Jeez guys. Fifa laws clearly state when it's DOGSO (denying obvious goal scoring opportunity) in the penalty area for a yellow card to be issued the offending player must attempt to play the ball. And on saturday the offending parklands player held and pulled the attacking University player. The penalty and red card was correct to the laws of the game. Bit of respect towards the officials might have seen parklands players avoid the sinbin and the coach remaining in the technical area.
Was the Parklands player attempting to play the ball at the same time as pulling the attacker?? If so, according to you, it should have just been a yellow, right?
And respect to the ref?? Respect works in both directions, and needs to happen in both directions. I can honestly say that some refs shown little or no respect to players, coaching staff and or supporters. I've been involved in games where the ref has shouted at supporters during the game, and in another game stopped a game to walk up to a coach and basically scream in his face for apparently it having a sub ready when one was asked to be made, despite the sub being stripped and ready to go
Please tell me how dragging a player back is an attempt to play the ball?
My comments aren't about past games you've been involved in or witnessed just what happened on the weekend in parklands v uni
You can't tell me the way the players were carrying on that they were showing respect to the match officials? It's not parklands first season either where the sin bin has been used. Perhaps a little more discipline and self control might have seen them only playing with 10 as the red card to jasper was 100% correct. In the laws where they say attempting to play the ball it's in relation to a tackle that's slightly mistimed or a keeper that's a fraction slow getting to the ball where then the penalty and yellow card are justified but dragging a player back is in no way an attempt to play the ball.
Surely it is an attempt to play the ball if he is making a challenge at the same time as pulling the attacker?? Or is that not making a challenge. Unfortunately I didn't see the game so can't say whether this was the case, just asking.
In regard to your respect comment it was implied that refs are shown little respect in whatever game.
The players may have been carrying on, again I wasn't there so can't confirm or deny, but this stems from refereeing decisions. The most frustrating thing for players is the lack of consistency from refs. The same challenges are seeming to be given for one side and not the other. I'm not denying they are fouls but if they are then it should be the other way too.
Parklands have been very respectful of referees and officials this year, with a number commenting how good they have been. It does seem though that the less fashionable clubs do get a raw deal from officials. I have heard and seen players swearing at refs this year and nothing has been done about it, then all of a sudden comments not directed at refs have resulted in sin bins. You can't tell me that there isn't prejudice there!
Less fashionable clubs get a raw deal? Prejudice?? Give me a break. I know plenty of Referees who would argue with that statement. Only certain grades have the sin bin and alot of it is down the referee discretion such as whether they heard it or not and if it was directed at them or said with the player being frustrated with themselves. I watched the parklands game and they seem to implode. Worse part was the coach who is meant to be leading from the front lost his head as well and was removed from the technical area. In regards to the red card pulling or holding an opponent isn't considered going for the ball it's seen as trying to disadvantage the attacker thus the red card. I thought the young referee in the middle had a fantastic game and everything he called was to what the game would expect and within the laws of the game. And as for your other comment about it not being directed at the referee I can assure you seeing as you weren't there and have no actual reason to base any decision on, that they were most certainly directed toward the referee and his assistants. If you have any other issues perhaps you might decide to become a referee I'm sure they could perhaps change some of your misinformed views and opinions.
I’m not going to get into the argument about whether it was a red card or not, seen it given both ways, and the ref has interpreted it one way whereas a number of others have another way.
What is really interesting though is that 2 similar decisions in the 1st half were not given. One the ref had his whistle in his mouth ready to blow for the foul when he looked across and the AR just carried on running (the ref was right next to the incident and so in a perfect position.
Parklands 1st dissent came from the word rubbish being said and mud being flicked off the hand after landing in a big mud bog during a tackle, yet during the first half the Universities captain shouted F**k off to the ref after an offside decision and nothing was done!
Also the ref sent the named physio from the Parklands bench because he didn’t think she should be there! She is named as physio, said absolutely nothing and still got removed!
The Universities captain was heard swearing numerous other times during the game in front of children, and university students were also swearing at players when they were down injured (this was nothing to do with the supporters or management near the bench, it was random students watching the game on the far side from the dugouts, right next to the ball kids!)
The fact Universities players and bench were laughing at some of the decisions that had been made says it all!
Take nothing away from Universities, they were the better team on the day and deserved their win.
