Ref making up his own rules?

[Pilot]

Yep - certainly more dangerous than the Gibson challenge. Raked his studs right down his calf. I was worried for a while

It just looked like a trip to me, Gibson’s used excessive force and was fortunate not to cause injury.
Powell went down injured three times so it’s not clear if it was pearsons foul that caused him to go off.

 

[europne]

The law is that if a yellow is shown then the injured player doesnt need to leave the pitch.

The weird thing is that many refs dont enforce it.

I didn’t know that either.

Perhaps a section on this forum updating us thickos on new rule changes would be quite useful.

 

[BPIG]

He came back on without permission then stood talking to his manager while the game restarted

The fourth official told him to go back on.

 

[miff]

Yep - certainly more dangerous than the Gibson challenge. Raked his studs right down his calf. I was worried for a while

Which game did you watch I think your imagination is running away with itself lad.

 

[Lord Edgington]

It was a deterrent to stop people feigning injury to break the flow of the game up

I don't see a problem with it

Maybe if a player /attacking team is penalised by going off, say they were fouled and they'll miss the subsequent free kick ok, could be looked at but the general idea for me is solid

Well it certainly doesn’t offer any deterrent

 

[Tino]

I think other refs could certainly have sent Pearson off. Deliberate fouls like that should be treated more harshly than mistiming a tackle by a split second in my eyes. It also clearly caused the injury that forced Powell off. And of course we now miss him for a key game just as it looks like we are getting going.

I also don’t buy this “take it out of his game and he’d be half the player” stuff. He got 1 yellow in the last 10 games of last season. Did his game suffer? No.

 

[the12thman]

Which game did you watch I think your imagination is running away with itself lad.

No, I don’t think it is. Wouldn’t mind seeing a replay of it though.

 

[White123]

I think other refs could certainly have sent Pearson off. Deliberate fouls like that should be treated more harshly than mistiming a tackle by a split second in my eyes. It also clearly caused the injury that forced Powell off. And of course we now miss him for a key game just as it looks like we are getting going.

I also don’t buy this “take it out of his game and he’d be half the player” stuff. He got 1 yellow in the last 10 games of last season. Did his game suffer? No.

Pep Guardiola encourages his players to 'tactical foul' opponents to stop them conceding as many goals. I see no issue with it. Saying Pearson just let him run through and they end up scoring. There would be uproar on here!


Wasn't there a game last year - might have been Notts forest at home where browne let his player run and he attempted to foul him but failed. They then ended up scoring. Pearson would have just took him out and no goal conceded. The thing that Pearson need to stop is arguing with refs or headbutting players after games. Get booked for tripping up an opponent is nothing bad and shouldn't be discouraged.

 

[Tark]

Any qualified refs about that can clarify exactly what this season's rules are?

 

[miff]

No, I don’t think it is. Wouldn’t mind seeing a replay of it though.

There it goes again how many posters have told you you're right.

 

[California_PNE]

Pep Guardiola encourages his players to 'tactical foul' opponents to stop them conceding as many goals. I see no issue with it.

So cause 'pep' does it it's ok?
Btw a quick Google will confirm you're incorrect.

 

[the12thman]

There it goes again how many posters have told you you're right.

27. All in either private messages or telegrams sent to my house.

 

[Tino]

Pep Guardiola encourages his players to 'tactical foul' opponents to stop them conceding as many goals. I see no issue with it. Saying Pearson just let him run through and they end up scoring. There would be uproar on here!


Wasn't there a game last year - might have been Notts forest at home where browne let his player run and he attempted to foul him but failed. They then ended up scoring. Pearson would have just took him out and no goal conceded. The thing that Pearson need to stop is arguing with refs or headbutting players after games. Get booked for tripping up an opponent is nothing bad and shouldn't be discouraged.

Jeez anyone who has seen a game knows that trips go on all over to stop attacks. That's what Robinson did later in the half. The debate here is that the Pearson tackle was more than a trip. Some think it was (should have had a red) and some don't (yellow was correct). Personally I think there are other refs out there who would have sent him off for it, it was probably an 'orange' card.

 

[BPIG]

The Robinson challenge was far worse than Pearson's, neither were red cards though.

 

[utw]

Jeez anyone who has seen a game knows that trips go on all over to stop attacks. That's what Robinson did later in the half. The debate here is that the Pearson tackle was more than a trip. Some think it was (should have had a red) and some don't (yellow was correct). Personally I think there are other refs out there who would have sent him off for it, it was probably an 'orange' card.

Yellow was the correct one for me. Don't disagree though, with his rep he could have definitely been sent off for it with another referee.

 

[White123]

So cause 'pep' does it it's ok?
Btw a quick Google will confirm you're incorrect.

No the fact that it could possibly save us a goal says that it's ok.

 

[wld]

No, I don’t think it is. Wouldn’t mind seeing a replay of it though.

You’re absolutely right. If he’d been sent off, it could have been classed as serious foul play, with reference to either excessive force or endangering an opponent.