Arthritic Toe
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I would be surprised if the ref hadn't anticipated it and taken advice from the refs association (or whoever) on whether he should or should not show a card should it happen.
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[Football] To card or not to card?
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I imagine they would have told him to be book anyone.
If he goes in to a tackle 5 minutes later and gets a yellow card and didn’t receive one correctly earlier, how is that fair on Cardiff?
It's right that he was booked and the rules enforced. I would hope that the FA consider rescinding it afterwards based on the extraneous circumstances.
But the abuse directed towards Lee Probert for it has been a disgrace. He was in a no-win situation and came down on the side of adhering to the rules, which was exactly right.
But the abuse directed towards Lee Probert for it has been a disgrace. He was in a no-win situation and came down on the side of adhering to the rules, which was exactly right.
Hillian1
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If I recall correctly, Billy Sharp didn't get one when he took his shirt off showing a message about his late son.
sussex_guy2k2
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I don't see why players can't write to the FA pre-game and say that they'll take their shirt off in circumstance X or Y, and ask whether the FA will allow it. It means that in situations like this and with Billy Sharp's kid, it goes without the rules being broken and allows for some sensibilities, but it would stop, as an example, James McClean having a poppy related t-shirt which is political in its nature.
Gazwag
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Correct, although he didn't actually take his shirt off completely
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/nov/02/billy-sharp-son-referee
Gazwag
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Or they could just celebrate without raising their shirts like they did before football was invented in 1996
sussex_guy2k2
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I mean that is an option too, admittedly.
On the subject of Probert's brandishing of cards on Saturday, of far more importance, at least to the Albion, was his incomprehensible failure to spot Sol Bamba's handball on the line, to deny Vardy a goal. Clear penalty and red card, meaning he should not be playing on Saturday.
Which means he'll score, obviously.
Probert did, however, issue a fifth yellow of the season to Harry Arter, so we won't be seeing that particularly snide little prick, this weekend.
Which means he'll score, obviously.
Probert did, however, issue a fifth yellow of the season to Harry Arter, so we won't be seeing that particularly snide little prick, this weekend.
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Farehamseagull
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Like the Poppy stuff, this is a non-story that has been blown out of proportion but he probably did the right thing. As I saw written by some on Twitter, if you're going to have a law where you get booked for taking your top off, where do you draw the line that it is acceptable as a one off?