This is a great idea.
I look forward to someone getting a sin bin and it meaning nothing due to a 12 minute VAR check.
I look forward to someone getting a sin bin and it meaning nothing due to a 12 minute VAR check.
Blue Cards to be introduced which will send players to the Sin Bin
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I initially thought this was a horsechoker p!$$ take 
well that wouldn’t be very likely. he posts here in good faith.I initially thought this was a horsechoker p!$$ take
Yup. More ref decisions, that's what football needed.
Every game we have Michael Oliver as the referee, we will have 3 players at any one time
How do they implement this against GK’s?
How do they implement this against GK’s?
Nonsensical
fix the bloody interpretation of the current rules before implementing more and confusing everyone even more
get rid of the abomination that is VAR or reduce it to take human decisions out from other parties. In other words if the ref didn’t see something clearly he can request a replay of the incident without someone else in his ear
and shouldn’t a cynical foul get a yellow or a red card? For example a professional foul, denying a goal scoring opportunity (think ole v Newcastle) should that now be a blue card? If so, how is that fair that the player can come back on the field of play 10 mins later?
fix the bloody interpretation of the current rules before implementing more and confusing everyone even more
get rid of the abomination that is VAR or reduce it to take human decisions out from other parties. In other words if the ref didn’t see something clearly he can request a replay of the incident without someone else in his ear
and shouldn’t a cynical foul get a yellow or a red card? For example a professional foul, denying a goal scoring opportunity (think ole v Newcastle) should that now be a blue card? If so, how is that fair that the player can come back on the field of play 10 mins later?
Its a stupid rule, more power to the power hungry refs.
No way they will touch City or for that matter Pool. Meanwhile yellow for Casemiro
Sounds like something Arsene Wenger thought up in his free time since retiring. Pass.
Why is red card stronger than blue?
Are they saying it's better to be a crip than a blood?
The Premier League isn't safe in La now
Are they saying it's better to be a crip than a blood?
The Premier League isn't safe in La now
Yeah, doesn't really make any sense unless a stop clock is introduced as well.
Seeing every team go into full-on Emi Martinez timewasting mode for 10 mins until they're back up to 11 will get very old very quickly. Unfortunately the stop clock itself paves the way for in-game ad breaks...
Leave the game alone.
Awful decision will just encourage teams to close shop for 10 minutes and will ultimately result in more boring football.
Wouldn't it be easier to create a fouls number limit per half that would result in no-walls FKs in order to reduce tactical fouls?
A card should not be invented just to introduce more counter-attacking opportunities into the game. That would be as stupid as inventing a card to introduce more long ball football by penalizing fouls on the goal keeper more severely compared to other fouls.
The game should continue to be improved in sensible ways
The game should continue to be improved in sensible ways
Exactly this.
Nah, then Grealish types who already buy fouls for a living would have no reason to ever do anything else.
On the plus side, Antony would suddenly be world class.
I don't think it's a given it will work, there are many variables with it. Teams try to close shop with 11 men and it doesn't always work.
Great news for the MLS
Premier League refs when a Liverpool player make a dangerous two-footed lunge
That is some seriously strange logic. The card isn’t being invented to introduce more counter attacking opportunities. The idea is to reduce blatant cheating (and dissent) The effect a reduction in cheating might have remains to be seen but is obviously a step in the right direction.
Wouldn’t really be needed if the refs just handed out yellows for cynical fouls. Dissent pointless rule as it’s too abstract and personal.
The actual idea isn’t a awful one but like with VAR its going to fail due to human error. We all know the refs need help but by giving them more tools it’s making the game too complex for them.
The actual idea isn’t a awful one but like with VAR its going to fail due to human error. We all know the refs need help but by giving them more tools it’s making the game too complex for them.
That's true but surely the answer is we need to give the refs power to properly discourage this behaviour with more yellows, if it's still not working then start fining serial offenders but I think this will damage the quality of the game. We can only speculate until we see it but I do worry it won't be positive and I think any change needs to see the ref held accountable too for where they make silly judgements/ mistakes just like players.
Is it a good idea? In principle probably. Do I look forward to our elite referee's managing it in such an even handed way as they currently do and it fixing the problem it is supposed to do? Will it in no way result in inconsistency, favouritism or controversy? No. Not even slightly likely. We're gonna need a bigger bench
There is the yellow card for that already. If you pull someone back when the counter is on, or you mouth off at the ref, you can get a yellow card (or 2, right Oliver?)
Some have praised the idea based on it opening the game up more. That's what I'm referring to.
The obvious colour would have been orange. They screwed that up.
The idea of introducing this card is presumably to have a lower threshold than we currently have for yellow cards and a more immediate/impactful punishment for the team the cheat plays for.
Although I would like to know what happens to repeat offenders. Does two blues in same game = yellow -> red? Or can you get as many blues as you want?
I was going to post the exact same thing. It is going to be an absolute clusterfeck, just like with VAR, they don't foresee any of this and will only realise after they have implemented.
I want to see a pack of playing cards introduced next.
Have they trialed this anywhere yet?
Of feck right off
VAR, Blue Cards…. They’ve ruined the game
VAR, Blue Cards…. They’ve ruined the game
It’s not for me. Shite. Why the constant need to change stuff.
Every social media post about this features a photo of a United player we'll be fecked by this numerous times
we'll be fecked by this numerous timesCapped at 9
This, basically. It's another rule to apply inconsistently across the league. I also suspect refs will use it where possible to get out of giving reds for last man offences.
I think FIFA actually has some sort of league where they test these things.
Does that mean if this happens with 9 mins left the player is effectively sent off?
More var checks