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Not having a particular go at Gaston, but here's what a group of referees think about players grabbing cards: http://refereeforum.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=48006505 My point is that Dean was undermined by Gaston and his decision cannot fail but be seen as being compromised. The FA had an...

Agreed, but one implication of Mike Dean's judgment is that a card will be of a different colour depending on the injured party's choice of shinpad, which is clearly nonsense. Dean is therefore leading us down an illogical path which should be rejected by the appeal panel. However, I'd be...

Also, a point that bothers me is that part of Mike Dean's reasoning (backed up by his "look at his leg" comments to players) seems to be that the extent of the injury influences the colour of the card. His action on Saturday implies that, if a player is not wearing appropriate guards on his...