Mark Halsey, yellow cards to order

Mikey_Fitzgerald · June 29, 2018

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...y-admits-booking-player-asked-for-yellow-card

“[The player] just said: ‘Listen, we’ve got a game Tuesday. If I don’t get cautioned now and get one Tuesday, I’ll miss the big derby on the Saturday. So he just asked me if I could show a yellow. And I did actually.

“I said to him: ‘Alright, we’ve got 10 minutes to go, when I give a free-kick against you’ – and I knew I would because he’s that sort of player – ‘just leather the ball 50 yards away and I can caution you for dissent.’

Bloody hell!

Harryflashman · June 29, 2018

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...y-admits-booking-player-asked-for-yellow-card

“[The player] just said: ‘Listen, we’ve got a game Tuesday. If I don’t get cautioned now and get one Tuesday, I’ll miss the big derby on the Saturday. So he just asked me if I could show a yellow. And I did actually.

“I said to him: ‘Alright, we’ve got 10 minutes to go, when I give a free-kick against you’ – and I knew I would because he’s that sort of player – ‘just leather the ball 50 yards away and I can caution you for dissent.’

Bloody hell!

In fairness there he says if you kick the ball away , which is a mandatory yellow card offence , I’ll book you . I’m not sure there is that much in that to be honest , it doesn’t read well but it’s not like he just said ok and booked him because he asked . The ref pointed out to the player he’d have to commit another foul and for that be booked , I’d also imagine there was a bit more to the conversation than those two lines reported .

toffeejack · June 29, 2018

Yeah, I mean whoever he's talking about is utterly thick because well, they couldn't think that through themselves.

But can you imagine the abuse he'd get from the opposition fans if a player smacks a ball 30 yards away and he doesnt book him.

Obviously the best course of action would have been not to book him and then do an interview after the game and tell the whole media. Why are refs only coming out with this crap now once they're retired though? Are they not protected enough?

orly · June 29, 2018

He'll have a book out and is looking for some cheap publicity

zzzzz

Harryflashman · June 29, 2018

toffeejack said:
Yeah, I mean whoever he's talking about is utterly thick because well, they couldn't think that through themselves.

A thick footballer ? Shouldn’t take long to work out who that is then .

aazak · June 29, 2018

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...y-admits-booking-player-asked-for-yellow-card

“[The player] just said: ‘Listen, we’ve got a game Tuesday. If I don’t get cautioned now and get one Tuesday, I’ll miss the big derby on the Saturday. So he just asked me if I could show a yellow. And I did actually.

“I said to him: ‘Alright, we’ve got 10 minutes to go, when I give a free-kick against you’ – and I knew I would because he’s that sort of player – ‘just leather the ball 50 yards away and I can caution you for dissent.’

Bloody hell!

Anyone win a few quid on that?