FA TO CLAMP DOWN ON RED CARD ROGUES

PLAYERS given red cards could face tougher punishments next season if they have seriously injured an ­opponent.

The FA’s rethink comes ­after high-profile incidents in which players escaped with three-match bans ­despite leaving opponents in hospital.

Birmingham defender Martin Taylor’s horror ­tackle on Eduardo last year almost ended the Arsenal striker’s career.
And last season Newcastle midfielder Danny Guthrie’s lunge broke Craig Fagan’s leg.

“The standard punishment will remain appropriate in the vast majority of cases as this change will only cater for truly exceptional cases,” said an FA statement.

“Independent regulatory commissions will take account of important ­specified factors, including intent, force and injury.”

I disagree. Having a special rules for 'exceptional' cases equals to more accusations of favouritism and bias.

If anything, the current rules need to be applied consistently across board.
Easier said than done though.

Tuesday, 04 August, 2009

The major changes ahead of the new campaign include:

    * In exceptional cases only, the ability to reduce, or increase, on application, the standard punishment for red card offences
    * Sanctions, resulting from red cards shown in pre-season friendly fixtures, will not apply to competitive first team games
    * Bringing forward of the yellow card amnesty cut-off date, from end of February to 31 December
    * Suspensions for reaching 5, 10 or 15 yellow cards to begin with immediate effect

As detailed above, and ready for the new season, clubs can now seek a reduction in the standard punishment for dismissal offences where they feel the punishment is clearly excessive.

The standard punishment will remain appropriate in the vast majority of cases as this change will only cater for the truly exceptional cases. It is not intended for this policy to encourage or lead to the systematic, regular review of standard punishments.

When considering such cases, independent Regulatory Commissions will take account of a number of important specified factors including intent, force and injury.

Clubs will not be able to pursue a claim for wrongful dismissal and also seek to reduce the sanction as an alternative. As with wrongful dismissal claims, Regulatory Commissions will have the discretion to increase the sanction if the rejected claim had no prospect of success and/or amounts to an abuse of process.

The FA also retains the power to seek an increase in the standard punishment in respect of dismissals for violent conduct or serious foul play offences where appropriate. The FA shall take account of the same specified factors when considering whether the standard punishment is clearly insufficient – including intent, force and injury. The intention is that the standard punishment will remain appropriate in the vast majority of cases and that the provisions to increase the sanction will only cater for those truly exceptional cases.

In addition, and in order to address uncertainty over disciplinary sanctions in pre-season friendlies, sanctions for red cards shown in such fixtures will not now apply to competitive first team games. Any such sanction will apply only in the same competition (i.e. other friendlies including The FA Community Shield).

However, The FA retains the right to charge players in the most serious of misconduct cases and make sanctions applicable to competitive first-team fixtures if it is felt necessary.

Players from the Premier League through to Step 4 of the National League System, will also benefit from a change to the date that the yellow card amnesty will take effect. From this season onwards, the cut off date for five cautions is now reduced to 31 December.

Previously, players collecting five yellow cards prior to the final day in February were subject to a one-match suspension. This will now only apply if a player reaches five yellow cards before 31 December. Sanctions for players accumulating 10 and 15 cautions remain in place as do their respective amnesty periods.

Furthermore, if a player does accumulate the permitted number of cautions prior to a cut-off date then the suspension will now be automatic as opposed to the current seven day rule.

sometimes in a legal tackle...there is no way to predict how the player is going to fall...whether he will take a nice tumble or trip over himself and break his neck.

and its funny seeing how the rules have changed especially over the last 10-15yrs...
...very soon football will be a non-contact sport.
and balls will get so light, that no one fears getting smacked in the face by it anymore.
goalkeepers will be non-existent as the goals keep getting increased in size in an attempt to make the game more interesting again.
bah.

I trust you are not being facetious.

Sports Injuries are sometimes inadvertent as a result of falls or collisions I agree.. But where there is clear intent of a player attempting to injure an opponent
1. By lunging tackles, ball is out of his reach
2. Hacking from behind
3. Swinging elbows and fisting
4. Two sets of studs completely up to knee high or heavens bound
5. Slide into a planted leg (which has no opportunity to avoid being crunched or dislocated) - with no attempt or chance at the ball.
Over the last 10-20 years players are getting bigger and faster. Quite a number are pumped up one way or another and they let the rage (steroid?)  in them get the better of them. They just wanna stop the other player by hook or crook or else they felt embarrassed being beaten. There are a lot of fringe players (Martin Taylor for one)  like that in the BPL, especially those from the newly promoted teams.

Imagine a 230lb 6ft plus guy come charging (body checks) at you, without going for the ball.  I have received more than a couple of concussions because of that. I have been blindsided too by 2 legged tackles and hacked or raked  (that led to my achilles tendon injury) from behind trying to shield the ball. S'times a red card is given, oftentimes a yellow card. The cynic in me think thats why size matters rather than skills.

The game is football (soccer) not American Football! A different mentality.

Pemain macam si Pepe dan Barton patut bayar lebih.

And if you asked me, those diving should get heavier punishment la. Perhaps like Rivaldo's WC theatrics..Add punishment after video evidence.

Diving , at most get you yellow.Now what they trying to do is make the punishment for red cards rogues heavier...I wonder if that's a great move....

how do you prove intention anyway? for me you can never prove intention unless the player himself admit to it i.e. Roy Keane

i'd like first and foremost for the rules to be applied fairly across everyone; doesn't matter which team the player plays for and what nationality the player is

Know what's worse than diving?

Something so bad that it could ruin a person's career?

Look away if you cant stomach the sight of it..



And you thought what was UEFA doing