Two Yellow Appeal Rule

GrandOldTeam · October 21, 2012

I'd assume it wasn't possible to appeal against a suspension incurred as a result of two Yellow cards (unless mistaken identity) but;

http://www1.skysports.com/football/...j-Vydra-has-won-his-appeal-against-a-red-card

Watford have been successful in their appeal against the red card shown to Matej Vydra against Middlesbrough at the weekend.
The striker was sent off two minutes before half-time in the 2-1 defeat at Vicarage Road after being shown a second yellow card for an alleged stamp on Nicky Bailey.

Hornets boss Gianfranco Zola indicated after the match that he would appeal against the decision and the FA have upheld his view.
The 20-year-old, who is currently on international duty with the Czech Republic,

will now be available for the clash with Peterborough on 20 October.

Can anyone clarify?

Goat · October 21, 2012

Nope.

I always thought you couldnt appeal a Yellow card.

Goat · October 21, 2012

In the case of a red card that was shown after two yellow cards, the player is dismissed and receives a one-match ban without the right to appeal, excluding mistaken ident.

Muggins · October 21, 2012

MoutsGoat said:
In the case of a red card that was shown after two yellow cards, the player is dismissed and receives a one-match ban without the right to appeal, excluding mistaken ident.

It was mistaken identity though. The ref thought it was Pienaar when really it was The Invisible Man.

Tubey · October 21, 2012

MoutsGoat said:
In the case of a red card that was shown after two yellow cards, the player is dismissed and receives a one-match ban without the right to appeal, excluding mistaken ident.

That's the rule as I know it but that example Dan has found flies in the face of that. Very odd.

Unless the article is completely wrong and he was in fact shown a straight red.

roydo · October 21, 2012

As with a lot of FA rules and regs, full clarification is tough, but my understanding is that a card can be appealed on the basis that the Ref made a mistake in his awarding of the card. The obvious example would be mistaken identity.

So, if, in the Refs opinion, the 2nd card to SP was justified, either due to the actual challenge made, or as a result of "totting up" several fouls, (remember, he was spoken to after his 1st card), and an obvious mistake was not made, might be a tough call.

The problem is that 2 yellows might not really add up to a straight red, in terms of the seriousness of the two offences, but 2 yellows equal Off. End of. Might be wrong though as several (successful) appeals have proven.

Goat · October 21, 2012

Tubey said:
That's the rule as I know it but that example Dan has found flies in the face of that. Very odd.

Unless the article is completely wrong and he was in fact shown a straight red.

Yeah dont understand that at all.

Never heard of that in my life like.

Gwladys St. Glory · October 21, 2012

Considering how much it wasn't a foul, I wonder if it could be done on the grounds of bringing the game into disrepute. We won't appeal though, cause he got away with the earlier foul...it was his own fault, in the end. He was given the benefit and then got caught out, such is life.

Brownie · October 21, 2012

I'm only interested in Everton, I watch Everton play, I'm not interested in yellow cards.

Goat · October 21, 2012

Brownie said:
I'm only interested in Everton, I watch Everton play, I'm not interested in yellow cards.

He certainly told them.

Tubey · October 21, 2012

It was a straight red card.

http://allscorers.com/6-Oct-2012/Watford-v-Middlesbrough.html#.UIRAOsXA8qQ

Bad article is bad.

GrandOldTeam · October 21, 2012

Tubey said:
It was a straight red card.

http://allscorers.com/6-Oct-2012/Watford-v-Middlesbrough.html#.UIRAOsXA8qQ

Bad article is bad.

Ah. Ends that one then

Seamus Colemole · October 21, 2012

I understand them not wanting to have to deal with appeals over every yellow card, but surely when it results in a red(which can't be that often) there should be right of appeal.

We could appeal the Rodwell red in the derby that wasn't a foul and got it rescinded, yet we'd have been better off if Pienaar got a straight red today rather than a booking for soemthing which didn't even appear to be a foul.

But thats the rules and its the same for all teams.

Kurt. · October 21, 2012

To be honest Piennar was a tit today and it was only gonna be a matter of time before he walked..... ffs if we could see that from home surely Moyles could have picked up on it earlier and subbed him .... he just didn't look right all game for some reason.