Things that should be a mandatory and immediate booking

[Lady Whistledown]

1) Waving imaginary cards at the referee

2) Casually running across the ball just as your opponents place it for a free kick. Pretending you're just walking back, but making damn sure they can't take it

3) Doing any of the following goal celebrations (a) kissing the badge (b) that rocking the baby thing (c) anything that's really obviously contrived and pre-rehearsed, like certain dance routines

4) Having your kids names sewn into your football boots

5) Blowing snot out of your nose by closing one nostril

6) sweating as much as Zidane does

7) Smugly applauding the ref when he sends an opponent off (see Batistuta, Gabriel)

8) Jumping up and down celebrating, in a team hug, when you're awarded a penalty. Celebrate when you score it, you overpaid idiots, not before.

 

[culvers]

I am getting very pissed off with players when fouled always going down in agony, then getting up 10 seconds later. I know it has always happended but this world cup it has been rife, i dont think i have seen one fouled player just stad up and get on with it. Perhaps anyone who feins injury should be given a small morphene so each time they do it they get a little more in their system. I thought it was m,eant to be a mans game.

 

[BensGrandad]

After the 'magic sponge' is brought on the player should leave the field and the ref not let them back on for 3 mins. How many players would stay down then?

 

[Muzzman]

I am getting very pissed off with players when fouled always going down in agony, then getting up 10 seconds later. I know it has always happended but this world cup it has been rife, i dont think i have seen one fouled player just stad up and get on with it. Perhaps anyone who feins injury should be given a small morphene so each time they do it they get a little more in their system. I thought it was m,eant to be a mans game.

Not sure about that.. I've taken a kick on the ankle many times and it has hurt extremely for the first few seconds.. but getting up and running it off helps.. the natural reaction. which is primal in all of us to to crumple to the floor and curl up in a ball to protect ourselves..

Still having said all that.. nowadays you would think this kind of natural behaviour would be 'trained' out of them.. the overpaid cuntchops!

 

[The Large One]

5) Blowing snot out of your nose by closing one nostril

Nooooo! That's classy. I do it all the time.

 

[dougdeep]

Re: Re: Things that should be a mandatory and immediate booking

Nooooo! That's classy. I do it all the time.

The landlord is starting to complain though.

 

[Stevie Boy]

Waving imaginary cards at the referee, now thats what has ruined the world cup, i am disgusted with the germans against sweden, when 2 players went after the ref to get him sent off, and when the ref was laughing when giving him the red card was appaulling, somethings have got to change

 

[hitony]

After the 'magic sponge' is brought on the player should leave the field and the ref not let them back on for 3 mins. How many players would stay down then?

I think 5 mins would be better, but an excellant idea

 

[Icy Gull]

Going down, 3 seconds after the event like he's been poleaxed after a gentle headbutt. Yes the perpetrator should walk but so should the play actor.


Rolling around on the ground after a tackle, if it was that bad you wouldn't be rolling about you'd be trying to keep still, book the bastard for cheating

 

[desprateseagull]

After the 'magic sponge' is brought on the player should leave the field and the ref not let them back on for 3 mins. How many players would stay down then?

perhaps the water should be stained (safe food dye) so its easier to see who has been 'fouled'..

 

[Tom Bombadil]

I hate it when a player (often portugese) rolls around on the floor after an opposing player has lightly touched his shirt thus sending him tumbling to the ground.

There's an easy rule that could be adopted

Two or more than rolls on the ground - yellow card
Four or more or three and "that grimace" and the outstretched arms - red card.

 

[Trufflehound]

Wearing any other country's kit on the pitch when England are playing - yellow card.
Defending against England set pieces - yellow card.
Scoring against England - yellow card.
Being French - red card.

 

[Seagullible]

with all the technology we have I just wish they'd punish cheats more. How many will dive if it means a 3 game ban after a review by a tv panel?

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

That's what I don't understand - FIFA/the FA could so easily and effectively deal with diving if they'd just introduce retrospective punishment, which they've already set a precedent for doing with regards to violent conduct. I know not all diving is clear-cut and punishable, but there are enough examples that are blatant. Ban Ronaldo for three matches every time he sends himself flying and it might stop.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

That's what I don't understand - FIFA/the FA could so easily and effectively deal with diving if they'd just introduce retrospective punishment, which they've already set a precedent for doing with regards to violent conduct. I know not all diving is clear-cut and punishable, but there are enough examples that are blatant. Ban Ronaldo for three matches every time he sends himself flying and it might stop.

Yes but that would means they would have to ban Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal players - thats a big no no.

 

[CHAPPERS]

After the 'magic sponge' is brought on the player should leave the field and the ref not let them back on for 3 mins. How many players would stay down then?

What if they were fouled and are actually injured?

 

[Frutos]

Being German, Argentinean or especially Mark McCammon should result in an immediate red card and a lifetime ban from the game, I think.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Shielding the ball off. Can't stand that rule!

 

[pasty]

Playing for a team with a name made of the letters A-A-C-C-E-L-L-P-R-S-T-Y

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

There was a great article in the times a couple of days ago that suggested that Graham Poll was dont in fact wrong , just ahead of his time.

In the age where you can get booked for breathing having only 2 cards is crazy.