Hmmm, generally speaking I don't like not calling fouls because of where you are on the pitch, example in the box, or in this case not calling something because it would mean sending a player off. It can become a player safety issue. Whats worse, holding back a second yellow because a player would be sent off in a key competitive game or losing a player for the season on the level of a messi or ronaldo to injury?

That said I like when refs try to keep a game 11 v 11, but if a player earns a red they need to be given a red. Now if you want to specify the types of fouls that earn a red we can talk, but if this discussion is more heading in the direction of not giving a player a red card just because its the first half, or some other set of arbitrary circumstances, I have to disagree.

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Posted by RandySavage

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Posted on 9/28/12 at 8:09 am to rsande2

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Whats worse, holding back a second yellow because a player would be sent off in a key competitive game or losing a player for the season on the level of a messi or ronaldo to injury?

The odds of this happening are so minimal though. To me, you shouldn't make rules based on worst case scenario. Common sense needs to come into play. No other sport has this level of punishment for fouls/penalties and it's not like star players are getting hurt for the season all the time, and if they do it's often from non-contact injuries.

Also, I agree with Ocean. For something so impactful on the game a snap judgement by the ref shouldn't be the final decision. I mean I'm no Arsenal apologist, or RVP, but how absurd is what happened to them in the CL two years ago? That kind of stuff can't happen. That was 100x worse than anything that happened under the watch of the replacement refs and all we heard about was how they were destroying the integrity of the game.

This post was edited on 9/28/12 at 8:12 am

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