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There probably was a communication difficulty at one time in the past but by the early 1980s, the prevalence of telephones would have made the two game delay an unnecessary carry-over from a previous era. What does surprise me is that suspensions were incurred in one competition and then the...

Pretty sure it wasn't. It wasn't in vogue at the time so there wasn't any regulation about it. I think players enjoyed several seasons of being able to take their shirt off in the 1990s without fear of a booking before there was a crackdown.

Looking through some sendings-off around that time, a two-match delay seemed to be in place before suspension. Gerry Ryan got sent-off on the opening day the previous season and played the next two matches before surrendering his number 11 shirt.

Thanks for explaining! What you say is certainly consistent with the fact Chris Ramsey got sent off against Tottenham in the league that month (for two yellow cards) and then played the next two matches before being suspended for the FA Cup Semi-Final. It all leaves me to ponder how the referee...

I've just interviewed Fozzie for Viva Brighton magazine and just wanted to ask a question as I don't completely understand how suspensions work. Albion's last six games in 1982/83 were: Notts County (a) Birmingham (a) Man City (h) Norwich (a) Man Utd (Wembley) FA Cup Final Man Utd (Wembley) FA...