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Blue are set to be used for sin bins
Quote of the day thus far came from former referee Dermot Gallagher: There was a short clip on Talksport where he was talking about sin bins and blue cards. He made the point that it hasn't been canvassed enough as already there are lots of different thoughts emerging. At some stage he mentioned blue cards before later finishing with "the whole thing is not as black and white as people think". Priceless.Blue cards for sin-binned players to be trialled
Football's lawmakers Ifab are to trial sin-binning players and issuing blue cards, it will be announced on Friday.www.bbc.co.uk
I agree that sending off can spoil the entertainment value but I'm not so sure that this happens too often. When you look at the referee stats in the build up the red card count is incredibly low in ratio to the yellows IMO. I too don't like this 'take one for the team' nonsense it's blatant cheating and should be a straight red anywhere on the pitch whether or not it endangers anyone. I'm sure it used to be so. They'd soon stop doing it if they knew they would be sent off.Indeed thinking about it further, while we are at it I would like to see less sending offs as they tend to ruin the game, but instead in certain circumstances a penalty awarded no matter where the foul took place - especially for those "last man" offences.
You are right that the introduction of a red card punishment does reduce the number of transgressions. If you go back to the 1980 FA Cup Final it was that cynical challenge by Willie Young of Arsenal that eventually forced the change in the rule. At that time such challenges were routine when a player broke away but only attracted a yellow. I seem to recall that within a couple of years it became a red card offence, and rightly so. Now it much rarer. I just wish now that we could eradicate the holding and wrestling at corners. I am sure two or three penalties a game would quickly sort it. The two-handed shove in the back when a player is jumping is back in style now - and I have yet to see it punished even when it is right in front of the official. When did that become legal?I agree that sending off can spoil the entertainment value but I'm not so sure that this happens too often. When you look at the referee stats in the build up the red card count is incredibly low in ratio to the yellows IMO. I too don't like this 'take one for the team' nonsense it's blatant cheating and should be a straight red anywhere on the pitch whether or not it endangers anyone. I'm sure it used to be so. They'd soon stop doing it if they knew they would be sent off.
Also on trial will be only captains can approach the referee.