RE: [LU] Rooney & Ronaldo

[Mark Humphries]

I think its fairly easy to work out if someone is genuinely injured.  I thought the point was to stop over-acting?  If killa got elbowed I don’t think he’d be rolling around the floor like a shot eel (for the person who asked earlier, yes that is original!), or if he was there would be some damage to prove there was contact.   I don’t think its unreasonable for referees to be shown points of alleged contact, he can then make a judgement based on the location and severity of the injury, and the amount of writhing around.   We all know when someone is genuinely hurt, acting like tarts (most the time) or attempting to get someone booked or sent off.  It’s the latter I don’t like.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 July 2006 15:21 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; leedslist@list.zetnet.co.uk Subject: Re: [LU] Rooney & Ronaldo     >>You wont be saying that when a Preston player elbows Killa off the ball and doesn’t get seen by the ref, and we end up playing for 10 men for 10 mins because of it! The flaw with this argument is that if a player has been genuinely fouled then why should his team be penalised for it? A simple yellow card whenever the referee deems someone as ‘simulating’ an injury or the seriousness of that injury should be enough to stop a lot of feigning.<< Providing the referees apply the rule consistently, and get it right. Using your scenario, what if Killa was deemed to be "simulating" as the ref didn't see the incident - and sent off if he was already on a yellow (so suspended for the next game)?   Mark