Thursday, September 18, 2008

Rugby tackles for all

If you read below, apparently rugby tackles are legal in football if the ref mistakenly reports it as serious foul play, because apparently it not unsportsman or cynical enough.

Due to this ground breaking ruling, I suggest that all teams should now employ this technique as it is effective at bring down a player and obviously will save you from conceding goals.



Every single time I see another player only receiving a 3 match ban for gross misconduct insults Rio Ferdinand's missed drugs test in which he was banned for 9 months for missing a drugs test in which he later passed clean. Guthrie's tackle was cynical and deliberate unlike the Eduardo injury where was was unluckily caught full on and Taylor was in visible distress at his own actions received a 3 match automatic suspension. Guthrie showed little remorse and will only receive a 3 match ban (a less than 2 weeks suspension). Guthrie's wild swing has now costed Fagan 6 weeks to recover from his broken leg. There are serious flaws in this system in which seemingly bad tackles are categorised with those that are gross and degrading football. 

FA demands respects

If you have even seen football even at school level, abuse goes around like choirs in in a church, continuous and effortless. Like many people I have never been a fan of abuse as I see no point in giving it if the ref has done a good job. You never saw anyone abuse Collina because he always delivered fair and precise rulings. However if they do a sub-par job but expect to be respected, then they obviously either come from another planet or work for the FA. The FA has blamed the players for descent but I am sure that they would rather not do such a thing if the refs were consistent and precise in judgment. In no other profession do you ever a company protect an employee in such a way when they blatantly performed badly. The players get fined, dropped from the team and even abused if they perform badly, refs too are professionally employed, I do not understand why their mistakes are dealt with.

Personally, I will give a ref the respect he or she deserves plus the benefit of the doubt, but if they perform badly, you can be assured that comments will follow.

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