Mooseybaby
Retired big bad baldy in all black!
I certainly wouldn't want to have to "manage" sin bins at park level. Constant additional shouts from the side lines "can I come back on yet ref?" whilst constantly checking your watch to see if the offender's time is up.
Some 5-a-side leagues I have seen use them, was at one years ago with work mates. Watching one match in our group, this bloke was getting more and more wound up (probably due to his complete lack of football ability and his side getting beaten), eventually gets a yellow card for a poor challenge and sin binned for 2 minutes. Throws a few expletives at the referee as he walks off. Could see him at the opposite end of the pitch pacing up and down itching to come back on. Referee calls him back on, he comes storming back on and immediately dives in 2 footed & knee high. Fortunately his intended target saw it coming and managed to take evasive action. Referee wasted little time in whipping out the red card (banned for the rest of the tournament), off he goes accompanied with yet more f'ing and jeff'n.
Can only presume it's a strict UEFA directive with regard to dealing with any form of dissent as even the English Premier League referees on CL duty deal with it far more swiftly and effectively than they would back home.
Some 5-a-side leagues I have seen use them, was at one years ago with work mates. Watching one match in our group, this bloke was getting more and more wound up (probably due to his complete lack of football ability and his side getting beaten), eventually gets a yellow card for a poor challenge and sin binned for 2 minutes. Throws a few expletives at the referee as he walks off. Could see him at the opposite end of the pitch pacing up and down itching to come back on. Referee calls him back on, he comes storming back on and immediately dives in 2 footed & knee high. Fortunately his intended target saw it coming and managed to take evasive action. Referee wasted little time in whipping out the red card (banned for the rest of the tournament), off he goes accompanied with yet more f'ing and jeff'n.
Had exactly the same conversation with a few players last weekend. Tried to explain to them, just because Rooney and co do and mostly get away with it in the Premier League, doesn't make it right.This brings the argument about Dissent back to the Referees at the top level not applying it , from there it filters down the levels till the 13 and 14 year olds think its part of the game and therefor carry into adult football
Though I must admit in the Champions league it seems to be dealt with rather well
Can only presume it's a strict UEFA directive with regard to dealing with any form of dissent as even the English Premier League referees on CL duty deal with it far more swiftly and effectively than they would back home.
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