Blue cards to be introduced for football sin-bins

[Satan]

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[robertmac43]

Don't love it from a traditionalist POV.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

This is going to be a mess.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

WOAT idea

 

[GKJ]

This will definitely be simple and easy and everything will make sense

 

[Vasilevskiy]

This will definitely be simple and easy and everything will make sense

My thoughts as well, especially for "cynical" fouls. Whatever that means.

I'm in favour of that blue card for unsportsmanlike stuff like shouting to the ref or such

 

[Savant]

This idea sucks

 

[maclean]

whats to be said that hasnt already been said

 

[S E P H]

Make an already grey sport with incomponent refs, even greyer, lol.

I totally understand though that dissent and waving fake cards don't justify a yellow, but wtf are cynical tackles?

 

[JoVel]

I think football fans across all leagues will definitely trust the refs to make consistent and fair calls with these blue cards.

 

[bluesfan94]

Fine idea to trial. Don't think it'll ever be implemented in the big leagues.

 

[Jussi]

Let's see how it works out and how much the EPL will manage to mess it up.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Just give more yellows. It seems unecessary.

 

[DoyleG]

Rugby fans aren't happy.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Why blue though? Why not orange?

 

[Pink Mist]

Why blue though? Why not orange?

Probably because it looks too similar to a red or a yellow card

 

[Savant]

Why blue though? Why not orange?

is Blue associated with cops outside of the USA too?

 

[Gecklund]

Why blue though? Why not orange?

Because it’s exclusively going to be reserved for Chelsea and City. Or their opponents I haven’t decided which.

 

[alko]

What about pink cards?

 

[Albatros]

Make an already grey sport with incomponent refs, even greyer, lol.

I totally understand though that dissent and waving fake cards don't justify a yellow, but wtf are cynical tackles?

 

[al secord]

What about pink cards?

Fancy.

 

[hatterson]

The idea that referees, who rarely award yellow cards for dissent now and are inconsistent at best at awarding yellows for professional fouls, will suddenly start awarding these blue cards is laughable.

Referees already have the tools to stop dissent and rampant professional fouls, they just choose not to use them. Giving them more tools isn't the answer, empowering/training them to use the ones they have is.

 

[BMann]

Ifab are useless. Officials just need to enforce the rules. Send off a few for dissent or simulation and that will soon stop.

You can guarantee teams will.tryvand exploit blue cards often in a negative way and we get more stodgy football. Clarification of the offside rule, retrospective punishment for simulation and referee intimidation us what Ifab ought to focus on.