What counts as 'foul and abusive language' ?

[Yorkshire-Seagull]

Simple question really - just watching the Leeds game on Sky, and Alex Mowatt clearly turned towards the linesman (and camera) and called him a f***ing c**t. It was the same on Match of the Day last night too, when some West Ham numpty conceded a penalty and went apoplectic with the ref. Neither of these two were booked.

So, what actually is 'foul and abusive language' in football? Is there a sliding scale (2 c**ts and a b**locks = yellow, a w*an*er and a f*nny = red), or does it have to be racist before they get sent off? I seem to remember a documentary years ago where a ref was miked up, and he said that swearing was allowed, but if anyone called him a cheat then he'd book them.

 

[Guerrero]

Rooney does it all the time.
If the ref doesn't find it foul or abusive in his opinion,then it isn't deemed to be so.
Another total cop out,but are we surprised?.
BTW.They call them cheats a lot as well.You only need to lip read.

 

[BensGrandad]

I sat on a commission once with a female ref, her name slips me at the mo but did football league line, she sent a player off for foul and abusive and in her report she said 'what he said could be termed medically correct but it was the manner in which he said it' you work out what he called her.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Any sentance that includes the word cheat and you are in big trouble but that is not foul or abusive is it.
It seems to me that it depends on the player/ref because Rooney would have been sent off every week a few seasons ago.

 

[Guerrero]

I sat on a commission once with a female ref, her name slips me at the mo but did football league line, she sent a player off for foul and abusive and in her report she said 'what he said could be termed medically correct but it was the manner in which he said it' you work out what he called her.

Billings?

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Rooney does it all the time.
If the ref doesn't find it foul or abusive in his opinion,then it isn't deemed to be so.
Another total cop out,but are we surprised?.
BTW.They call them cheats a lot as well.You only need to lip read.

I was posting same time as you, spooky.

 

[el punal]

You can't get more offensive than C*****l P****e. I'm sorry, I now feel violated.

 

[BensGrandad]

Really bugging me now, she ran the line at Withdean once: Down Downey or similar.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Really bugging me now, she ran the line at Withdean once: Down Downey or similar.

Dawn Treader? Didn't Oatway tell her she could go on a "voyage"?

 

[Guerrero]

I was posting same time as you, spooky.

England captain= Immune from punishment.

Makes me proud to be English.

 

[Yorkshire-Seagull]

England captain= Immune from punishment.

Makes me proud to be English.

He's not the worst though, just the most high-profile. The left-back at arsenal (Chambers??) is always mouthing off at the officials, but nothing gets done.

 

[Mowgli37]

Dawn Treader? Didn't Oatway tell her she could go on a "voyage"?

Very good