breakfast! I would argue that if we are struggling to find a law with which to batter the aforementioned "knobshine", perhaps that's an indicator we're trying too hard. I'm not going to give you delaying the restart when he took it too quickly. I'm guessing USB was what went down in the book.Lillevennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902547936618596742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21560517.post-68620324715114524692008-11-06T17:06:00.000+00:002008-11-06T17:06:00.000+00:00Agreed, h! Personally, I would consider the offen...Agreed, h! Personally, I would consider the offense to be delaying the restart of play, although USB (attempting to trick the referee) sounds like a reasonable explanation as well. I couldn't agree more that it is the PLAYER'S responsibility to act within the scope of the rules if he wishes to continue playing. It is not up to the referee to twist and contort the rules to "allow" some knobshine to continue playing merely because he has already earned a caution. As a ref, I have no vested interest in seeing you continue to play. Presumably, you, as the player,have such an interest. In that case, start acting like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21560517.post-33269212369734866902008-11-05T16:27:00.000+00:002008-11-05T16:27:00.000+00:00My $.02, FWIW, YHTBT, etc:Taking the kick after be...My $.02, FWIW, YHTBT, etc:<BR/>Taking the kick after being 'clearly shown' that it was to be ceremonial could easily be put into the category of 1) Dissent or 2) Delay; both of which are (can be?) YC offenses.<BR/><BR/>OTOH, maybe by that point the referee had just had enough and put an end to constant small issues that add up to a big one which leads to the catchall USB (been there, done that).<BR/><BR/>I think that it is the players responsibility to keep themselves on the field, not the referee. Sitting on a caution and acting like that is stupid. Why take the chance? There is <B>no</B> requirement that the second caution has to be of such magnitude as to be equal to a straight send off. A player sitting on a caution needs to make sure he doesn't earn a second caution, not be able to act with impunity figuring that the referee will 'keep him on the field' with the 'that is not bad enough for a send off' mentality. Keeping that player on the field is a disservice to the next referee . . .Brenton H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13988388331737879155noreply@blogger.com